Re: variables for numbers

2018-05-10 Thread foxfanfare
Thomas Morley-2 wrote > raiseDistance = #1.3 > \markup \raise #raiseDistance { \italic "sotto voce" } Much easier! ... and better! I should upgrade some of my codes... -- Sent from: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/User-f3.html ___

Re: variables for numbers

2018-05-10 Thread Thomas Morley
2018-05-10 22:51 GMT+02:00 Flaming Hakama by Elaine : > > On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 11:03 AM, wrote: >> >> Send lilypond-user mailing list submissions to >> lilypond-user@gnu.org > > > > I'm having difficulty understanding how to use a

Re: variables for numbers

2018-05-10 Thread foxfanfare
I don't know if it is the easier way, but I'd do: #(define-markup-command (raiseDistance layout props text) (markup?) (interpret-markup layout props #{ \markup { \raise #1.3 #text } #})) sottoVoce = <>^\markup \raiseDistance

Re: shaped notes

2018-05-10 Thread David Olson
Dear Mr. Eberly and others, The Shenandoah Harmony was entirely set in Lilypond. Robert Stoddard, Peter Golden, Adrian Mariano, and I [Rachel Hall] typeset the music in Lilypond 2.14, with some modifications: we

variables for numbers

2018-05-10 Thread Flaming Hakama by Elaine
On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 11:03 AM, wrote: > Send lilypond-user mailing list submissions to > lilypond-user@gnu.org > I'm having difficulty understanding how to use a variable that stores a number, for use with a \raise command. I have numerous markup

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> Unfortunately, it still isn't working. After saving all the > different sized fonts using the same method you showed in video, if > you then copy the new fonts in LilyPond font folder and call for > them, you'd get an ugly output (as LP can't access the correct > glyphs), and also the error

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread foxfanfare
Thank you both for your reply and especially the video! Unfortunately, it still isn't working. After saving all the different sized fonts using the same method you showed in video, if you then copy the new fonts in LilyPond font folder and call for them, you'd get an ugly output (as LP can't

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread Ben
On 5/10/2018 10:15 AM, foxfanfare wrote: SoundsFromSound wrote Sorry, but I don't see those errors when I use v8.20 on my Windows 10 machine. I was able to generate an OTF without issues. I saved the OTF font on my Desktop. Maybe there is a problem with your fonts? Thank you anyway for

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread Ben
On 5/10/2018 10:15 AM, foxfanfare wrote: SoundsFromSound wrote Sorry, but I don't see those errors when I use v8.20 on my Windows 10 machine. I was able to generate an OTF without issues. I saved the OTF font on my Desktop. Maybe there is a problem with your fonts? Thank you anyway for

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> I'm using FontForge version 08:20 on Windows 10. I just open the > emmentaler-20.otf and try to export it again without any changes, > and it shows several errors: > > - If I choose to review the errors, it shows: > All of those

Re: FW: shaped notes

2018-05-10 Thread Karlin High
On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 4:31 AM, Brad Eberly wrote: > I was just wondering if Lilypond has the capability of typesetting music in > shaped notes as that is the primary form that I would be writing music in.

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread foxfanfare
SoundsFromSound wrote > Sorry, but I don't see those errors when I use v8.20 on my Windows 10 > machine. I was able to generate an OTF without issues. > > I saved the OTF font on my Desktop. Maybe there is a problem with your > fonts? Thank you anyway for testing! I just tried on another

Re: FW: shaped notes

2018-05-10 Thread Tim Slattery
"Brad Eberly" wrote: >I was interested in a music writing program that uses Lilypond as a 'base'. >I was just wondering if Lilypond has the capability of typesetting music in >shaped notes as that is the primary form that I would be writing music in. >Thank you so much

Re: FW: shaped notes

2018-05-10 Thread Andrew Bernard
Hi Brad (or is it Marshall?) Lilypond is enormously customisable with techniques that vary from simple to advanced Scheme programming. You can make noteheads whatever shape you desire. Send an image of what you want to the list and people may be able to help you. The current request is vague.

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread Ben
On 5/10/2018 8:39 AM, foxfanfare wrote: I'm using FontForge version 08:20 on Windows 10. I just open the emmentaler-20.otf and try to export it again without any changes, and it shows several errors: - When I choose "Generate Fonts":

Re: lyluatex: inline vertical alignment of

2018-05-10 Thread Urs Liska
Hi Malte, don't know why my previous post got scrambled Am 10.05.2018 um 14:31 schrieb Malte Meyn: Hi list, the lyluatex manual (https://github.com/jperon/lyluatex/releases/download/v1.0-beta/lyluatex.pdf) says at p. 8 about vertical alignment of inline snippets: “Note: The alignment

FW: shaped notes

2018-05-10 Thread Brad Eberly
Dear Sirs: I was interested in a music writing program that uses Lilypond as a 'base'. I was just wondering if Lilypond has the capability of typesetting music in shaped notes as that is the primary form that I would be writing music in. Thank you so much for your time!

Re: lyluatex: inline vertical alignment of

2018-05-10 Thread Urs Liska
Hi Malte, Am 10. Mai 2018 14:31:20 MESZ schrieb Malte Meyn : >Hi list, > >the lyluatex manual >(https://github.com/jperon/lyluatex/releases/download/v1.0-beta/lyluatex.pdf) > >says at p. 8 about vertical alignment of inline snippets: > >“Note: The alignment works with the

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread foxfanfare
I'm using FontForge version 08:20 on Windows 10. I just open the emmentaler-20.otf and try to export it again without any changes, and it shows several errors: - When I choose "Generate Fonts": "The font contains error / missing

lyluatex: vertical alignment of inline snippets

2018-05-10 Thread Malte Meyn
Just replying to fix the subject. Am 10.05.2018 um 14:31 schrieb Malte Meyn: Hi list, the lyluatex manual (https://github.com/jperon/lyluatex/releases/download/v1.0-beta/lyluatex.pdf) says at p. 8 about vertical alignment of inline snippets: “Note: The alignment works with the edges of the

lyluatex: inline vertical alignment of

2018-05-10 Thread Malte Meyn
Hi list, the lyluatex manual (https://github.com/jperon/lyluatex/releases/download/v1.0-beta/lyluatex.pdf) says at p. 8 about vertical alignment of inline snippets: “Note: The alignment works with the edges of the image file, there is no notion of an ‘optical’ center or aligning with the

Re: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread Ben
On 5/10/2018 5:39 AM, foxfanfare wrote: Hi everyone, I'm trying to modify some glyphs in the emmentaler font and make a "custom" font which will fits better my tastes. I am using FontForge for this but cannot understand how the font table is working. If I open the default emmentaler and try

Re: Fwd: Compile crashing... help!

2018-05-10 Thread Aaron Hill
On 2018-05-10 01:04, Phil Holmes wrote: Did you consider my suggestion of using a Linux virtual machine? If you are running 64-bit Windows 10, remember that the Windows Subsystem for Linux exists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux This seems like the easiest option

RE: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread foxfanfare
Andrew Bernard wrote > Hello foxfanfare,Have you looked at Abraham Lee's superb lilypond > fonts?https://www.musictypefoundry.com/I realise that this does not answer > your question, but perhaps you may findthe hard work already done. What > are you attempting to produce?Andrew Yes I did! It is

RE: LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread andrew.bernard
Hello foxfanfare, Have you looked at Abraham Lee's superb lilypond fonts? https://www.musictypefoundry.com/ I realise that this does not answer your question, but perhaps you may find the hard work already done. What are you attempting to produce? Andrew -Original Message- From:

Understanding ScriptRow

2018-05-10 Thread Thomas Morley
Hi all, I'm trying to do: (a) create a new grob (b) add this grob to the 'scripts of ScriptRow (c) let ScriptRow do the positioning according to the provided script-priority and finger/stringNumber/strokeFingerOrientations, etc (a) and (b) are done. But currently I'm stuck with (c) So I went

LilyPond and FontForge

2018-05-10 Thread foxfanfare
Hi everyone, I'm trying to modify some glyphs in the emmentaler font and make a "custom" font which will fits better my tastes. I am using FontForge for this but cannot understand how the font table is working. If I open the default emmentaler and try then to generate it again in OTF, I get

Re: Fwd: Compile crashing... help!

2018-05-10 Thread Phil Holmes
Did you consider my suggestion of using a Linux virtual machine? -- Phil Holmes - Original Message - From: Brent Annable To: Michael Gerdau Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 4:14 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Compile crashing... help! Being a layman, most