Re: Lilypond-book question

pico is the easiest text editor from the Terminal. So, the command "pico .profile" (pico is the program, the command; ".profile" is the hidden file) opens the file with the user's PATH settings. As a hidden file, it's easier editing it via the Terminal. On some configuration, the hidden file is

Re: PDF author metadata

On 07/07/16 19:02, David Wright wrote: BTW one of the odd "assumptions" made in LP is in that variable called poet. What about compositions whose lyrics are prose? Of which I guess there are very few :-) "Jerusalem" is a pretty classic example - about the only one I can think of. Anything

Re: Lilypond-book question

Hi Raphael, nice to see you here as well ;-) Am 09.07.2016 um 23:52 schrieb Dr. Raphael D. Thöne: > Hello Philippe, hello Jeffrey, > > thanks for your help. > > I used the right path (I typed the whole path) and then run a test > file, compiling it with lilybook and then finally with latexpdf.

Re: Lilypond-book question

Hello Philippe, hello Jeffrey, thanks for your help. I used the right path (I typed the whole path) and then run a test file, compiling it with lilybook and then finally with latexpdf. It worked! /Applications/LilyPond.app/Contents/Resources/bin/lilypond-book --output=out --pdf lily/lily.lytex

Re: alternative repeat - extraneous barline

Well that was easy! Many thanks. Sorry not to have realized it was a known issue. Thanks also to Jean Brefort for his response about 2.18.2. Ken On 7/9/16 11:59 AM, Phil Holmes wrote: - Original Message - From: "Ken Pierce" To: Sent:

Re: tuplet bracket slope

Hi Simon, Simon Albrecht-2 wrote > On 09.07.2016 17:14, Gilberto Agostinho wrote: >> Andrew Bernard wrote >>> What nonsense Gould writes here. I perceive duration in notation on any >>> angle. The book is not always right in its justifications. >> I think what Gould means is that duration is

Re: Problem coloring Ambitus ledger-lines

On 09.07.2016 22:53, Cynthia Karl wrote: I’m guessing from all this that the Ambitus is actually part of the StaffSymbol. Is that right? No, it’s not. To quote from the internals page for Ambitus_engraver: This

Re: Problem coloring Ambitus ledger-lines

Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:51:25 +0200 Thomas Morley : > Subject: Re: Problem coloring Ambitus ledger-lines > > 2016-07-09 16:22 GMT+02:00 Patrick Karl : >> The following MWE: >> >> \version "2.19.38" >> >> music = { c'4 c''' r2 } >> >> \score { >> \new

Re: tuplet bracket slope

On 09.07.2016 17:14, Gilberto Agostinho wrote: Andrew Bernard wrote What nonsense Gould writes here. I perceive duration in notation on any angle. The book is not always right in its justifications. I think what Gould means is that duration is notated in the x-axis of a staff, and so keeping

Re: Alla breve notation in Kyrie (2) from Bach's Hohe Messe

On 09.07.2016 20:53, Jogchum Reitsma wrote: For me it still is odd to see cut C noted, and then not two, but four halves in each bar. The history of the c and cut c symbols is complex and difficult to grasp. Historically, both are derived from proportion signs which said nothing about the

Re: Lilypond-book question

Hi Raphael, The instructions for setting up lilypond on the command line are here: http://lilypond.org/macos-x.html Note that `lilypond` and `lilypond-book` etc. are distinct scripts. Just having the package on your computer doesn't automatically point the terminal to lilypond. best, Jeffery

Re: Easier way to do double-quotes in lyrics?

On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 21:01:58 +0200 Simon Albrecht wrote: > But since > typographical quote signs are much preferable anyway, it’s pointless. (General response, not personal) I find it so hard to believe that there are people who use a fantasic and powerful typesetter

Re: Lilypond-book question

Hello, At first look, it seems that your terminal settings do not include the path to lilypond-book. There are multiple ways to solve it: - use the complete command (quite boring...). If lilypond is placed in your Applications folder, the complete path should be - add lilypond-book path in the

Re: Easier way to do double-quotes in lyrics?

Simon Albrecht writes: > On 09.07.2016 00:09, BGM wrote: >> I'm used (in regular coding languages) to being >> able to use code to make variables for anything I want. > > Of course you could write a music function which takes a lyric > syllable as argument and appends or

Re: Easier way to do double-quotes in lyrics?

On 09.07.2016 00:09, BGM wrote: I'm used (in regular coding languages) to being able to use code to make variables for anything I want. Of course you could write a music function which takes a lyric syllable as argument and appends or prepends any kind of quotes. But since typographical

Re: Cross staff dynamics

On 08.07.2016 06:16, Andrew Bernard wrote: The workaround I have to use is to create a new voice for the bars in question just for the dynamics. This is tedious and clutters the score unnecessarily. For several reasons I do not want to create a dynamics context in the score (this may be my

Re: Alla breve notation in Kyrie (2) from Bach's Hohe Messe

Op 08-07-16 om 16:15 schreef David Wright: On Fri 08 Jul 2016 at 14:50:03 (+0200), Jogchum Reitsma wrote: I didn't have the opportunity to look at Bach's handwriting. I have checked two edited versions. One uses 4/4, the other C (not cut C). So I gather that's correct. Hold on, are you saying

Lilypond-book test

Hi Everyone, as a newbie to lilypond, I read workflow for integrating Lilybond-book into LaTeX which is outlined in the documentation: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/usage/an-example-of-a-musicological-document I typed the testfile, saved it in a separate folder, but on my mac, I

Re: Ending Lyrics Extenders with an arrow

On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 21:19:26 -0500 David Nalesnik wrote: > Hi Tiresia, > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Tiresia Giuno > wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > In a score for voice I would like to indicate the smooth > > transformation of a vowel into

RE: alternative repeat - extraneous barline

Ken, See the addition I made to the second ending in your snippet below. Lilypond "reads" the first ending as an incomplete measure. The "\set" command resents the second ending to start correctly. Mark -Original Message- From: lilypond-user

Lilypond-book question

I have actually subscribed to the list, but it seems that raphael.tho...@drraphaeldthone.onmicrosoft.com doesn't go through the filters. There I post it manually... Hi Everyone, as a newbie to lilypond, I read workflow for integrating Lilybond-book into LaTeX which is outlined in the

Re: alternative repeat - extraneous barline

Le samedi 09 juillet 2016 à 16:59 +0100, Phil Holmes a écrit : > - Original Message -  > From: "Ken Pierce" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 4:41 PM > Subject: alternative repeat - extraneous barline > > > > An extraneous barline appears in

Re: Position fingerings for diatonic accordion that include button name (not just finger)

>> Nice to see you here! > > Yes, we miss you a lot too at the Polish bonfires :) Obviously, it's always the same folks lurking arond at the same places... Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: alternative repeat - extraneous barline

- Original Message - From: "Ken Pierce" To: Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 4:41 PM Subject: alternative repeat - extraneous barline An extraneous barline appears in the middle of the second ending. How can I eliminate it? Thanks, Ken ---

alternative repeat - extraneous barline

An extraneous barline appears in the middle of the second ending. How can I eliminate it? Thanks, Ken --- example: \version "2.18.2" \score { \new Staff { \time 6/8 \partial 8 \repeat volta 2 { a'8 | a'8. g'16 f'8 a'8. g'16 f'8 | } \alternative { { d'4.~ d'4 }

Re: tuplet bracket slope

Hi Andrew, Andrew Bernard wrote > What nonsense Gould writes here. I perceive duration in notation on any > angle. The book is not always right in its justifications. I think what Gould means is that duration is notated in the x-axis of a staff, and so keeping beams close to the axis alignment

Re: Position fingerings for diatonic accordion that include button name (not just finger)

Mojca Miklavec writes: > On 9 July 2016 at 13:25, David Kastrup wrote: >> Mojca Miklavec writes: >> >>> I'm relatively new to lilypond (and new to diatonic accordion). >> >> Slovenia is a nice area to be in for diatonic accordion, though. >> >>> I would eventually

Re: Problem coloring Ambitus ledger-lines

2016-07-09 16:22 GMT+02:00 Patrick Karl : > The following MWE: > > \version "2.19.38" > > music = { c'4 c''' r2 } > > \score { > \new Staff \music > \layout { >\context { \Staff \consists "Ambitus_engraver" >\with { \override AmbitusNoteHead.color =

Problem coloring Ambitus ledger-lines

The following MWE: \version "2.19.38" music = { c'4 c''' r2 } \score { \new Staff \music \layout { \context { \Staff \consists "Ambitus_engraver" \with { \override AmbitusNoteHead.color = #red \override AmbitusLine.color = #red %

Re: Position fingerings for diatonic accordion that include button name (not just finger)

On 9 July 2016 at 13:25, David Kastrup wrote: > Mojca Miklavec writes: > >> I'm relatively new to lilypond (and new to diatonic accordion). > > Slovenia is a nice area to be in for diatonic accordion, though. > >> I would eventually like to add more automation to write scores for >> accordion, but

Re: Reuse \header definitions: Is it possible?

Ariel David Moya Sequeira writes: > Good evening! > > I'm currently typesetting a string quartet. So far, I have all separate parts > already programmed, but I want to put all of them in a single PDF file. I was > thinking about using a single \header definition for all

Re: Position fingerings for diatonic accordion that include button name (not just finger)

Mojca Miklavec writes: > I'm relatively new to lilypond (and new to diatonic accordion). Slovenia is a nice area to be in for diatonic accordion, though. > I would eventually like to add more automation to write scores for > accordion, but I need to start

Position fingerings for diatonic accordion that include button name (not just finger)

Hello, I'm relatively new to lilypond (and new to diatonic accordion). I would eventually like to add more automation to write scores for accordion, but I need to start somewhere where I can at least get the desired output. I would like to make a "fingering" sign above every single pitch, but I