Re: tempo markings and LilyJAZZ

2013-08-27 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 27 August 2013 08:10, Marc Hohl wrote: > > You're probably right here. I am just busy at the moment, but > as soon as time allows, I'll either try to write a suitable > note-by-number routine for LilyJAZZ or a simplified markup command. Great news! Could you remember to update issue #3096 whe

Re: chopin example

2013-08-27 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
Am 26.08.2013 13:45, schrieb Martin Tarenskeen: P.S. I am typesetting a lesser known and lesser played, yet Chopin autograph, version of this Nocturne, with some interesting typesetting issues. For example at some point in the score I have to combine two 3/4 bars in the right han

a few questions

2013-08-27 Thread Stephanie
Hi all, I have a few questions which I need help with. I not sure what the /relative is for? Also, how do I make chords? Here is a little code I'd written below, can some one let me know if I'm on the right track? Steph \relative c { \clef treble \key c \major \time 4/4 } c4 do every from

Re: chopin example

2013-08-27 Thread Urs Liska
Am 27.08.2013 11:15, schrieb Martin Tarenskeen: Am 26.08.2013 13:45, schrieb Martin Tarenskeen: P.S. I am typesetting a lesser known and lesser played, yet Chopin autograph, version of this Nocturne, with some interesting typesetting issues. For example at some point in the score

Re: a few questions

2013-08-27 Thread Robert Schmaus
Hi Stephanie, I'm not sure where the track is supposed to lead to, so it's hard to say whether you're on the right one. The code you've written so far doesn't do anything (and what do you mean with "c4 do every from go from every do c4"?). Anyway, there's a learning manual on the Lilypond we

Re: tempo markings and LilyJAZZ

2013-08-27 Thread Marc Hohl
Am 27.08.2013 08:10, schrieb Marc Hohl: Am 27.08.2013 01:53, schrieb Thomas Morley: [...] I see no easy way to change it. In the end it might be less effort to rewrite a (shortened) markup-command for use with LilyJAZZ. You're probably right here. I am just busy at the moment, but as soon as

Re: tempo markings and LilyJAZZ

2013-08-27 Thread David Kastrup
Marc Hohl writes: > Am 27.08.2013 08:10, schrieb Marc Hohl: >> Am 27.08.2013 01:53, schrieb Thomas Morley: > [...] >>> >>> I see no easy way to change it. >>> In the end it might be less effort to rewrite a (shortened) >>> markup-command for use with LilyJAZZ. >> >> You're probably right here. I

Re: a few questions

2013-08-27 Thread Paul Morris
Here's a discussion of \relative mode: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/learning/simple-notation "The easiest way to enter notes is by using \relative mode. In this mode, the octave is chosen automatically by assuming the following note is always to be placed closest to the previous not

Distance between first barline and paper (in preview)

2013-08-27 Thread Urs Liska
Is there any possibility to determine the exact x-position of the leftmost barline in a -dpreview example (well, apart from opening it up in a graphics program and measure)? I would like to try out to left-align (or justify) music examples in a text document on the barline, so the piano or sta

Re: tempo markings and LilyJAZZ

2013-08-27 Thread Marc Hohl
Am 27.08.2013 16:17, schrieb David Kastrup: Marc Hohl writes: Am 27.08.2013 08:10, schrieb Marc Hohl: Am 27.08.2013 01:53, schrieb Thomas Morley: [...] I see no easy way to change it. In the end it might be less effort to rewrite a (shortened) markup-command for use with LilyJAZZ. You're

Re: tempo markings and LilyJAZZ

2013-08-27 Thread David Kastrup
Marc Hohl writes: > Ok, thanks! Now I can just write > > \mark\jazzTempoMarkup Blues c4. "60" > > which looks way neater than > > \mark\jazzTempoMarkup #"Blues" c4. #"60" > > (the numbers still have to be quoted). Uh, you could have written that even before. The difference is just that you can

Re: a few questions

2013-08-27 Thread Tim Roberts
Stephanie wrote: > I have a few questions which I need help with. > I not sure what the /relative is for? Ordinarily, notes in Lilypond specify not only the pitch, but the octave. Middle C is c' -- third-space C is c'' -- two ledger lines C is c'''. Similarly, 2nd space bass clef C is c -- two

Re: chopin example

2013-08-27 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013, Urs Liska wrote: My Chopin score can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zqnsijhiwp2ebgr/op8gtlOx9N (Let me know if the link doesn't work) So you don't want to know _that_ the link works? ;-) Nice score. Interesting use of polymetric notation. And interestin

Re: a few questions

2013-08-27 Thread Stan Sanderson
Note that the closing ">>” were cut off from the end of the example in the email. Stan On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Tim Roberts wrote: > similar to this: > > upper = \relative c' { ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists

How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hello everyone, I am working with a score in Lilypond that has a lot of repetitions, where basically every bar has to be repeated a certain number of times. I would like to be able to write the number of repeats above every bar, similar to the score below (which was not created in Lilypond): http

Re: How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread Carl Peterson
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Gilberto Agostinho < gilbertohasn...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I am working with a score in Lilypond that has a lot of repetitions, where > basically every bar has to be repeated a certain number of times. I would > like to be able to write the n

Re: How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hi Carl, I had a look on those, and I was able to get the brackets, but they didn't look very nice because they were extending from a note to a note, not fro ma bar line to a bar line. On top of that, the main issue for me here is to have the "3x" centralized above the bar; the brackets will just

Put the text on the left above a centered note

2013-08-27 Thread Tommaso Gordini
Hello to all, is possible to put some text to the left above a centered note in a bar? I have to write something like that that you see below. If you think that everything is OK, no problem. Ciao Tommaso Here's the code: %-% \version

stemless note

2013-08-27 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
Hello: In the attached snip, the first beat of the second measure has a "f4." without a stem. The error messages suggests using polyphonic voices. Since I am using << \\ >>, I do not know what that means. I have tried changing stem direction - \stemUp, \stemDown. I have tried shifting

Re: chopin example

2013-08-27 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013, Urs Liska wrote: Are there any biographical notions that Chopin used that Nocturne (page 2) as a resource bin for the f minor piano concerto? Yes there are. I don't know the exact story. I remember having read somewhere it was written for his sister, as a pre-study for

Re: tempo markings and LilyJAZZ

2013-08-27 Thread Marc Hohl
Am 27.08.2013 18:07, schrieb David Kastrup: Marc Hohl writes: Ok, thanks! Now I can just write \mark\jazzTempoMarkup Blues c4. "60" which looks way neater than \mark\jazzTempoMarkup #"Blues" c4. #"60" (the numbers still have to be quoted). Uh, you could have written that even before. Th

Re: How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread Thomas Morley
2013/8/27 Gilberto Agostinho : > Hi Carl, > > I had a look on those, and I was able to get the brackets, but they didn't > look very nice because they were extending from a note to a note, not fro ma > bar line to a bar line. On top of that, the main issue for me here is to > have the "3x" centrali

Re: stemless note

2013-08-27 Thread Thomas Morley
2013/8/27 Mark Stephen Mrotek : > Hello: > > > > In the attached snip, the first beat of the second measure has a “f4.” > without a stem. > > > > The error messages suggests using polyphonic voices. Since I am using << \\ >>>, I do not know what that means. > > > > I have tried changing stem direct

Re: cascading font selections?

2013-08-27 Thread Mark Polesky
Carl Smith wrote: > If the fonts are embedded in the PDF, you only need to > have them on your system when you create the file. The > recipient has the fonts, they're in the PDF. Okay, I appreciate the helpfulness, but a lot of you are missing the point.  The recipients will be editing the files

Re: Put the text on the left above a centered note

2013-08-27 Thread Thomas Morley
" 2013/8/27 Tommaso Gordini : > Hello to all, > is possible to put some text to the left above a centered note in a bar? > > I have to write something like that that you see below. If you think that > everything is OK, no problem. > > Ciao > Tommaso > > Here's the code: > > %--

RE: stemless note

2013-08-27 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
Mr. Morley: Thank you for your response and suggestion. This "error" is the only occurrence in the 118 measure piece. Can I insert the "\newVoice" just here and revert for the rest of the piece (already completed). Mark -Original Message- From: Thomas Morley [mailto:thomasmorle...@gmail.

Re: stemless note

2013-08-27 Thread Thomas Morley
2013/8/27 Mark Stephen Mrotek : > Mr. Morley: > > Thank you for your response and suggestion. > This "error" is the only occurrence in the 118 measure piece. Can I insert > the "\newVoice" just here and revert for the rest of the piece (already > completed). > > Mark Perhaps: global = { \key g

Re: chopin example

2013-08-27 Thread Urs Liska
Am 27.08.2013 19:42, schrieb Martin Tarenskeen: On Tue, 27 Aug 2013, Urs Liska wrote: My Chopin score can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zqnsijhiwp2ebgr/op8gtlOx9N (Let me know if the link doesn't work) So you don't want to know _that_ the link works? ;-) Nice score. Inter

Re: chopin example

2013-08-27 Thread Urs Liska
Am 27.08.2013 20:22, schrieb Martin Tarenskeen: On Tue, 27 Aug 2013, Urs Liska wrote: Are there any biographical notions that Chopin used that Nocturne (page 2) as a resource bin for the f minor piano concerto? Yes there are. I don't know the exact story. I remember having read somewhere i

RE: stemless note

2013-08-27 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
Mr. Morley: Thank you. Using your previous suggestion I created the attached (StemCollision.ly) that prints the stem yet the head collides with the g1. What would you suggest? Mark -Original Message- From: Thomas Morley [mailto:thomasmorle...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Re: stemless note

2013-08-27 Thread Thomas Morley
2013/8/27 Mark Stephen Mrotek : > Mr. Morley: > > Thank you. Using your previous suggestion I created the attached > (StemCollision.ly) that prints the stem yet the head collides with the g1. > > What would you suggest? My snippet! :) Why did you change it? -Harm > Mark > > -Original Message

Re: How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hi Thomas, Thanks for your answer. About the 1st proposition, it looks great! It is just a pity I was not able (so far) to write anything but pure numbers above the bars. It would be great if I manage to add the "x" after the number. About the 2nd proposition, those discussions in that link are wa

Re: Repeat bar line do not show in polymetric music

2013-08-27 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hi to everybody, I have found a solution one of my questions on this mailing list, so I thought it would be nice for me to share it here (in case someone might look for it one day). It concerns the lack of automatic repeat bar lines when using \repeat volta N {music} with the following snippet: \

Re: How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Gilberto, Harm-- On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Gilberto Agostinho < gilbertohasn...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > Thanks for your answer. About the 1st proposition, it looks great! It is > just a pity I was not able (so far) to write anything but pure numbers > above the bars. It

RE: stemless note

2013-08-27 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
Mr. Morley: Actually I changed it right after your first suggestion and before I got the one below. I shall try the code you provided below. Thank you for your kind attention. Mark -Original Message- From: Thomas Morley [mailto:thomasmorle...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Re: How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hi David! I can't thank you enough for this! It works beautifully :) I already made some tests now and this is exactly what I needed. Thanks again and take care! Gilberto On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:31 PM, David Nalesnik wrote: > Hi Gilberto, Harm-- > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Gilb

Re: How to add the number of repetitions above a bar

2013-08-27 Thread David Nalesnik
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Gilberto Agostinho < gilbertohasn...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi David! > > I can't thank you enough for this! It works beautifully :) I already made > some tests now and this is exactly what I needed. > I'm glad to hear this! Just be aware that this workaround h

Docs for Lylipond Emacs mode?

2013-08-27 Thread Alexander Wallace
Hi all? Aside from this: http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/text-editor-support#emacs-mode Is there any documentation on all the features, shortcuts and what not of the Emacs mode for Lilypond? Thanks! ___ lilypond-user mailing list

Re: Docs for Lylipond Emacs mode?

2013-08-27 Thread Glen Larsen
The best place to look is within emacs: with a .ly file loaded get help on the mode ( c-h m ). At least that will give you a list of the key-strokes that will do something LilyPond-ish. By far what I use the most is 'C-c C-l' to compile a LilyPond file and provide messages from the compilation in a

Re: Docs for Lylipond Emacs mode?

2013-08-27 Thread Alexander Wallace
Glen, this info helps a lot. I'll come back to with specifics if there is something i can not figure out. Thanks! Original message From: Glen Larsen Date: 08/27/2013 6:55 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Alexander Wallace Cc: lilypond-user Subject: Re: Docs for Lylipond Emacs mode