picking up/down symbols in flatpicking guitar

2013-06-08 Thread Federico Bruni
Hi LilyPonders I'm trying to figure out how to notate the arrows up/down used in particular in flatpicking guitar to indicate the direction of the picking. In the attached example I'd like to fix three problems: 1) the arrows should be vertically aligned to the same level 2) the horizontal align

Re: picking up/down symbols in flatpicking guitar

2013-06-08 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
2013/6/8 Federico Bruni > Hi LilyPonders > > I'm trying to figure out how to notate the arrows up/down used in > particular in flatpicking guitar to indicate the direction of the picking. > In the attached example I'd like to fix three problems: > > 1) the arrows should be vertically aligned to t

Re: picking up/down symbols in flatpicking guitar

2013-06-08 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
I'd like to add something else if I may. I remember having an absolute none understandable problem some months ago (took me hours to find it) and discovered that one of my personal function had a name too close a function used by LilyPond. So, I would strongly advise you not to use names such as "u

Making space for markup with cross-staff beams

2013-06-08 Thread Phil Holmes
As something of an exercise, I'm setting the Vaughan Williams song "let beauty awake" in Lily. It's got lots of staff crossing. My current problem is getting the stems and beams to avoid some markup. The attached image illustrates the problem. I know I could move all the staves apart more to

Re: picking up/down symbols in flatpicking guitar

2013-06-08 Thread Federico Bruni
2013/6/8 Pierre Perol-Schneider > Hi Federico, > 1) use TextScript #'padding > 2) use \translate > 3) There are other arrows in the UTF-8 characters. > For ex. : > > up = _\markup \translate #'(-.2 . 0) \rotate #90 "➛" > down = _\markup \translate #'(-.2 . 0) \rotate #-90 "➛" > Thanks Pierre!

Re: picking up/down symbols in flatpicking guitar

2013-06-08 Thread Federico Bruni
2013/6/8 Federico Bruni > I think I'll add an example in the LSR (specific for flatpicking guitar) > > I can log in to the LSR but I cannot add a snippet. The LSR interface is not really user-friendly, I'd much prefer git :) Find attached a simple example. Hope someone can review it and upload

Re: Making space for markup with cross-staff beams

2013-06-08 Thread Michael Rivers
That looks great! Fitting dynamics and markups in piano music without the staves getting ridiculously far apart is my biggest challenge in using Lilypond. It's amazing the nooks and crannies hand engravers find to put markups. -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.

Re: picking up/down symbols in flatpicking guitar

2013-06-08 Thread Thomas Morley
2013/6/8 Federico Bruni : > 2013/6/8 Federico Bruni >> >> I think I'll add an example in the LSR (specific for flatpicking guitar) >> > > I can log in to the LSR but I cannot add a snippet. > The LSR interface is not really user-friendly, I'd much prefer git :) > > Find attached a simple example.

Re: Making space for markup with cross-staff beams

2013-06-08 Thread Thomas Morley
2013/6/8 Phil Holmes : > - Original Message - From: "Phil Holmes" > To: "LilyPond User Group" > Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 12:29 PM > Subject: Making space for markup with cross-staff beams > > > >> As something of an exercise, I'm setting the Vaughan Williams song "let >> beauty awake

Document text size

2013-06-08 Thread Nels Drue Daily
I am wanting to use different fonts than the default Century Schoolbook. Century schoolbook is a naturally large typeface, and the glyphs in LilyPond have been designed to match it. I want to use other fonts by enlarging the default document text size without altering the staff or note head, or g

Re: Making space for markup with cross-staff beams

2013-06-08 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: "Thomas Morley" To: "Phil Holmes" Cc: "LilyPond User Group" Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Making space for markup with cross-staff beams 2013/6/8 Phil Holmes : - Original Message - From: "Phil Holmes" To: "LilyPond User Group

Re: picking up/down symbols in flatpicking guitar

2013-06-08 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
Hi Thomas, hi again Federico, After a 2nd reading I discovered that I've forgot something : in order to let the arrows at the same height in any case you should add in the score context : \override TextScript #'outside-staff-priority = ##f Cheers, Pierre

Re: Document text size

2013-06-08 Thread Paul Morris
Nels Daily wrote > I am wanting to use different fonts than the default Century Schoolbook. > Century schoolbook is a naturally large typeface, and the glyphs in > LilyPond have > been designed to match it. I want to use other fonts by enlarging the > default > document text size without altering t

Pedalling adjustments

2013-06-08 Thread Andrew Bernard
Greetings List, With the traditional Ped and * style, how does one adjust the position of the *? No override I can find appears to make any difference at all. I would like to be able to add more 'air' in the pedal off pedal on situation, and be able to move the * to the end of a bar. I can do

Re: general help

2013-06-08 Thread Federico Bruni
2013/5/26 Nick Payne > On 26/05/13 05:54, Janek Warchoł wrote: > >> 2013/5/25 Helge Kruse : >> >>> I have observed that the indention is lost when you copy something from >>> Frescobaldi and paste it directly into Thunderbird or Chrome. I usually >>> use >>> the workaround to paste it to a texted