Re: font tree setting ignored (SOLVED)

2011-08-18 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
I finally tracked it down: I have \paper { #(define fonts (make-pango-font-tree TeX Gyre Schola LMSans10 LMTypewriter10 Regular (/ 14 20))) } but later \layout { #(layout-set-staff-size 14) } and that seems to reset the font tree! If I move the font definition after the staff

Tweaking log-duration in triple meter.

2011-08-18 Thread Hwaen Ch'uqi
Greetings All, I am trying to tweak durations of pitches within a chord in triple meter. If I understand correctly, `\tweak #'duration-log #1' in 3/4 meter would yield a duration of a dotted half note, and `\tweak #'duration-log #3' would yield a quarter note? How does one accomplish a

Re: Tweaking log-duration in triple meter.

2011-08-18 Thread -Eluze
Hwaen Ch'uqi wrote: Greetings All, I am trying to tweak durations of pitches within a chord in triple meter. If I understand correctly, `\tweak #'duration-log #1' in 3/4 meter would yield a duration of a dotted half note, and `\tweak #'duration-log #3' would yield a quarter note?

Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread m...@apollinemike.com
Hey all, I recently came across an announcement for an incredible composition competition for SIX ORGANS (1one). http://mmp.cm-cascais.pt/NR/rdonlyres/5BBEE22D-3C21-4996-AEFE-A2C0B2FAF9C9/12487/regulMCIngles2.pdf The rules state that one can only use Sibelius or Finale. Thinking that this

\glissando and sharp or \finger collision

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
Hi lilyponders! In this example the glissando line collide with alteration sharp/flat and \finger (left). What can I do for resolving this problem? Thank's. \version 2.15.8 \paper { #(set-paper-size a4) } global = { \key c \major \time 4/4 } violin = \relative c'' { \global \override

Re: \glissando and sharp or \finger collision

2011-08-18 Thread Marc Hohl
Am 18.08.2011 12:10, schrieb Mario Moles: Hi lilyponders! In this example the glissando line collide with alteration sharp/flat and \finger (left). What can I do for resolving this problem? This problem is reported since September 20, 2006:

Re: \glissando and sharp or \finger collision

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
In data giovedì 18 agosto 2011 12:20:30, hai scritto: Ok! Good! Thank you so match! This problem is reported since September 20, 2006: http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=40 I think there is a patch correcting this, but it isn't applied yet. Either you wait for this to

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Urs Liska
Although not being interested in this competition (as I'm not a composer), I read through the contest rules. I totally agree with you that it doesn't _seem_ to make sense to restrict the composition to the two commercial software packages. a) For the whole process of the contest they only need

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Joseph Wakeling
On 08/18/2011 12:01 PM, m...@apollinemike.com wrote: The rules state that one can only use Sibelius or Finale. Thinking that this was perhaps an oversight, I contacted the administrator to see if I could use Lilypond, who replied: Hmmm. It can be dangerous asking about random software they

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Urs Liska
Am 18.08.2011 13:34, schrieb Joseph Wakeling: On 08/18/2011 12:01 PM, m...@apollinemike.com wrote: The rules state that one can only use Sibelius or Finale. Thinking that this was perhaps an oversight, I contacted the administrator to see if I could use Lilypond, who replied: Hmmm. It can be

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Colin Campbell
On 11-08-18 04:01 AM, m...@apollinemike.com wrote: snipped a sad case of NIH syndrome In the meantime, if anyone has six organs at their disposition, please let me know and I will write a piece for you. Cheers, MS Well, I've got a couple of tonsils and an appendix I could spare! Cheers,

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Urs Liska
Am 18.08.2011 14:33, schrieb Colin Campbell: On 11-08-18 04:01 AM, m...@apollinemike.com wrote: snipped a sad case of NIH syndrome In the meantime, if anyone has six organs at their disposition, please let me know and I will write a piece for you. Cheers, MS Well, I've got a couple of

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, Here's an idea: Since they're not asking for submission of the original Sibelius/Finale file (only the PDF paper score), can we make Lilypond look like Finale? Maybe by writing a Scheme engraver to randomly make horrible anti-Lilypond engraving choices, with a parameter setting for

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Neil Thornock
It may be that the will want the FinSib file of the winning piece and only have editing capabilities with one of those two formats. Still, it's sad. On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hello all, Here's an idea: Since they're not asking for

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Urs, This might be another push for thinking about a MusicXML backend. Yes. Althought this may seem opposite of lobbying LilyPond No, to me this *is* part of lobbying Lilypond: If we had a seamless MusicXML import/export process, users could (a) Choose to input in Finale/Sibelius (due to

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2011-08-18 um 14:37 schrieb Urs Liska: Am 18.08.2011 14:33, schrieb Colin Campbell: On 11-08-18 04:01 AM, m...@apollinemike.com wrote: snipped a sad case of NIH syndrome In the meantime, if anyone has six organs at their disposition, please let me know and I will write a piece for you.

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Mike Solomon
On Aug 18, 2011, at 2:45 PM, Neil Thornock wrote: It may be that the will want the FinSib file of the winning piece and only have editing capabilities with one of those two formats. Still, it's sad. I didn't think of this...you're right that it's possible, but given the numerous hacks

Re: was \RemoveEmptyStaffContext (?) -- now How Force a Brace?

2011-08-18 Thread PMA
harm6 wrote: at least some of the suggestions should work!! Make sure the lines to hide are really empty. Or, if you're using some other context/voice (Lyrics , Dynamics etc.), try to comment these to locate the problem. Some time ago I had a similiar one: a wrong rhythm in \new Dynamics

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Francois Planiol
No, this is all very clear, If they want the source-file in sib or mus, its only because: - They are totally stupid and never heard of pdf printers (like pdf24, it free and works fine) - or they want to make a commercial use after modifying the files, who knows. Now, count your time and think

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Joseph Wakeling
On 08/18/2011 01:14 PM, Urs Liska wrote: So far it also seems nonsensical to exclude handwritten scores. This isn't only unusual but also musically restricting. While really loving computer notation (at least with LilyPond), I often had the impression that some composer had let his creativity

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Joseph Wakeling
On 08/18/2011 03:21 PM, Mike Solomon wrote: My original question still stands, though. I think that it is worth it for a community of users of any free software (where I mean free in every sense of the term) to be active in contacting organizations whose rules are hostile to the free usage

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Robert Schmaus
(I would be amused to know if they'd actually realize if someone did send print/PDF generated by Lilypond...) I asked them that question, right after reading the mail that started this thread. not that I seriously plan to participate, but the obvious contradiction in hand in your compositions

arpeggio and finger

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
Hi to all! In this example the chord with \arpeggio and finger: collision among arpeggio and rest. But without finger no collision? Any idea? Thanks \version 2.15.8 global = { \key a \major \time 2/4 } cGO = \relative c { \global a'-18 b\rest \arpeggioArrowUp a cis e a\arpeggio

convert-ly myfile.ly mynewfile.ly

2011-08-18 Thread Patrick Schmidt
Hi all, by accident I noticed that when you try to upgrade a file (to version 2.14.2) that is already up to date (2.14.0) with convert-ly myfile.ly mynewfile.ly a new but empty file is created. There aren't any error messages. When you fake an older version number everything works out and a

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Tim McNamara
On Aug 18, 2011, at 8:49 AM, Robert Schmaus wrote: (I would be amused to know if they'd actually realize if someone did send print/PDF generated by Lilypond...) I asked them that question, right after reading the mail that started this thread. not that I seriously plan to participate, but

Lilypond's SVG output

2011-08-18 Thread Sandor Spruit
Hello, I recently had an informal discussion with some collegues on the use of SVG, in general. They are in music research, I am a developer working on a completely unrelated topic - so please forgive me my ignorance w.r.t. music-related terminology. We discussed the possibilities to use

Re: arpeggio and finger

2011-08-18 Thread harm6
oiram73 wrote: Hi to all! In this example the chord with \arpeggio and finger: collision among arpeggio and rest. But without finger no collision? Any idea? Thanks \version 2.15.8 Hi, try: \override Score.Arpeggio #'X-offset = #'-1.5 But perhaps there's a better solution !

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Francois Planiol
Well, you can send it (on paper anyway then who cares? So stupid guys cannot expertise a score as done with one or other soft) on paper, say this is finale (more tweakable as sib) and bye. Most musicians make a synonym engraving=sib or mus. Some think organ=church or organ=vampire or whatever.

Re: Tweaking log-duration in triple meter.

2011-08-18 Thread Hwaen Ch'uqi
Greetings Elouze, Many thanks for pointing me in the right direction. It took a while for me to understand it. But if I may ask further, how then does one apply this to, say, realize dotted or tied durations? Hwaen Ch'uqi On 8/18/11, -Eluze elu...@gmail.com wrote: Hwaen Ch'uqi

Re: arpeggio and finger

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
Yes! Very good! Thank's! Hi, try: \override Score.Arpeggio #'X-offset = #'-1.5 But perhaps there's a better solution ! Cheers, Harm -- oiram/bin/selom MkarlM-HomePage ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
On Thu 18 Aug 2011, 08:32 Francois Planiol wrote: - They are totally stupid and On Thu 18 Aug 2011, 09:49 Francois Planiol wrote: So stupid guys :-) ps. Not too constructive criticism, I'd say. -- Dmytro O. RedchukEasy to use is easy to say. Bug Squad

\arpeggioArrowUp and polyphony

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
Hi! \arpeggioArrowUp don't work in the polyphony! \version 2.15.7 \paper { ragged-right = ##t } \new Staff \with { \consists Span_arpeggio_engraver } \relative c'' { \set Staff.connectArpeggios = ##t {\arpeggioArrowUp ces\arpeggio} \\ {\arpeggioArrowUp es,\arpeggio } }

Re: \glissando and sharp or \finger collision

2011-08-18 Thread harm6
oiram73 wrote: Hi lilyponders! In this example the glissando line collide with alteration sharp/flat and \finger (left). What can I do for resolving this problem? Thank's. Hi, another approach: \once\override Glissando #'(bound-details right padding) = #2.5 Cheers, Harm -- View

Re: \glissando and sharp or \finger collision

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
Ooh! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! This is vary vary beautifl! Thank you so math! Hi, another approach: \once\override Glissando #'(bound-details right padding) = #2.5 Cheers, Harm -- oiram/bin/selom MkarlM-HomePage ___ lilypond-user

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Robert Schmaus
I even feel I have to come to those guys' defence - zero of my professional as well as non-professional musical friends knew (of) LilyPond before I told them, and I don't think many of them will use it because they prefer the apparent comfort of point-and-click-WYSIWYG-kind-of-programs. Whereas

Re: \arpeggioArrowUp and polyphony

2011-08-18 Thread harm6
oiram73 wrote: Hi! \arpeggioArrowUp don't work in the polyphony! \version 2.15.7 \paper { ragged-right = ##t } \new Staff \with { \consists Span_arpeggio_engraver } \relative c'' { \set Staff.connectArpeggios = ##t {\arpeggioArrowUp ces\arpeggio} \\

Re: \arpeggioArrowUp and polyphony

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
Your code compiles fine, giving a nice output with 2.14.2 ! ??? Harm You are sure? Your pdf output print the arrow? In the mine no! -- oiram/bin/selom MkarlM-HomePage ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Francois Planiol
Dear Dmytro, I was 20 y in Germany, a highly developped land. Now in Colombia, a want-to-emerge third-world-land. I see everywhere the same pattern (France too): - Buy, if this costs a lot this will be better, - think this is just easy, plug-n-play - install, be disappointed, you need to learn

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Urs Liska
Am 18.08.2011 17:42, schrieb Robert Schmaus: I even feel I have to come to those guys' defence - zero of my professional as well as non-professional musical friends knew (of) LilyPond before I told them, and I don't think many of them will use it because they prefer the apparent comfort of

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Francois Planiol
Dear rob, I worked with finale and this app needs a good eye to make a good job with it. You can do really bad engraving with it, there are examples on the web (xcuse, I dont have that under the hand, I dont cultivate this part of my memory). So finale or sib are definitely not a warranty of a

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Joseph Wakeling
On 08/18/2011 04:12 PM, Tim McNamara wrote: Send them a one page sample of Lilypond output and as why that would not be acceptable. I suspect you'd get a simple answer -- Because it's not in accordance with the rules. Or alternatively, We do not give feedback on extracts, if you wish to enter

Is short-indent resettable? (formerly How Force a Brace?)

2011-08-18 Thread PMA
After more docs-sniffing experiments, I think my recent query to Harm probably boils down to -- Given a (global) short-indent setting under \paper, is it possible to \once \override... this value for individual score systems? Regards, Pete ___

Internationale in Four Parts

2011-08-18 Thread dadadharma @dslextreme.com
1) Does anyone have a .ly file to share of _The Internationale_ in 4 parts? (acappella, voices only) 2) In particular, 4 independent parts. (the alto should not be subject to the soprano) (the bass should not be serving the tenor) (maybe that's hoping for too much) 3) or, sheet music of (1)

Re: \arpeggioArrowUp and polyphony

2011-08-18 Thread Nick Payne
On 19/08/11 01:57, Mario Moles wrote: Your code compiles fine, giving a nice output with 2.14.2 ! ??? Harm You are sure? Your pdf output print the arrow? In the mine no! No arrow on the arpeggio with 2.15.8 either, but you can use the following: \version 2.15.7 \paper { ragged-right

Re: \arpeggioArrowUp and polyphony

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
Oohhh! Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you! No arrow on the arpeggio with 2.15.8 either, but you can use the following: \version 2.15.7 \paper { ragged-right = ##t } \new Staff \with { \consists Span_arpeggio_engraver } \relative c'' { \set Staff.connectArpeggios = ##t \override

Re: arpeggio and finger

2011-08-18 Thread Nick Payne
On 18/08/11 23:54, Mario Moles wrote: Hi to all! In this example the chord with \arpeggio and finger: collision among arpeggio and rest. But without finger no collision? Any idea? Has always been a problem ever since I started using Lilypond. I keep a music function to use with arpeggios

non numbered footnotes?

2011-08-18 Thread padovani
Hello, I'm trying to change a footnote example (overrides and more overrides) to have both the link and the footnote without numbers, but with arbitrary markups... (I would like to use * or ** for example)... Is it possible? (with the code below I get automatic numbers and no asterisk above

Re: Tweaking log-duration in triple meter.

2011-08-18 Thread -Eluze
hello Hwaen Ch'uqi Hwaen Ch'uqi wrote: Greetings Elouze, Many thanks for pointing me in the right direction. It took a while for me to understand it. But if I may ask further, how then does one apply this to, say, realize dotted or tied durations? i don't think tere is a simple

Re: arpeggio and finger

2011-08-18 Thread Mario Moles
OK! Good solution! Thank you! Has always been a problem ever since I started using Lilypond. I keep a music function to use with arpeggios and fingering: \version 2.15.8 arpfinger = #(define-music-function (parser location pad) (number?) #{ \once \override Staff.Arpeggio

Re: non numbered footnotes?

2011-08-18 Thread Reinhold Kainhofer
Am Donnerstag, 18. August 2011, 22:52:39 schrieb padovani: Hello, I'm trying to change a footnote example (overrides and more overrides) to have both the link and the footnote without numbers, but with arbitrary markups... (I would like to use * or ** for example)... Is it possible?

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Craig
On Thu, 2011-08-18 at 16:26 -0400, lilypond-user-requ...@gnu.org wrote: So, your only recourse is to actually query the restriction itself -- Hi All, I must jump in here. I never send scores to contests anymore. Here in the USA competitions are normally rigged from the start, especially if

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Graham Percival
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:01:32PM +0200, m...@apollinemike.com wrote: My question is: what can we do, as a community, to overcome this type of hurdle? There is a lot we could do to spread the word. - send release announcements to more places. I've only ever announced things to

Re: Is short-indent resettable? (formerly How Force a Brace?)

2011-08-18 Thread harm6
PMA-2 wrote: After more docs-sniffing experiments, I think my recent query to Harm probably boils down to -- Given a (global) short-indent setting under \paper, is it possible to \once \override... this value for individual score systems? Regards, Pete Hi Pete, I'm not aware of

Lyrics small caps

2011-08-18 Thread Jay Anderson
How do I get small caps for lyrics? Here's how I've attempted to select small caps: \override LyricText #'font-shape = #'caps. I've tried a few different fonts without success: Helvetica, Georgia, Verdana. Have I just not found a font which supports small caps? Perhaps a more basic question is

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread David Kastrup
Craig craigbakal...@verizon.net writes: On Thu, 2011-08-18 at 16:26 -0400, lilypond-user-requ...@gnu.org wrote: So, your only recourse is to actually query the restriction itself -- Hi All, I must jump in here. I never send scores to contests anymore. Here in the USA competitions are

Re: Lilypond lobbying?

2011-08-18 Thread Dmytro O. Redchuk
On Thu 18 Aug 2011, 17:42 Robert Schmaus wrote: I even feel I have to come to those guys' defence - zero of my professional as well as non-professional musical friends knew (of) LilyPond before I told them, and I don't think many of them will use it Yes, many of people around me are *very*