Hi all, What I am doing is not starting from scratch but converting etf2ly and searching and replacing the wrong notes with the right one. What would be the easiest is a script that transposes the key.
ie. you input the new key and it automatically searches and replaces. Does such a script exist?? Thanks Aaron On Mon, 2003-07-07 at 15:07, Jeremy wrote: > >> I am experiencing some problems with etf2ly. > >> When I convert from etf to ly the key changes??? > >> > >> Is there something I can do about this?? Either in Finale before I > >> convert or in etf2ly?? > > GP> I'm not certain how up-to-date etf2ly is -- what version of Finale file are > GP> you trying to convert? I suspect that you might even save time by simply > GP> re-typing the file into lilypond from scratch, rather than trying to make > GP> etf2ly work. > > Actually, I've had this problem a few times. There's nothing you can > do about it. I hope you didn't have too big a piece to convert, > because it's due to the messed up way Finale stores keys. It stores > pitches relative to a base (the key). > > This may sound silly, but I've been using ETF2LY for quite some time > now, and I've got around three hundred pages of music typeset. These > cases are, albeit not rare, avoidable. I think staying clear of minor > keys might do the trick (though I don't have any facts to base my > affirmation on). In any case, you'll have no problem if you just enter > the accidentals manually (or do a search & replace for " b" to " bes", > for instance). > > _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user