Anybody with DDR2 SODIMM to spare?

2013-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
Hi, my computer, an IBM Thinkpad T61, has 2GB of RAM in it. Which should be plenty. It turns out that when doing image processing operations with Imagemagick, this is not really sufficient for running several jobs in parallel. This is slowing development time down for me, especially as memory

Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread Andrew Bernard
What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For the contemporary scores that I am setting, the traditional engraved old-fashioned face for time signatures just looks out of place, and, like some other engravers, I am attempting to match a very idiosyncratic handwritten

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Andrew, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Andrew Bernard wrote: > What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For > the contemporary scores that I am setting, the traditional engraved > old-fashioned face for time signatures just looks out of place, and, like > some o

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi again, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:08 AM, David Nalesnik wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Andrew Bernard > wrote: > >> What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For >> the contemporary scores that I am setting, the traditional engraved >> ol

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
David Nalesnik writes: > Hi Andrew, > > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Andrew Bernard > wrote: > >> What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For >> the contemporary scores that I am setting, the traditional engraved >> old-fashioned face for time signatures just

Re: Feature Request: Chromatic note names

2013-05-24 Thread ericoschm...@yahoo.com.br
> Well, it is not a big problem anymore, i actually found a way to get both > chromatic and traditional notations in the same file with the dodecapitch. > It would just make thing easier. > > [...] > > its like starting a new file in the same page.. So when I click engrave, > it displays both.

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
David, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:17 AM, David Kastrup wrote: > David Nalesnik writes: > > > \new Staff { > > \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print > > Is that one necessary? Yes--without this line, you'll get the default stencils. --David N. _

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:05 AM, David Nalesnik wrote: > David, > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:17 AM, David Kastrup wrote: > > David Nalesnik writes: >> > >> > \new Staff { >> > \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print >> >> Is that one necessary? > > > Yes--without

function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread luis jure
hello list, in my score i have a series of markups all with the same format, for example something like: \markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans "1" } \markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans "2" } \markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans "3" } etc. so i decided to create a function to save typin

Re: function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
luis jure writes: > in my score i have a series of markups all with the same format, for > example something like: > > \markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans "1" } > \markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans "2" } > \markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans "3" } > etc. At top level? > so i decide

Re: function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread Janek Warchoł
hi, 2013/5/24 luis jure > i wrote the following expecting that it would work, but it didn't: > > \version "2.17.18" > tiempo = #(define-music-function (parser location secs) (string?) >#{ \markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans #secs } #}) > > { c''4\tiempo "1" } > > > reading the documen

Re: function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread luis jure
on 2013-05-24 at 17:51 David Kastrup wrote: > At top level? no, attached to notes, as in my example. > > now, that *does* work, but i don't understand why it does > > Because an empty chord with a markup subscript is music. OK, this part i get now... ___

Re: function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread luis jure
on 2013-05-24 at 18:18 Janek Warchoł wrote: > I don't know how to explain this accurately, but maybe seeing this > variation will help you get an idea what's happening: > > tiempo = #(define-music-function (parser location secs) (string?) > #{ _\markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans #s

Re: Anybody with DDR2 SODIMM to spare?

2013-05-24 Thread Robert Schmaus
Hi David, I'm not sure if you refer to 4 or 8 GB per slot or in total. But anyway, I've checked for RAM on amazon.de, and found offers 2 x 4 Gb or 2 x 8GB by a brand called Corsair. Those seem to be made for laptops. Perhaps you can check if those are good for you (or maybe someone has experie

Re: An idea for a systematic development of a large score.

2013-05-24 Thread Wim van Dommelen
Sorry, hobo is just the Dutch name for oboe. typo Regards, Wim. On 24 May 2013, at 00:51 , David Kastrup wrote: Wim van Dommelen writes: Yes, that is possible if I understand correctly what you want to do. For example you can make a set of files: - clarinet-1.ly, contains the variabl

Re: An idea for a systematic development of a large score.

2013-05-24 Thread Wim van Dommelen
On 24 May 2013, at 03:21 , Sarah k Alawami wrote: Actually I was thinking the variables for the piano since one of the sections repeats a lot in the right hand. Will all of that still compile if I have the files's variables like that or do I need to then create a veritable for the foe its

Re: An idea for a systematic development of a large score.

2013-05-24 Thread Sarah k Alawami
Ok. yeah I'm trying to create a lot less work for my self especially now because if I get this job out of town I will be gone for 3 months and I want to do this as a gift. The variables and the systems idea will I think make it easier. why o why did I not do this with the last assignment? lol!

Re: function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
Janek Warchoł writes: > I don't know how to explain this accurately, but maybe seeing this > variation will help you get an idea what's happening: > > tiempo = #(define-music-function (parser location secs) (string?) > #{ _\markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3 \sans #secs } #}) > > { c''4-\t

Re: function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
David Kastrup writes: > Janek Warchoł writes: > >> I don't know how to explain this accurately, but maybe seeing this >> variation will help you get an idea what's happening: >> >> tiempo = #(define-music-function (parser location secs) (string?) >> #{ _\markup { \hspace #-1.6 \lower #3

Re: function with markup

2013-05-24 Thread luis jure
on 2013-05-25 at 04:21 David Kastrup wrote: > Since tiempo will never return anything but a "post-event", there is no > point in using define-music-function rather than define-event-function > here. With define-event-function, c''4\tiempo "1" will be acceptable as > well. indeed. i'm still not