Hello again, I got a few private responses to this post — which were appreciated — but was really hoping to get a discussion going about how such a system could be implemented.
Perhaps the word “collaborator(s)” in the subject is too strong and scary? ;) To be clear: my “problem” is never about not knowing how to [potentially] solve a given puzzle. My “problem” is my ability to come up with TOO MANY ways to [potentially] solve a given puzzle. I’m hoping one or more (!) Excellent Minds™ out there in the ’Pond is willing to help me separate the wheat from the chaff in my possible approaches/solutions, so that (a) I don’t get paralyzed by the choices, and (b) there’s an outside chance this project will actually move forward towards the goal line. Anyone up for such a discussion? Thanks, Kieren. > Hi all, > > Now that OLL is settling into its new home, and my own life has settled > enough > that I can focus on something other than mere survival, I wanted to revive > this > thread, and hopefully move the idea forward significantly in the near future. > > The intention of a stylesheet package/system would be to allow a Lilypond > (or, > at the very least, OLL) user to apply preset styles to their scores with > minimal effort. Say I want my piano music to look like mid-20th Century Henle > Beethoven scores. I want to put something like > \include "stylesheets.instrument.solo.piano.Henle.Beethoven.1952" > in my score and VOILA! it automagically looks like the attached (which I > generated in Lilypond). > > To whatever extent possible: > > 1. Stylesheets should handle notation fonts, sizes, tweaks, etc. (a.k.a. > Every > Possible Thing™). > > 2. Stylesheets should be modular (e.g., one should be able to easily choose > the > Peters 1940 choral format, but use a custom text font set). > > 3. Stylesheets should be able to include functions, macros, and other “active > code”. > > So… > > The first big question [thank you, Urs!] is: > > How could such a stylesheet system be organized a) in the ways e.g. CSS > > is organized and how a "publisher" might organize house styles (e.g. > > aesthetic styles, score types etc.) > > I would love to discuss this on-list with anyone who has good ideas to offer, > even if you’re not keen on being involved in working out the implementation. > > Thanks! > Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: [email protected]
