Thanks to all for your responses to my enquiry about misaligned dynamics. Thanks especially to Hwaen Ch'uqi, who tried to answer my question: unfortunately, \override Dynamics.DynamicText.self-alignment-X = #-1 (modified for the different syntax in Lilypond 2.14.2) did not solve the problem. I think this is because -1 is the default value in any case.
You all suggested, as I was afraid you would, that instead of trying to get 2.14.2 to do what I want, I should change to 2.18.0. Considering that http://www.lilypond.org/unix.html positively encourages us to use the default version with distros such as Ubuntu (v2.14.2 in this case), this is not what a new user might expect! I did actually upgrade to 2.16.0 some weeks back, but I removed it and reinstalled 2.14.2 via the Ubuntu package manager. Until a few hours ago, I couldn't remember why I reverted to 2.14.2, but I was sure I must have had a good reason. Anyway, I have now installed 2.18.0, and have now discovered again what the problem with 2.16.0 was: Emacs can't find Lilypond mode any more. I've just spent ages downloading the Lilypond source files, and trying to understand what I am supposed to do with the files in lilypond-2.18.0/elisp/ I have read http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/usage/text-editor-support as well as the comments at the top of lilypond-2.18.0/elisp/lilypond-init.el, but I'm still confused as to what I need to do to get Emacs Lilypond mode working again. Can someone help me sort this out, please, or will I have to go back to using Lilypond 2.14.2 with no help other than the manuals? David On Sun, 2014-01-26 at 15:37 -0500, Hwaen Ch'uqi wrote: > Greetings David, > > On 1/26/14, David Sumbler <da...@aeolia.co.uk> wrote: > > I am a new user of Lilypond, using v. 2.14.2 on Ubuntu 12.04. I have > > read the Learning Manual and Notation Reference twice each, and most of > > the other documentation at least once. > > > First of all, welcome to LilyPond! Second, I would advise moving to > the latest stable version of LilyPond, version 2.18.0. This is > especially because certain basic ways of writing overrides, for > example, have changed, and it will likely be easier to communicate > solutions with an updated version. Third, the manuals are tightly > written, and pieces of relevant information may yet be found strewn > the manuals in sometimes unlikely places. > > > Having set two pieces (one for solo marimba, and one for flute and > > piano), I hoped that I had reached the stage of being able to fine tune > > the appearance, but stumbled at almost the first hurdle! > > > > My first problem concerns the second piece. If I include the piano > > dynamics separately from the notes, as suggested in section A.2.4 (Piano > > Centred Dynamics) of the Learning Manual, they do not line up correctly > > with the dynamics in the flute part, which I have attached to the notes. > > > > For instance, with: > > > > \version "2.14.2" > > > > << > > \new Staff = "flute" \relative c''' { c1\p c\f } > > \new PianoStaff << > > \new Staff \relative c'' { c1 c } > > \new Dynamics { s1\p s\f } > > \new Staff \relative c { \clef bass c1 c } > > >> > >>> > > > > the dynamics in the piano part appear slightly further to the left than > > those in the flute part do. I get the same result (disregarding the > > change in vertical alignment) with: > > > > \version "2.14.2" > > > > dynamics = { s1\p s\f } > > > > << > > \new Staff = "flute" \relative c''' { c1\p c\f } > > \new PianoStaff << > > \new Staff << \relative c'' { c1 c } \dynamics >> > > \new Staff \relative c { \clef bass c1 c } > > >> > >>> > > > > In the actual piece I have set, the misplaced piano dynamics actually > > collide with the preceding bar-lines, although that does not happen in > > the above brief examples. > > > > What am I doing wrong here? Thanks in advance for any help you can > > offer. > > > > > > David > > > Try placing this command at the beginning of your Dynamics context: > > \override Dynamics.DynamicText.self-alignment-X = #-1 > > This will left-align your dynamics. If you wish to move them more to > the right, you may change the number after the hash sign. #0 > center-aligns the dynamics, and #1 right-aligns them. You can use > other numbers between those given. > > I hope this helps. > Hwaen Ch'uqi _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
