Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Tim Rowe
I can't get the following bit of notation to work -- despite the \stemUp command the stems are down (which looks horrid!) -- can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.: \version 2.12.2 \include english.ly lower = \relative c { \clef bass \key f \major \time 4/4 {\stemDown c2 }

Re: Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Tim, I can't get the following bit of notation to work -- despite the \stemUp command the stems are down (which looks horrid!) -- can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong? You're not letting Lilypond do the correct voice handling for you... \version 2.12.2 \include english.ly lower =

Re: Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Tim Rowe
2009/5/10 Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca: In the example you give, {M1} {M2} (i.e., without the \\), Lilypond simply says engrave the two musical gestures {M1} and {M2} simultaneously in the same Voice context V . Hence, there is no concern for stem direction, collision,

Re: Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Tim, Does the \\ keep adding voices (effectively) indefinitely [...] I'm worried about running out of voices! I don't know the official answer. (Maybe Mats or HW or Graham can speak to this?) The attached test shows that there are at least 5 -- I'm assuming there are an indefinite

Re: Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Tim Rowe
2009/5/10 Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca: Why do you need two voices just to align lyrics to a dotted slur? If you post your current workaround, I'm sure someone on the list will be able to show you how to do it with only one voice. I used the snippet at

Re: Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Tim, Why do you need two voices just to align lyrics to a dotted slur? If you post your current workaround, I'm sure someone on the list will be able to show you how to do it with only one voice. I used the snippet at http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=308 for exactly the use mentioned

Re: Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Tim Rowe
2009/5/10 Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca: I've attached a better (IMO) way of doing the same thing. Hope this helps! /Very/ much better, and conceptually matches how I would expect to do it. Splendid! Thanks. -- Tim Rowe ___

Re: Newby question about stem directions

2009-05-10 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Kieren MacMillan wrote: Hi Tim, Does the \\ keep adding voices (effectively) indefinitely [...] I'm worried about running out of voices! I don't know the official answer. (Maybe Mats or HW or Graham can speak to this?) It seems that you can have an infinite number and looking at the