Articulated tremolo problem

2014-01-05 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, I discover that articulate can now treat : based tremolos. But when I use it with :'s without number (see attached), the log generates warning messages saying non-interger tremolo, and the midi file doesn't produce tremolos on these notes. What's wrong? Regards Haipeng \version 2.18

Basic command line question

2013-12-02 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, I have not used command line for several years. Now I'd like to use musicxml2ly, and have forgotten how I invoked it in 2008. I first run cmd.exe on XP, changing to d:\my documents, then musicxml2ly overture.xml. But the prompt said that musicxml2ly is not an internal or external

Re:Re: Re: Re: Re: problem still exists in the latest 2.15 version

2012-02-26 Thread hhpmusic
Thank you. Then, how to report this bug? My score is too big to find the real culprit, but this problem is a regression since 2.15.xx (I can't remember). Regards Haipeng ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re:Re: Re: problem still exists in the latest 2.15 version

2012-02-24 Thread hhpmusic
I tried again on my Win7 64 machine, which has Intel I5 processor and 16GB RAM for midi sequencing. The problem persists. Strange! Haipeng ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re:Re: Re: Re: problem still exists in the latest 2.15 version

2012-02-24 Thread hhpmusic
Thank you, just received. I reinstalled 2.14.2 and compiled the score successfully. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re:Re: problem still exists in the latest 2.15 version

2012-02-23 Thread hhpmusic
I remember someone replied me at this list, not bug list. I'm running Win xp and 7 64 bit (two machines), Lilypond 2.15.30 ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re:Re: Again, compilation error

2011-12-31 Thread hhpmusic
Thanks, but 2.12 and 2.14 seem ok to compile it. I compiled it using 2.13.58 when I last edited it on April 17 last year (2011). So it may be a regression. Haipeng ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re:Re: recompilation failure, strange

2011-12-06 Thread hhpmusic
Sorry, I forgot to say, that I press enter on the file marked -score.ly. the overture ly contains music, and mydefs.ly contains many macros. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

midi problem on tied notes

2009-12-02 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, I have tried 2.13.8 for many times, and constantly get midi problem on tied notes. The output plays tied notes repeatly. Could anyone fix this problem? Regards Haipeng \version 2.13.6 #(ly:set-option 'point-and-click #f) \header { tagline = ##f title = \markup { \bold Prelude }

Chinese cadenza

2009-09-30 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, The attached picture is a Chinese character san, having many meanings, e.g., distribute/discard, disseminate, come loose, dispel, dispersal, scattered, etc. The top grass head (a horizontal line interrupted with two vertical lines) is used in Chinese music to represent a cadenza much

dragon boat Tune collision

2009-07-16 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, I published this score (not this file, since I merge my settings into it now)) to WIMA as its first Chinese music. But the editor gave me some points on collision: - avoiding slurs overwriting note shapes or performance directions, for example the right hand phrasing slur bar 18-21

Re: Better MIDI

2009-06-02 Thread hhpmusic
Dear Peter: And I've now fixed the permissions on the download link there. Sorry for the bother before. Thank you very much, but I still can't access the here link. The web can't find the page, even though I registered. How to get the file? Haipeng

strange programming error for strange glyph

2009-02-17 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, This file is my orchestration assignment. But I can't continue, because... Please see the programming errors in the log file. I looked through the file, but it seems no error. What's wrong with my file? Haipeng \version 2.12.2 #(set-default-paper-size a4) \header { tagline = ##f

Building small Lilypond (compiler only) for Pocket PC running Win Mobile, possible?

2008-07-13 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, Is it possible to build a mini Lilypond package for small PPC running Windows Mobile? I'm about to buy a new braille notetaker from USA. My old one is in pure DOS mode, and I transfer .ly files from/to it via 3.5 floppy. The newest braille computer uses Windows Mobile 6.1, which

new version and syntax changes, ghostscript crash

2008-07-09 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I downloaded 2.11.51, and there are two problems: 1) some syntaxes are changed such as \sustainOn and \sustainOff. I have no time to re-read the manuals, but the news page has no indication of it at the top. So \setTextCresc and \setHairpinCresc are also obsolete. Could someone provide

Re: LilPond not working, XP

2008-07-03 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I guess this is because of the compilation error when building the binary. I uninstalled 2.11.50, and delet the bin folder which still contains a .dll file. Then the reinstalled 2.11.49 can work well. Perhaps the problem is in that .dll file, because someone said he also can't run

EasyLilypond and DNS server problem

2008-07-01 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I meant to try some GUI interfaces to ease my editing. My screen reader can't work in Lilypondtool, so I wanted to try EasyLilypond. But the download process always can't work, it seems the address is blocked by my local server. I use a DSL bandwith, I don't know the name of my server. Is

Re: Terrible question...

2008-06-30 Thread hhpmusic
Sorry, the \include line is redundant. I forgot to delete it. Haipeng S ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

strange error when creating context (was: re: terrible question...)

2008-06-30 Thread hhpmusic
Hello, Now the strange warning comes, saying it can't create the CHordMarks context. I used something like a Dynamics context, and also changed the context name to \new Dynamics. Although other piano pieces can use Dynamics,, this exercise can't, always saying can't create new Dynamics or

re: terrible question for a distinctive chord name system

2008-06-29 Thread hhpmusic
Dear Werner: THank you for your advice. Here's my first exercise for suspension notes. I don't know whether the result looks satisfying. Could you all help me? \version 2.11.49 \include mydefs.ly #(ly:set-option 'point-and-click #f) \header { tagline = ##f title = \markup { \fontsize #2 Ex.

Terrible question about a distinctive chord name system

2008-06-28 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I think this question is extreme a big challenge to you all, but is very urgent for me. I can't go to New England Conservatory, because I was forced by the two unabled deans to learn the piano when entering my local conservatory. This stopped me from learning composition, so I have no

Lilypond and CPU cost, system resource exhaust... (was: Strange error causes Lilypond refus...)

2008-06-22 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I restarted my comuter and then add a virtual RAM to a volume o my hard disk, settg the size varying from 1GB to 2GB. Then the score can be compile, but very slow, with some errors because of my music codes. But I'm wondering why Lilypond takes so many CPU usage and need such a large

re: Lilypond and CPU cost, system resource exhaust...

2008-06-22 Thread hhpmusic
Dear Trevor: Thank you for your help! I now understand the real problems. I'm using Kaspersky Lab, a bad anti-virus software, which takes lots of system resource (someone made a distorted Chinese translation, Ka ba sji, means preventing from working normally and then crash!). It damaged my

different rehearsal mark settings in score and part

2008-06-08 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I'm now working on a extreme serious piece, the suite about the earthquake. So I want my score to be very formal. I don't know how the remove empty staff function works. I added rehearsal marks only above piccolo and violin I parts, but I don't know whether the marks will let the parts

git question

2008-06-03 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I have no time to learn GIT. I saw Reinhold's Orchestrallily has a dev version, but in git access method. I quickly searched the manual, enter $ git clone ssh://../orchestrallily.git. The first time I ran it, it asked me for password. The second time, It said the dir is already

SORRY

2008-06-01 Thread hhpmusic
Dear list First of all, I'll tell yo- my full name--Hu Haipeng. I often refer it only for the first time I write to an address, so... I'm very very sorry! The paper.scm does have an error! It was accidentally found because I wanted to see whether I have added PA4 based sizes. I found two

contribute paper.scm

2008-05-30 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I saw some people discussing what paper size to use one or two days before. I'm also suffered from the paper size, and don't know how to handle them when writing oversized large orchestral scores like Mahler and Schoenberg did. Thank someone, who pointed out the Wikipedia. I'm attaching

re: *.midi vs. *.mid

2008-05-16 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I'm using Windows Xp, and I can give a suggestion to those who use Xp. In fact, Windows Media Player can open .midi file automatically. If you hope to change its extension manually, please open any folders and press Alt-T to bring up the tools menu. Then choose Folder options, ctrl-tab

Re: All Ye People Clap your hands (was Re: lilypond-user

2008-05-06 Thread hhpmusic
Dear Gilbert So this is the first time I offer help in this list! Perhaps I can introduce a way I always do with my large orchestral scores with part amount from 24 to 42. I get this experience because I ever did it in my Braille Music Editor, which is very hard to turn a *listenable braille

function error--confusing!

2008-04-26 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I modified my def for Chinese font file selection, to define a function for bilingual display: cheng = #(define-music-function (parser location chisize chinese engsize english) (number? string? number? string?) #{ \markup { \override #'(baseline-skip . 2) \center-align {

strange problem of variable definition and more error messages

2008-04-25 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I just finished typesetting one of my very early piece. I want to ease the writing when every time using Chinese font ile simfang.ttf, so I put an override font-name line in mydefs.ly. I have defined lots of things used very often in this file. But the log file says this override is

write score like Tchaikovsky

2008-04-20 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I want to add some verses above the score, like Tchaikovsky did in his The Seasons. Even more, I don't add them at the beginning of a piece, but at the beginning of a certain theme with or without pre line or page breaking. I know liypond-book can do it, but there seems to be no way for

two problems

2008-04-18 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I encountered two problems when using Lilypond on Windows. First, the 2.11.44 documentation tarball seems have problms. I don't know how to build bz2 file using Windows, my way is to unpack the files to a doc folder using Winrar. But the tarball (from the time I began to learn Lily)

beaming problem

2008-04-04 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, This is the opening of my capriccio for violin and piano. I use the easy tuplet writing method to set tuplet span to a quarter length, and my manual beaming in the braces are correct (as I know). But the log file gave a lot of warnings saying something I don't understand, perhaps a

fermata

2008-04-04 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, Another qestion is, how to write a femata on the barline? Is there a way to write it not using the offset or any other horizontal moving commands which I can't handle without a sighted people? SIncerely Haipeng ___ lilypond-user

font selection problem

2008-03-10 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I attempted to use CHinese words in my music, but my computer only has ttc files for Chinese fonts. I downloaded simsun.ttf yesterday, but after pasted it to c:\windows\fonts folder, Lilypond still considered the ttc one when I override font-name to simsun. The ttc one is undeletable,

a terrible question

2008-03-06 Thread hhpmusic
Hai, The question I'm asking is very advanced. Some of you probably know the Beijing opera or other kinds of folk dramatic music in CHina. If I use the elements of these kinds of music in an instrumental score such as violin or cello music (Tan Dun did it already, but surely by hand), there

pizzicato problem

2008-03-02 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, There is a small question: can I write Bartok pizzicato in LilyPond? How to do? Haipeng ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

strange error

2008-02-29 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I'm coping the opening of my violin concerto (just an experiment to try braille music software in 2006). The log file gives an error of init.ly, which I can't deal with. I checked my input file, and can't make sure everything is right. Could you please tell me what the error means? Haipeng

Midi problem

2008-02-27 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I know the Dynamic context created in piano template allows Midi output to play piano pedaling. But when I write piano piece, the Midi can't reflect my pedaling, and the sound is still dry. This is not because of my player, because when I play some Midi files created by other softwares

space system problem

2008-02-18 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, Here is the first paragraph of my piece describing the great Three Gorges on Yantze River. But the log file said tried to space systems on bad number of pages. What does it mean? Haipeng \version 2.11.37 #(set-default-paper-size a4) \header { tagline = ##f title = \markup

feta fonts

2008-02-11 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I can't see the picture, and the Scheme codes are confusing. So I can't get the list of all glyphs in Feta fonts. Can anyone give me a list? Thank you! Haipeng ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

my score and log file 2

2008-02-01 Thread hhpmusic
Sorry, I didn't include my score in the previous mail. The score is here now. \version 2.11.37 \header { tagline = ##f title = Fantasie--Mémoire Du Canada subtitle = Dediée a Karen Butler et Lin Ying composer = Hu Haipeng copyright = 2007, All Rights Reserved } mute = \set

command line problem

2008-01-22 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, Some days ago, I asked a person for using command line in Windows, and he suggested me to see a LilyPond post reply. But I have almost no knowledge of DOS, so I can't change the path, the command line prompt's default path is [c:\documents and settings\owner], and I can only use cd\ to back

text encoding compatibility

2008-01-01 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I'm writing my piano transcription of a Chinese folksong. But when I typed the Chinese title and related header info, Lilypond reported error message of incompatible font. I think Lilypond is an English based program, so, can you make it free to accept other types of text such as Chinese,

a suggestion

2007-12-31 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I'm Hu Haipeng, the blind musician of China. I'm discussing an important thing with Werner, who suggests me to write to the maillist here. I have got a great progress during these few days since I began to learn Lilypond. But I find a problem at the appendix of the Notation Reference

ask for help--I'm confused

2007-12-30 Thread hhpmusic
(note: lcd means the first letters of Chinese spelling of the piece) Hi, I'm Hu Haipeng. I just transcribed my transcription of a Chinese folksong into Lilypond, but the result is bad. The first bar, I made 3 voices, the second is a cue of the special mordent (but I haven't learn how to write

sorry and ask for help again

2007-12-30 Thread hhpmusic
Sorry for my headlongness! I thought it will turn good, but no. The log file still said it cannot create new staff, no matter where I placed \relative (before or after \new staff { }). I'm sending you both the .ly and log files, and, what does 18:33 and 18:13 before the error message ignoring

files

2007-12-30 Thread hhpmusic
These are my files. lcd2.log Description: Binary data \version 2.11.36 \header { title = Dragon Boat Tune subtitle = Transcriptions of Hubei Folksongs, No.1 composer = Hu Haipeng } \score { \new PianoStaff \relative c,, { \new staff { \clef treble \time 4/4 \key

correct octave

2007-12-30 Thread hhpmusic
Sorry, the octave of rh is wrong, for I'm writing the file in my braille computer with braille keys. I often miswrite ' to ,. But the error is still here. \version 2.11.36 \header { title = Dragon Boat Tune subtitle = Transcriptions of Hubei Folksongs, No.1 composer = Hu Haipeng }

ask for help

2007-12-28 Thread hhpmusic
Hi, I'm a Chinese blind musician, Hu Haipeng. I just began to learn Lilypond the day before yesterday. I found a problem about chord and tie. The syntax is chord notesnotevalue-tie. But in a lot of romantic piano music, some chords have only one or two notes to be tied and others not. It's not