Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread Urs Liska
I don't know if that's a too complex solution, but you could try the following: - write the individual parts of your source in individual files - write two alternative intermediate files: - one that \includes all the parts (like production.ily) - one that \includes only the parts you want to

lilypond-book

2012-02-20 Thread Martin Tarenskeen
Hi, I am looking into the possibilities of lilypond-book and LaTeX. I tried using LaTeX years ago but was frightened by the strange non-wysiwyg approach and mysterious commands then. But since I have begun to use and like LilyPond, which uses a similar approach, I decided to give LaTeX a

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread Michael Hendry
lilypond-7 wrote: Please forgive my exercise in total conjecture, as I have not tested any of the concepts below, but perhaps UNIX's m4 macro preprocessor can provide the tools you seek without requiring any changes to LilyPond. Since that I infer you possess knowledge of the C

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread Christ van Willegen
Hi, On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 00:30, Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com wrote: When I've finished a jazz chart, I'll want to produce separate parts for several transposing instruments, but while I'm working on the entry of the melody and chords in concert pitch I only need to produce one

Re: lilypond-book

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Martin Tarenskeen m.tarensk...@zonnet.nl writes: I am looking into the possibilities of lilypond-book and LaTeX. I tried using LaTeX years ago but was frightened by the strange non-wysiwyg approach and mysterious commands then. But since I have begun to use and like LilyPond, which uses a

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: I've been experimenting with \tag, but it doesn't seem to be possible to use it in the \book {} context. Care to show your experiments? -- David Kastrup ___ lilypond-user mailing list

Re: bugs with sextuplets

2012-02-20 Thread Colin Hall
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 04:30:39PM -0800, Marc M wrote: I just typed another set of slurred sextuplet and the fingering appear above the slur instead of below. and the 6 is written on the beam http://old.nabble.com/file/p33354245/Screen%2Bshot%2B2012-02-19%2Bat%2B7.29.16%2BPM.png

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread Thomas Morley
Hi David, Phil, 2012/2/20 David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com: Hi again, On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 9:03 PM, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Harm, On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com wrote: I didn't manage to fix:

Re: Mac info.plist problem

2012-02-20 Thread Colin Hall
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 09:14:09PM -0800, flup2 wrote: Same problem here. LilyPad editor doesn't work (but no problem from command line or frescobaldi). Stan, Phillipe, would you care to submit a bug report? See http://lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html Cheers, Colin. -- Colin Hall

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com writes: 2012/2/19 David Kastrup d...@gnu.org: So if it is not too much work to collect triplets of version #, before, after convert-ly, after correct change, it might be a nice base for looking how to improve the convertrules file. as an example

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread Thomas Morley
Hi David, 2012/2/20 David Kastrup d...@gnu.org: Furthermore, I realized, that there seems to be no conversion rule for the following 2.12.3-definitions: From 2.12.3:  \scm\lily-library.scm    (define (interval-translate iv amount)      (cons (+ amount (car iv))       (+ amount (cdr

Re: lilypond-book

2012-02-20 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 20. Februar 2012 10:28 schrieb Martin Tarenskeen m.tarensk...@zonnet.nl: It would be even more convenient if a lilypond package for LaTeX would exist that would allow me to enter LilyPond code directly in a LaTeX document, without needing lilypond-book as an extra step. Then ConTeXt with

Re: lilypond-book

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Henning Hraban Ramm hra...@fiee.net writes: Am 20. Februar 2012 10:28 schrieb Martin Tarenskeen m.tarensk...@zonnet.nl: It would be even more convenient if a lilypond package for LaTeX would exist that would allow me to enter LilyPond code directly in a LaTeX document, without needing

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread Michael Hendry
David Kastrup wrote: Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: I've been experimenting with \tag, but it doesn't seem to be possible to use it in the \book {} context. Care to show your experiments? -- David Kastrup OK - here's a stripped-down version of a 32-bar

My own Figured Bass number set, where do I start?

2012-02-20 Thread Nils
Hello, my pusblisher wants baroque figured bass gylphs. They have the strokes in different places than the Lilypond versions. I guess nobobdy did this so far, so I have to do it myself. Where is the point in the code where I have to start? I want to do it right and use the same lilypond

Re: dal niente hairpin - customize size

2012-02-20 Thread Tiresia GIUNO
On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:09:48 -0600 David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tiresia, I just tried the file in 2.14.2, and it works just fine. I can't say for sure what is causing your error without seeing your file, but it could be that you've left out part of the function

Re: dal niente hairpin - customize size

2012-02-20 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Tiresia, On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:22 AM, Tiresia GIUNO tires...@googlemail.comwrote: you are right I have just done a stupid error. Your code work very good. As you said in your first email, there is still a problem when the hairpin is on the line break (it is printed twice). I guess I

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: David Kastrup wrote: Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: I've been experimenting with \tag, but it doesn't seem to be possible to use it in the \book {} context. Care to show your experiments? -- David Kastrup OK -

Re: My own Figured Bass number set, where do I start?

2012-02-20 Thread Reinhold Kainhofer
On 20/02/2012 14:18, Nils wrote: my pusblisher wants baroque figured bass gylphs. They have the strokes in different places than the Lilypond versions. I guess nobobdy did this so far, so I have to do it myself. Yes, we have a feature request

Drum patterns and MIDI

2012-02-20 Thread Torquil Macdonald Sørensen
Hi! Finally I have managed to use Lilypond for two-voice drum patterns. I found out how to define short twozvoice patterns that I can place in any order I like, as in the attached file. However, when structuring my Lilypond files like this, I get no midi output... If someone could please

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread Michael Hendry
David Kastrup wrote: Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: David Kastrup wrote: Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: I've been experimenting with \tag, but it doesn't seem to be possible to use it in the \book {} context. Care to show your experiments? --

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: Ok, tags work with music, not with books. Here is what I would suggest: ConcertBook = \book { ... } and then you can at a later point of time say \ConcertBook and can comment that line out or not. Assigning #f to ConcertBook when

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
David Kastrup d...@gnu.org writes: Pffft. Taking a look at the LilyPond grammar (it is also in an appendix in the notation manual), it turns out that you have to write \book { \ConcertBook } here. Turns out that a book identifier can be used in both \bookpart and \book. That's a bit

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com Phil: What to do with this file and the other deleting candidates mentioned by Carl? Keep a record of it and we'll get rid of it as part of the upgrade. -- Phil Holmes

Re: Is there an equivalent of #define ... #ifndef ... #endif in lilypond?

2012-02-20 Thread Michael Hendry
David Kastrup wrote: Michael Hendry hendry.mich...@gmail.com writes: Ok, tags work with music, not with books. Here is what I would suggest: ConcertBook = \book { ... } and then you can at a later point of time say \ConcertBook and can comment that line out or not.

Using Development Versions, Introducing LilyPond to Others

2012-02-20 Thread Mark Mathias
I appreciate Xavier's suggestion that I move to 2.15. I have not used development versions of Lilypond because of the warning, If you have the slightest doubt... Well, as a non-programmer with a great deal to learn, I have a lot of doubt! :-) I notice that 2.16 is close to release, so I will take

Re: Using Development Versions, Introducing LilyPond to Others

2012-02-20 Thread Phil Holmes
I'll let other pick up some of the other questions, but a great way to contribute to LilyPond and to get a little more familiar with how it all works is to volunteer for the Bug Squad. There's an overview of what this entails, plus some detailed setting up instructions at:

Re: Using Development Versions, Introducing LilyPond to Others

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Mark Mathias markpmath...@gmail.com writes: I appreciate Xavier's suggestion that I move to 2.15. I have not used development versions of Lilypond because of the warning, If you have the slightest doubt... Well, as a non-programmer with a great deal to learn, I have a lot of doubt! :-) I

Re: Using Development Versions, Introducing LilyPond to Others

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Mark Mathias markpmath...@gmail.com writes: Recently, I've spoken enthusiastically about Lilypond, not just to my students, but to anyone who will listen. So far, I've had no takers. Any thoughts on ways to get others interested in Lilypond would be welcome. The interview with Mike in the

Re: Using Development Versions, Introducing LilyPond to Others

2012-02-20 Thread m...@apollinemike.com
On Feb 20, 2012, at 7:11 PM, David Kastrup wrote: Mark Mathias markpmath...@gmail.com writes: Recently, I've spoken enthusiastically about Lilypond, not just to my students, but to anyone who will listen. So far, I've had no takers. Any thoughts on ways to get others interested in Lilypond

Re: Drum patterns and MIDI

2012-02-20 Thread Marc Hohl
Am 20.02.2012 15:20, schrieb Torquil Macdonald Sørensen: Hi! [...] I have structured my file differently than the drum examples I have found online, because defining the patterns like I have done is much more convenient than to make separate definitions of upper and lower voices that are to

Re: My own Figured Bass number set, where do I start?

2012-02-20 Thread Shane Brandes
I would gladly attempt to make new glyphs if someone would explain to me how they are encoded and how to get them out of the source code. I usually make ttf and otf for my foundries products. Shane On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Reinhold Kainhofer reinh...@kainhofer.com wrote: On 20/02/2012

Re: Using Development Versions, Introducing LilyPond to Others

2012-02-20 Thread James Worlton
On Feb 20, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Mark Mathias wrote: Finally, since 2.14, LilyPondTool no longer works as it did and I haven't seen anything from Mr. Fodor about it for several months. Did I miss something? Is there a better way to work on a Lilypond file than jEdit with LilyPondTool? I

octave shift on transpose

2012-02-20 Thread Mark Mathias
I really thought I understood the basic rules of note entry, but this has surprised me: \version 2.15.25 \relative c' { \repeat unfold 2 { d4^\markup \italic pizz. fis a b | c b a fis | } \transpose c f { d^\markup \italic pizz. fis a b | c b a fis | } } Why does the c (transposed to f)

Re: Using Development Versions, Introducing LilyPond to Others

2012-02-20 Thread Mark Mathias
Thanks! This is a great suggestion! I'll try it. Mark On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:13 PM, James Worlton jworl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 20, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Mark Mathias wrote: Finally, since 2.14, LilyPondTool no longer works as it did and I haven't seen anything from Mr. Fodor about it for

Re: octave shift on transpose

2012-02-20 Thread James Worlton
On Feb 20, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Mark Mathias wrote: I really thought I understood the basic rules of note entry, but this has surprised me: \version 2.15.25 \relative c' { \repeat unfold 2 { d4^\markup \italic pizz. fis a b | c b a fis | } \transpose c f { d^\markup \italic pizz. fis a b |

Re: octave shift on transpose

2012-02-20 Thread Mark Mathias
Ahhh! (lightbulb) Thank you! Mark On Feb 20, 2012 3:08 PM, James Worlton jworl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Mark Mathias wrote: I think I understand that part, but why, in this outlined blues bass line, does output of the transposed version suddenly skip a major 7th

Replace tie with slur, non-destructive

2012-02-20 Thread Nils
Hello, this is a bit annoying, but I have to ask it nonetheless. After a lengthy discussion with my publisher about the shape of ties I mentioned as final statement: But this way they become indistinguishable from slurs! and he said Yes, this is exactly how it should be!. I am the one with the

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread Thomas Morley
Hi David, Phil, I'll be offline for two days, perhaps three. (Visiting a funeral, ~800 km away from my home) May I ask you to continue the updating work? Best, Harm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: My own Figured Bass number set, where do I start?

2012-02-20 Thread Shane Brandes
I used the feta font and added in the super and subscript unicode blocks things for augmented and diminished figured bass. you can use it if you like or toss it. Somethings I wonder about is how to make the lilypond program call the right glyph and why there are umpteen varieties of feta that all

Re: Drum patterns and MIDI

2012-02-20 Thread Torquil Macdonald Sørensen
On 20/02/12 19:52, Marc Hohl wrote: Am 20.02.2012 15:20, schrieb Torquil Macdonald Sørensen: Hi! [...] I have structured my file differently than the drum examples I have found online, because defining the patterns like I have done is much more convenient than to make separate definitions of

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread David Kastrup
Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com writes: Hi David, Phil, I'll be offline for two days, perhaps three. (Visiting a funeral, ~800 km away from my home) May I ask you to continue the updating work? I'm just going to take a look at the snippet you analyzed. -- David Kastrup

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Harm, On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com wrote: I'll be offline for two days, perhaps three. (Visiting a funeral, ~800 km away from my home) May I ask you to continue the updating work? Sure, I'll be happy to do what I can. I can certainly

Re: dal niente hairpin - customize size

2012-02-20 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Tiresia, On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:29 AM, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.comwrote: I can look at it soon and see what I can do about the line breaks. I expanded the function to deal with line breaks. Notice that the override has changed: instead of overriding 'stencil, you now do an

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread Thomas Morley
Hi David, 2012/2/20 David Kastrup d...@gnu.org: Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com writes: Hi David, Phil, I'll be offline for two days, perhaps three. (Visiting a funeral, ~800 km away from my home) May I ask you to continue the updating work? I'm just going to take a look at

Re: LSR updates: was: polychords: a working solution

2012-02-20 Thread Thomas Morley
Hi David, 2012/2/20 David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com: Hi Harm, On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com wrote: I'll be offline for two days, perhaps three. (Visiting a funeral, ~800 km away from my home) May I ask you to continue the updating

Re: dal niente hairpin - customize size

2012-02-20 Thread Tiresia GIUNO
On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:48:57 -0600 David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tiresia, On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:29 AM, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.comwrote: I expanded the function to deal with line breaks. Notice that the override has changed: instead of overriding

Extending bar line across ungrouped staves

2012-02-20 Thread lilypond
I can't seem to find the right search terms to reveal how to extend bar lines across ungrouped staves. I'd like both the bar line and the final barline to extend across both staves in the two-bar example below. Thank you! Jim \version 2.14.2 \score { \relative c' { e1