font shape

2006-01-03 Thread lilypond
Hi, I installed lilypond 2.6.4 on Cygwin. The font shape "italic" does not work and I do not know why. Could you help me, please? Andrea _ TISCALI ADSL Web&Mail Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire

Re: Changing polyphonic per-voice rest position

2006-01-03 Thread Maarten Storm
Nicholas Bailey wrote: Hello! I'm trying to typeset a piece of polyphonic keyboard music by the English composer John Bull with version 2.4 and 2.6 (two different platforms), and I've noticed the positioning of the rests doesn't look too good. I understand that you can place a rest using a n

Fonts - 2.7.26 / Windows and Fedora

2006-01-03 Thread Trent Johnston
Hi All,   I've recently installed 2.7.26 in both Windows and Fedora formats. Both versions seem to use the Feta font for lyrics and titles so I end up with music symbols rather than words.   Anyone else have similar problems? It seems the the problem affects both versions.   Trent ___

\new StaffGroup ---- difficulties...

2006-01-03 Thread Trent Johnston
Hi Again,   Am I right in assuming now that when I use the \new StaffGroup that this will only work when there are multiple staves within it.   So in the example below I get the bracket around the two violin staves. But the \new StaffGroup just around the the bass instrument part the command

Re: font shape

2006-01-03 Thread Frédéric Bron
Some messages have already been posted on that subject (cygwin font problem). Unfortunately, it seems there is no more cygwin expert. The current version on cygwin does not work properly (default font is not roman but sans serif). The solution I adopted is to install the windows version and use

Re: ice-9/boot-9.scm issue in LilyPond 2.7.26

2006-01-03 Thread fiëé visuëlle
Am 2006-01-03 um 02:55 schrieb Han-Wen Nienhuys: if "lilypond" is the script that was supplied with earlier versions, then scrap it. You have to call the lilypond binary directly. It's in .../lilypond.app/contents/resources/bin/lilypond hraban$ /Applications/Sound/LilyPond.app/Contents/

Re: Changing polyphonic per-voice rest position

2006-01-03 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Maarten Storm wrote: ... In the list of layout objects in the program reference I only found the staff-position property desribed for MultiMeasureRest. Shouldn't it be listed for Rest as well? The program reference for each layout object only lists the properties that are set by defaul

Re: Changing polyphonic per-voice rest position

2006-01-03 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
Maarten Storm wrote: In the list of layout objects in the program reference I only found the staff-position property desribed for MultiMeasureRest. Shouldn't it be listed for Rest as well? Maarten. it is, if you go to "staff-symbol-referencer-interface". Perhaps we should add the user sett

Re: Inputting special symbols

2006-01-03 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Did you read the section called "Editor support" in the manual? Especially, jEdit seems like a good alternative on all platforms. /Mats liang seng wrote: Hi, does this mean that I cannot input these special characters using Windows 98 platform and using Notepad? Are there other alternatives?

Re: font shape

2006-01-03 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Several people have reported on the mailing list that text fonts don't work at all in the Cygwin version of LilyPond 2.6.4, so if it works for you when you don't have italics, then that's very good news! It is much easier for people on the mailing list to answer your question if you send a small

Textfonts on the native windows lily 2.7.26

2006-01-03 Thread anders stenberg
Hello! Just did download & install the Windows native lilypond 2.7.26. Some of the new features seem great & just for my use ( the ligatures in lyrics and the accidentals abow staff!!!). Problem is I do not get any texts neighter in headings nor in lyrics. Or more precisely: what I get is ju

Re: Fonts - 2.7.26 / Windows and Fedora

2006-01-03 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
Trent Johnston wrote: Hi All, I've recently installed 2.7.26 in both Windows and Fedora formats. Both versions seem to use the Feta font for lyrics and titles so I end up with music symbols rather than words. Anyone else have similar problems? It seems the the problem affects both versions

Re: \new StaffGroup ---- difficulties...

2006-01-03 Thread Mats Bengtsson
I considered the previous behaviour a bug and "corrected" it, see http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2005-09/msg00103.html If you want the bracket also for a single stave, just do \layout { ... \context{ \StaffGroup \override SystemStartBracket #'collapse-height = #1 }

Re: Changing polyphonic per-voice rest position

2006-01-03 Thread Nicholas Bailey
On 3 Jan 2006, at 10:42 am, Maarten Storm wrote: You could do \override Rest #'staff-position = #x where x is a number indicating the position on the staff. Positive above the middle line, negative under it. You can find a good example in the regression tests. Ah, I see, you put it in the

Re: Changing polyphonic per-voice rest position

2006-01-03 Thread Nicholas Bailey
On 3 Jan 2006, at 10:42 am, Maarten Storm wrote: You could do \override Rest #'staff-position = #x where x is a number indicating the position on the staff. Positive above the middle line, negative under it. You can find a good example in the regression tests. Ah, I see, you put it in the

Re: Textfonts on the native windows lily 2.7.26

2006-01-03 Thread Riccardo Cohen
I had the same on version 2.6.4.1 for cygwin, but on 2.6.4 for windows it works all right. anders stenberg wrote: Hello! Just did download & install the Windows native lilypond 2.7.26. Some of the new features seem great & just for my use ( the ligatures in lyrics and the accidentals abow st

changing papersize between multiple scores in a single file

2006-01-03 Thread vanDongen/Gilcher
Hi everybody, I am new to the list and to lilypond. It is a great program from what little I have done and seen so far. I just started a composition that I decided to notate it entirely in lily, and I am very happy with the results I am getting. But I have a question, Is it possible to change

Re: changing papersize between multiple scores in a single file

2006-01-03 Thread Paul Scott
vanDongen/Gilcher wrote: Hi everybody, I am new to the list and to lilypond. It is a great program from what little I have done and seen so far. I just started a composition that I decided to notate it entirely in lily, and I am very happy with the results I am getting. But I have a questi

Re: changing papersize between multiple scores in a single file

2006-01-03 Thread vanDongen/Gilcher
On Tuesday 03 January 2006 17:46, vanDongen/Gilcher wrote: > > \score { > \header { > title = "ah" > composer = "Gerard van Dongen" > } > ok so this doesn't work it gives an unexpected /header error whne converting to ps. Maybe a guru can help out? --g ___

font shape

2006-01-03 Thread lilypond
hi, I installed lilypond 2.6.4 on Cygwin, but the font-shape "italic" does not work. I do not know why. Help me please. Andrea _ TISCALI ADSL Web&Mail Solo con Tiscali Adsl navighi e telefoni senza canone Telecom a partire da 14,95

Re: changing papersize between multiple scores in a single file

2006-01-03 Thread Graham Percival
On 3-Jan-06, at 10:38 AM, vanDongen/Gilcher wrote: On Tuesday 03 January 2006 17:46, vanDongen/Gilcher wrote: \score { \header { title = "ah" composer = "Gerard van Dongen" } ok so this doesn't work it gives an unexpected /header error whne converting to ps. You n

Re: Fonts - 2.7.26 / Windows and Fedora

2006-01-03 Thread Herman Grootaers
On Tuesday 03 January 2006 15:38, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: > Trent Johnston wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I've recently installed 2.7.26 in both Windows and Fedora formats. > > Both versions seem to use the Feta font for lyrics and titles so I > > end up with music symbols rather than words. > > > > An

Problems with gregorian neumes ligatures

2006-01-03 Thread Am�lie Aubut
Hello, I am a beginner at Lilypond (this is my second transcription) and I am encountering some (3 majors) difficulties with gregorian chant notation (neumes ligatures). Let's try to be clear: 1- PORRECTUS: The last note of every porrectus that end with an ascending second (for exemple:

Re: Fonts - 2.7.26 / Windows and Fedora

2006-01-03 Thread Trent Johnston
No problem... Just hadn't seen anyone mention it.. Thanks Trent - Original Message - From: "Han-Wen Nienhuys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Trent Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:38 AM Subject: Re: Fonts - 2.7.26 / Windows and Fedora > Trent Johnston

Re: \new StaffGroup ---- difficulties...

2006-01-03 Thread Trent Johnston
That did the trick... Thanks.. Trent - Original Message - From: "Mats Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Trent Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:38 AM Subject: Re: \new StaffGroup difficulties... > I considered the previous behaviour a bug an

Fonts - 2.7.26 / Windows

2006-01-03 Thread Martial
win2k Youpi ! is good with Lilypond 2.7.26-2 Thanks Regards -- Martial http://cathemline.org ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

What is the header "texttranslator" for

2006-01-03 Thread Bernard Hurley
Hi all, The header field "texttranslator" is mentioned in the Lilypond documentation for version 2.7.27 but doesn't seem to do anything! -- Bernard Hurley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/ma

Re: Inputting special symbols

2006-01-03 Thread liang seng
Hi, do you mean that on Windows XP, the word editors (like Notepad) are able to save text files in utf-8 code? (Since I don't have WinXP, I don't know if that is possible) I may have to borrow a colleague's computer with Win XP to continue my work. __

Sharing rest mark when sharing it in ChoirStaff

2006-01-03 Thread Caio Tiago Oliveira
Well, my subject may be too specific, but my doubt is just it: I'm using the template from the 2.6.6 documentation for a ChoirStaff. I can use it to put the rests without problem. But I want only one rest mark when both voices (e.g.: altos and sopranos) share it, instead of putting the soprano's

Re: Sharing rest mark when sharing it in ChoirStaff

2006-01-03 Thread Caio Tiago Oliveira
Caio Tiago Oliveira, 04-01-2006 01:31: Well, my subject may be too specific, but my doubt is just it: I'm using the template from the 2.6.6 documentation for a ChoirStaff. I can use it to put the rests without problem. But I want only one rest mark when both voices (e.g.: altos and sopranos) sha