On Oct 20, 2010, at 6:20 PM, James wrote: > Hello > > I am using Mac OSX Snow Leopard (10.6.x) with LilyPond 2.13.35 > > Here is the smallest example I could get down to > > -- > > \version "2.13.35" > > RH = \relative c'' { > \repeat unfold 30 { a8 a a a } > } > > LH = { > \clef bass > \repeat unfold 30 { a8 a a a } > } > > \score { > \new PianoStaff > << > \chords { f1*5 bes :m } > \new Staff \RH > \new Staff \LH > >> > } > > --- > > The symptom is after each compile the chord symbols move 'randomly' up and > down on the next PDF output. No changes are made to the .ly file, the file is > just compiled again and the chord symbols move. > > If I use > > \chords { f1 bes :m } instead (as a test) then the jumping about isn't so > weird - that is it does still jump up and down but it seems to be consistent > - but it occurs every time I recompile. > > All other notes in the score are fine. > > I have attached a small screen-shot to show you what I mean, from left to > right is the output of the PDF after each compile. > > There is no pattern I can see, occasionally I get a message about > -- > > Finding the ideal number of pages... > Fitting music on 1 page... > Drawing systems... > programming error: insane spring min_distance requested, ignoring it > continuing, cross fingers > Layout output to `test.ps'... > Converting to `./test.pdf'... > > -- > > But there is no correlation to this message and the output. > > Also I have tried this same file on Windows 7 and cannot (yet) get this to > occur. > > regards > > James
That is an awesome bug. I don't get the complaint about insane min spring distance, but I do get the jumping around. I wouldn't even know how to add this to the tracker. This also happens on 2.13.36, which is where I tested it. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user