RE: Insane spring distance

2013-02-09 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
The second example differs from the first example. It does not have a partial measure. The first example is generated without error if the s is replaced with a pitch or a r. \version 2.16.1 \score { \new Staff { \partial 8 \relative c' { c8^\markup x } } % Staff } %

Re: Insane spring distance

2013-02-09 Thread Jim Long
On Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 12:22:47AM -0800, Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote: The second example differs from the first example. It does not have a partial measure. But of course. If it were the same, it wouldn't be a second example, it would be the first example, repeated. :) The purpose of the

Re: giving MetronomeMarks the space they need

2013-02-09 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Keith, By default, MetronomeMarks have settings requesting specifically that LilyPond ignore them when spacing notes and rests, analogous to \textLengthOff Um… why? In what universe would that be a good thing I use the two overrides below. it gives a better starting point. It

Re: giving MetronomeMarks the space they need

2013-02-09 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Keith,Um… why? In what universe would that be a good thingBy putting this into "real music", I see why the default is a good thing… This override is ONLY useful when the music it precedes is a multi-measure rest — with notes, it wreaks havoc with the spacing. For example, here's the opening

Re: vertical distance of articulations

2013-02-09 Thread Alex Voice
I would like more space between note-head / end of a stem and tenuto/staccato/portato-marks. How to get that? Werner, The following works, with adaptation according to the stem direction: \version 2.16.2 \relative c'' { c4-. r \once \override Script #'extra-offset = #'(0 . 0.1) c4-. r }

Re: bounty hack for some (non-Mike) Schemer out there

2013-02-09 Thread m...@mikesolomon.org
On 4 févr. 2013, at 16:01, Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hello all! A few weeks ago, in response to Mike Solomon's call for features and bugs, I posted a request: 2. Allowing a text markup (especially a MetronomeMark) to have a minimum measure length. This

Re: vertical distance of articulations

2013-02-09 Thread m...@mikesolomon.org
On 9 févr. 2013, at 16:12, Alex Voice alvo...@btinternet.com wrote: I would like more space between note-head / end of a stem and tenuto/staccato/portato-marks. How to get that? Werner, The following works, with adaptation according to the stem direction: \version 2.16.2 \relative

Re: giving MetronomeMarks the space they need

2013-02-09 Thread Keith OHara
On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:30:26 -0800, Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca wrote: Um… why? In what universe would that be a good thing By putting this into real music, I see why the default is a good thing… This override is ONLY useful when the music it precedes is a

Re: giving MetronomeMarks the space they need

2013-02-09 Thread Keith OHara
On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:29:07 -0800, Keith OHara k-ohara5...@oco.net wrote: I have had better luck. Maybe you're not holding your tongue right. Some of my tongue-holding skill is probably my having the fix for issue 1700. This fix appeared in version 2.17.4

Re: Repeat signs / bar lines in markup

2013-02-09 Thread Eluze
dak wrote Eluze lt; eluzew@ gt; writes: the big difference is that you can scale it in the \markup where you use it, e.g. \markup { \fontsize #14 \bar-line #.|: \fontsize #-4 \bar-line #.|: } will render two differently sized start repeat signs, whereas there is no effect in

Removing Rest_engraver or another solution

2013-02-09 Thread Michael Rivers
I'm making theory tests for students, and I'm trying to print a blank staff (except for a clef and bar lines) divided into two, three or four equal measures in which students will draw scales, triads or key signatures. Below each measure will be centered text telling the students what to draw. I

No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread ivan . k . kuznetsov
I need to create musical examples for instruction and many of these ideally would have no bar lines or time signatures. Appended is such an example. (1) the example below is pretty much what I want expect that there is space where the time signature would normally go (I erase the time

Re: Removing Rest_engraver or another solution

2013-02-09 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 10 February 2013 02:25, Michael Rivers michaeljriv...@gmail.com wrote: I'm making theory tests for students, and I'm trying to print a blank staff (except for a clef and bar lines) divided into two, three or four equal measures in which students will draw scales, triads or key signatures.

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread Xavier Scheuer
On 10 February 2013 00:53, ivan.k.kuznet...@gmail.com wrote: I need to create musical examples for instruction and many of these ideally would have no bar lines or time signatures. Appended is such an example. (1) the example below is pretty much what I want expect that there is space

Re: Removing Rest_engraver or another solution

2013-02-09 Thread Michael Rivers
Ah ha, that does the trick! Thanks. -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Removing-Rest-engraver-or-another-solution-tp140687p140691.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-user

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread Paul Morris
On Feb 9, 2013, at 6:53 PM, ivan.k.kuznet...@gmail.com wrote: (1) the example below is pretty much what I want expect that there is space where the time signature would normally go (I erase the time signature with \override TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t but the space is still there).

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread SoundsFromSound
Thank you for posting this - it helped me with an exercise I was making for someone. One question: How would one do this exact thing but for a solo /piano /staff? I can't seem to add the global time signature/no bar lines for a grand staff - it messes it all up. I'm making a mistake somewhere.

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread SoundsFromSound
Hmm, I think I maybe figured it out. Not 100% sure if it's the most lean, efficient code but this seems to work great for what I want: A solo piano piece with no barlines and no time signature. \version 2.17.10 \header { % Remove default LilyPond tagline tagline = ##f } global = {

Re: hidden notes causing semiquaver stems to lengthen

2013-02-09 Thread Keith OHara
Kevin Patrick Barry barryk2 at tcd.ie writes: I frequently have to layer many horizontal brackets over a small number of notes (motivic analysis), and to do this I use extra voices with hidden notes.  Mostly this works fine, but sometimes the hidden notes cause some odd behaviour with stem