2011/8/25 Joseph Wakeling <[email protected]>: > On 08/25/2011 02:30 AM, PMA wrote: >> *If* my LilyPond output PDF were to match what Schott wants to see >> (in other words, a correct Schott-targeted style-sheet would not have >> changed it), then would Schott print my original PDF *as-is*? > > It's important to understand what the _real_ requirements are from the > point of view of the publisher. > > Generally speaking the publisher (whether of music or other texts) does > not expect to receive from the author a version of the document that > corresponds exactly to how it will appear in print. Of course, it's > very nice if the author can follow as closely as possible the > publisher's style guide, but even where this has been followed to the > letter (and the text itself is impeccable and entirely error-free) the > publisher will typically plan on further editing the author's text. > > The publisher's main requirement from a software solution is therefore > that it makes _editing and tweaking_ a text very easy, because even in > the best-case scenario they expect to have to do a lot of manual > intervention. > > Lilypond is excellent (and highly extensible) when it comes to > implementing general stylistic rules, but very finnicky when it comes to > the small manual tweaks that are the common currency of editorial > intervention. Take as an example the tweaks described in the Lilypond > Notation Manual on slurs: > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/expressive-marks-as-curves#slurs > > ... and compare that to the ease of editing in Finale: click, drag, > click, and see _straight away_ that you've got it right.
Yes. I hate to say it, but in the matter of tweaking slurs LilyPond sucks really hard compared to Finale. I see only two solutions: - develop a GUI fro easy tweaking - improve slur formatting tremendously. each requires loads of work and has its drawbacks. cheers, Janek _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
