Re: title on a separate page (Susan Dittmar)

2009-10-07 Thread Valentin Villenave
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:36 PM, David Nalesnik wrote: > #(define-markup-command (vspace layout props amount) (number?) > "This produces a invisible object taking vertical space." > ;(ly:make-stencil "" (cons -1 1) (cons 0 amount)) > (ly:make-stencil "" (cons -1 1) (cons amount amount)))

Re: title on a separate page (Susan Dittmar)

2009-10-07 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi all, I'm trying to understand how the Scheme markup command works, and I noticed that it seems to work exactly the same way if one of the lines is commented out, like so: #(define-markup-command (vspace layout props amount) (number?) "This produces a invisible object taking vertical space."

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-07 Thread Susan Dittmar
Quoting Xavier Scheuer (x.sche...@gmail.com): > > I would like to have lilypond generate the title on a page of its own. > > Isn't that the purpose of the "breakbefore" property inside \header block? > (This is a true question, apparently it seems to do nothing with me...) If so, I misunderstood

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-07 Thread Xavier Scheuer
Sorry to come a day after the fair... Susan Dittmar a écrit : > Hello folks, > > I am very sorry in case this is a FAQ. I am quite new to lilypond and > maybe did not search the right places. > > I would like to have lilypond generate the title on a page of its own. Isn't that the purpose of th

Re: title on a separate page (Susan Dittmar)

2009-10-07 Thread Susan Dittmar
> But you'll need to make sure the music that's actually used in the sample is > public domain. Please use some other music for the example. I do not know under which license, if at all, Eva pubished the tune. One of the reasons why I just posted an except... Susan pgpmip7EQupKf.pgp Des

Re: title on a separate page (Susan Dittmar)

2009-10-06 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 10/5/09 8:40 PM, "Frederick Dennis" wrote: > Dear All, > I was very interested in the correspondence about a title-page. > I noticed that Kieren's solution seemed to ignore the original header > information and insert another markup for it while Valentin's > solution produced very small tit

Re: title on a separate page (Susan Dittmar)

2009-10-06 Thread Patrick Horgan
Frederick, using 2.13.4, with your version of the title on a separate page, I get 434 instances of: programming error: note head has no event cause continuing, cross fingers and 217 instances of: programming error: these accidentals do not have a pitch continuing, cross fingers It follows a

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Valentin Villenave
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:14 PM, Graham Percival wrote: > Note that there's a ton of similar improvements that we *could* be > adding, if there was sufficient interest amongst advanced users to > do it.  I've been wanting to organize such an effort for at least > two years, and might start it in G

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Graham Percival
On Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 11:09:54PM +0200, Valentin Villenave wrote: > By the way, why the mao haven't we included Nicolas' \vspace command > in LilyPond already? Because nobody sent a patch? > I'll send a patch right now. Ok. Note that there's a ton of similar improvements that we *could* be ad

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Valentin Villenave
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > Fair enough... but your version gives her no control over the > placement/format of the title, nor any suggestion/hint on how/where to look > to fix it. Yes. I should have added that \markup mode is her friend as well :-) title = \markup

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Susan Dittmar
Thanks to both Kieren and Valentin! I appreciate both approches. Neither did work with the version of lilypond provided by openSuSE 11.1, so I installed and tested 2.12.2, and now both versions work. Now I'm back to tweaking it into what I really need... Again thanks for the fast help,

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Nick Payne
See attached. There may be easier ways, but this is what I use... Susan Dittmar wrote: Hello folks, I am very sorry in case this is a FAQ. I am quite new to lilypond and maybe did not search the right places. I would like to have lilypond generate the title on a page of its own. I tried with

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Valentin, Actually, that isn't even needed. Fair enough... but your version gives her no control over the placement/format of the title, nor any suggestion/hint on how/where to look to fix it. I was trying to make it a learning opportunity. ;) Cheers, Kieren. __

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Valentin Villenave
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > I think Valentin probably meant you should try something like the attached. Actually, that isn't even needed. Susan: in fact, \book is your friend: \version "2.10.33" % I strongly recommend using 2.12 or 2.13! \paper { print-page-numb

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Susan, Here's a shortened version of what I want, could someone please tell me how to correct the \pageBreak (hidden behind comments as it does not work this way)? I wish it to happen after the title but before the first line of musics. I think Valentin probably meant you should try so

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Susan Dittmar
Dear Valentin, thanks for your answer. I could not make it work, probably because I do not really understand lilypond syntax yet. Here's a shortened version of what I want, could someone please tell me how to correct the \pageBreak (hidden behind comments as it does not work this way)? I wish it

Re: title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Valentin Villenave
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Susan Dittmar wrote: > I would like to have lilypond generate the title on a page of its own. I > tried with > > \paper{ >        %... >        paper-height = 7.425\cm >        after-title-space = 7.425\cm >        %... > } Not the way to go (IMHO). > but lilypond

title on a separate page

2009-10-05 Thread Susan Dittmar
Hello folks, I am very sorry in case this is a FAQ. I am quite new to lilypond and maybe did not search the right places. I would like to have lilypond generate the title on a page of its own. I tried with \paper{ %... paper-height = 7.425\cm after-title-space = 7.425\cm