Re: Ossia help...for a newbie

2011-03-27 Thread Michael Welsh Duggan
Adrian Oehm writes: > I am typesetting some music and have run into a problem I can't work out. > > What I would like is an ossia above the soprano line on bar 8, like > the example I have in "Desired Output". > > What I can't seem to do is set it up so it work with the score block I have... > >

Re: Spacing between continuo figures and staff/notes

2011-03-27 Thread M Watts
On 03/22/2011 12:11 AM, Brent Annable wrote: Lilypond always puts the continuo figures too far from the staff for my taste. When I use an "\override BassFigure #'extra-offset" command, the figures get closer but of course they start bumping into things. What I want is to be able to tell Lilypond

Weird lyrics alignements

2011-03-27 Thread Pierre THIERRY
Hi, I just discovered that the way notes are beamed together can change the alignment of lyrics, although I thought that only ties and slurs would do that. It seems that I cannot use explicit duration in \addlyrics, and also using explicit duration means lyrics are left-aligned to the notes. So

Re: Weird lyrics alignements

2011-03-27 Thread Trevor Daniels
Pierre THIERRY wrote Sunday, March 27, 2011 3:08 PM Or is there an option I can set so that beaming won't affect the lyrics? Yes. See melismaBusyProperties, described towards the end of "Multiple notes to one syllable" in section 2.1.1 of the Notation Reference. Trevor __

Re: Weird lyrics alignements

2011-03-27 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 27 March 2011 16:08, Pierre THIERRY wrote: > > Hi, > > I just discovered that the way notes are beamed together can change the > alignment of lyrics, although I thought that only ties and slurs would > do that. Manual beaming affects the lyrics, this is intended. It is said in NR 2.1.1 Common

Re: LilyPond vs Squeeze

2011-03-27 Thread PMA
oh for heaven's sake -- my apologies to all, for taking your time! pete James Lowe wrote: hello \paper { paper-width = 5.5\in paper-height = 11\in left-margin = 0\in right-margin = 0\in line-width = 4.0in doesn't this need a slash? 4.0\in James _

Re: Can't get the layout right

2011-03-27 Thread Janek WarchoĊ‚
2011/3/24 Christian Bos > > I want page 1 to look like page 2. > See attatched pdf. ragged-bottom = ##t is what you need. Hope that helps, Janek ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: timing false in one staff only? [also with picture]

2011-03-27 Thread madMuze
Glad that project is not on my desk! However, having little to do while we patiently salivate for version 2.14: http://old.nabble.com/file/p31251873/test.png test.png \version "2.12.2" % because of the timing abuse, bars happen everywhere, % so here is a handy way to insert only as needed. barS

Re: timing false in one staff only? [also with picture]

2011-03-27 Thread Damian leGassick
Hey David thanks for the hard work there I'm resigned that the 'untimed' music has to be in the time of 'something' so your suggestions are very useful I used to do this kind of thing with NoteWriter - remember that? Damian On 27 Mar 2011, at 20:35, madMuze wrote: > > Glad that project is n

Re: timing false in one staff only? [no longer with picture, just mental flailing]

2011-03-27 Thread madMuze
>I used to do this kind of thing with NoteWriter - remember that? no, but I do remember being able to size a region manually in SCORE; we give up some flexibility for this elegant spacing system. Just had a quick thought and then must rush out: Could the analysis noteheads be set in a markup (e