Am 11.08.2016 um 11:26 schrieb Richard Shann: > On Wed, 2016-08-10 at 22:04 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: >> Am 10.08.2016 um 17:36 schrieb Richard Shann: >>> On Tue, 2016-08-09 at 20:22 +0200, Andreas Schneider wrote: >>>> I have written the following simple scheme scripts to insert ligatures: >> [...] Can you supply the "Help" text? > [...] >> Borrowing from the Lilypond manual >> (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/ancient-notation_002d_002dcommon-features.html#ligatures) >> I suggest: >> >> A ligature is a graphical symbol that represents at least two distinct >> notes. Ligatures originally appeared in the manuscripts of Gregorian >> chant notation to denote ascending or descending sequences of notes on >> the same syllable. They are also used in mensural notation. >> In transcriptions, a ligature is usually denoted by a square bracket >> above the notes. >> This commands starts / ends a ligature. > > hmm, how about: > > "Starts drawing a square bracket above the notes from the cursor. Use > End Ligature to mark the place where the bracket should end. Used in > transcribing mensural music notation." > > "End drawing a square bracket above the notes. Must be preceded by a > Start Ligature earlier in the same staff."
Sounds good. > Is it used expecting syllables to skip? The display won't do this > without C programming, but I think you could work around by inserting > underscores in the lyrics. This could get mentioned if it is an issue. Well, although I would expect a melisma for a ligature, lilypond does not seem to automatically create one (according to my test). So no need to do something special here. Andreas _______________________________________________ Denemo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/denemo-devel
