Re: accent inside slur

2007-01-05 Thread imaiyuji
Hi, Mats Bengtsson Great, that I want. Your code work on version 2.10.9-1 and 2.11.9-1 of Windows. Thanks for your suggestion. >Try to add the following setting: > >\set scriptDefinitions = #(cons '("accent" . > ((avoid-slur . inside) > (padding . 0.20) > (quantize-p

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
> For the syntax topic, I would also suggest to standardize the tweak entries. > At this moment, we can have for example : > > \override Voice.Textscript #'padding = #3 (a number) > \override Voice.Stem #'stencil = #ly:stem::print (a function) > #(set-global-staff-size 13) > \set fontSize = #2 > >

Re: accent inside slur

2007-01-05 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Try to add the following setting: \set scriptDefinitions = #(cons '("accent" . ((avoid-slur . inside) (padding . 0.20) (quantize-position . #t) (script-stencil . (feta . ("sforzato" . "sforzato"))) (side-relative-direction . -1))) default-script-a

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
> > I would be delighted if LilyPond let me write > > c12 d e > Then it would need to know what kind of note head and how many flags > it should use for the note. However, you can write c8*2/3 d e > to get the duration you want (even though LilyPond won't add any tuplet > marker). You're right

Re: Problem with pdf.

2007-01-05 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> It is normal that lilypond takes over 10 min. to produce a pdf > output with medium large score (10 pages)? It might happen. First of all, the conversion process is not done by lilypond but by ghostscript's ps2pdf script. Second, it seems that conversion of large CJK fonts takes ages. Probab

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
> To be serious: Do you see a necessity for a basic LilyPond command to > be an abbreviation of another? Just think of editors which are able > to complete a command with the tab key as soon as you type the first > few letters (Emacs, for example). In case of \time vs. \times, you > always have

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: the other, perhaps more valid reason, is that \tuplet more closely matches the purpose than \times. OK, I'm clearly in the minority here; I think of \times 2/3 {c8 d e} as a series of 12th notes. I would be delighted

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: > the other, perhaps more valid reason, is that \tuplet more closely matches > the purpose than \times. OK, I'm clearly in the minority here; I think of \times 2/3 {c8 d e} as a series of 12th notes. I would be delighted if LilyPond let me write

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
> . . . The { m1 m2 m3 } syntax is used for repeat alternatives > already, and the meaning is very clear: Each music expression between the > outer { } is a separate argument. Note also that the tupletSequence > function would be implemented entirely in Scheme . . . > >{ {g8 f e} \seq {b8 a

Re: Problem with pdf.

2007-01-05 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
Use task manager to see if some other process or possible spyware is hogging CPU resources. I have had excellent performance on even my older XP and Win2K machine. The first time you run LP after a fresh install might take a little longer but not that long, as I think it registers the fonts on f

Re: Generating small fragments to be embedded into latex

2007-01-05 Thread Rick Hansen (aka RickH)
See chapter 10.1.3 about the function I sponsored using the "-dclip-systems" command line option. If thats not the right chapter just search the manual for "-dclip-systems". You can output snippets to pdf and eps (eps is better quality). I'm outputting musical fragments into word processors and

Problem with pdf.

2007-01-05 Thread Cesar Penagos
It is normal that lilypond takes over 10 min. to produce a pdf output with medium large score (10 pages)? I´m Windows xp user and maybe I have to fix something. Thank you in advance. -- Atentamente; César Penagos Tel:Of:(502)2253-7181, 2253-3826 Home:(502)2474-4972, 2473-2510 [EMAIL PROTEC

accent inside slur

2007-01-05 Thread imaiyuji
Followind source, accent engraved outside of slur { c'( d' e'-> f') } Any idea for accent engraved inside of slur. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Knees and spacing: bug?

2007-01-05 Thread uunail
Michael As Han-Wen is pointing out, the algorithm is correctly trying to keep the distances constant. If you want to change the output you may consider moving the objects instead of changing the durations. I have done this in your example by moving the 16th in the first bar a little bit to the

Re: Knees and spacing: bug?

2007-01-05 Thread uunail
Michael As Han-Wen is pointing out, the algorithm is correctly trying to keep the distances constant. If you want to change the output you may consider moving the objects instead of changing the durations. I have done this in your example by moving the 16th in the first bar a little bit to the

Re: Knees and spacing: bug?

2007-01-05 Thread uunail
Michael As Han-Wen is pointing out, the algorithm is correctly trying to keep the distances constant. If you want to change the output you may consider moving the objects instead of changing the durations. I have done this in your example by moving the 16th in the first bar a little bit to the

Re: Knees and spacing: bug?

2007-01-05 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
Michael Krause escreveu: > Hello list, > > I'm having problems with spacing in the presence of kneed beams, see the > attached image for illustration: you're asking for the impossible. The heads have to be aligned between staves because they happen at the same time. Yet you want to have regular

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread Frédéric Chiasson
When I started this topic, the point was to suggest a more intuitive syntax, which is closer to the musicians' language and the output on the score. That is why I proposed \tuplet (closer to musicians's language) and "3:2" (closer to the output of the score). In my opinion, I though this function

Knees and spacing: bug?

2007-01-05 Thread Michael Krause
Hello list, I'm having problems with spacing in the presence of kneed beams, see the attached image for illustration: Bar 1: Automatic knees in the upper staff. Result: the 16th in the lower staff is much too close to the following 8th. Bar 2: Disabled knees in the upper staff - now the lower st

Re: converting Egmont Overture files - help!

2007-01-05 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Sorry, here comes the attachment. /Mats Andrew Clark wrote: Andrew Clark wrote: I had never heard of Lilypond before last night - I found the score for the Egmont and it was already a converted pdf and it looked like the perfect arrnagement for my chamber ensemble. So I downloaded the

Re: associatedVoice in 2.10.8

2007-01-05 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
Georg Dummer escreveu: > Hi all, > > I changed the example for the associated voices a bit (first part of the > tuplet in the alternative voice is a rest instead of a note) to demonstrate > my problem. In version 2.8.8 the syllable "ran" is shifted to the next note > properly. Version 2.10.8 says

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread Han-Wen Nienhuys
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: >> I think changing \times to \tuplet is a great idea for the reason that >> started the thread: \times is too close to \time. > > That I really don't get. LilyPond is written in *English*. There is a the other, perhaps more valid reason, is that \tuplet more closel

associatedVoice in 2.10.8

2007-01-05 Thread Georg Dummer
Hi all, I changed the example for the associated voices a bit (first part of the tuplet in the alternative voice is a rest instead of a note) to demonstrate my problem. In version 2.8.8 the syllable "ran" is shifted to the next note properly. Version 2.10.8 says: "Lyric syllable does not have no

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread Erik Sandberg
On Friday 05 January 2007 09:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > . . . \tupletSequence 2/3 {{c d e} {f g a} {b c d}} > > would just be a shorthand for > > \tuplet 2/3 {c d e} \tuplet 2/3 {f g a} \tuplet 2/3 {b c d} > > That would add a big semantic burden to the meaning of "{" and "}". > Currently {{c

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> > Only a native speaker can say that :-) Honestly, it's very easy to > > intermix them during fast typing. I don't say that the difference > > between those two words is problematic, just that it unnecessarily > > increases the probability of a typo. > > I respectfully disagree. I've never mist

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
> > There is a word "time" and there is another word "times"; they don't > > mean the same thing, that's all. > Only a native speaker can say that :-) Honestly, it's very easy to > intermix them during fast typing. I don't say that the difference > between those two words is problematic, just th

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
> . . . \tupletSequence 2/3 {{c d e} {f g a} {b c d}} > would just be a shorthand for > \tuplet 2/3 {c d e} \tuplet 2/3 {f g a} \tuplet 2/3 {b c d} That would add a big semantic burden to the meaning of "{" and "}". Currently {{c d e} {f g a} {b c d}} means the same thing as {c d e f g a b c d}.

Re: Generating small fragments to be embedded into latex

2007-01-05 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Rune Zedeler wrote: 3) Possibly, I'd like to make the rhythmic staff and the key transparent It's also in the docs; see chapter 9. Yep. It is not very obvious how to make the staff lines invisible though. You have to remove the Staff_symbol_engraver. Why not use the same strategy as for

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> > I think changing \times to \tuplet is a great idea for the reason > > that started the thread: \times is too close to \time. > > That I really don't get. LilyPond is written in *English*. US English or British English? This makes a difference... > There is a word "time" and there is anothe

Re: Constructive Criticism and a Question

2007-01-05 Thread stk
Trevor -- Thank you for your very clear explanation. I learned a lot from that. I am nevertheless amazed that a performer would be able to keep track of 15/56ths of a whole note(!). > Note, importantly, that, with the present tuplet syntax, lily handles > all tuplets -- *including broken ones*