Re: Error message using AikenHeads with NullVoice

2022-07-06 Thread David F.
> On Jul 6, 2022, at 1:20 PM, Jean Abou Samra wrote: > > How about changing \Staff into \Voice? > > \layout { > \context { > \Voice > \aikenHeads > } > } > > That way, it won't affect those NullVoice contexts. > > Best, > Jean > Perfect. That does exactly what I

Re: Error message using AikenHeads with NullVoice

2022-07-06 Thread Jean Abou Samra
On 7/6/22 19:56, David F. wrote: I have a collection of SATB hymns that I would like to engrave using shape notes. The Lilypond files are all structured the same, as seen below—treble clef with music and a NullVoice for aligning lyrics, then the lyrics, then the bass clef. % \version

Re: Looking for the proper term to search for... like a... prelude? maybe?

2022-07-06 Thread Jean Abou Samra
On 7/5/22 16:03, Kevin Cole wrote: But your answer makes more sense to me and is what I really want to go with. (The introduction starts with a "\partial" and ends with an incomplete measure also. Then, when the vocals start it's another "\partial".) I just have no idea what the syntax for

Re: grace note (first note) in a measure that follows an end of a repeat volta displays weirdly

2022-07-06 Thread Kenneth Wolcott
Hi David; Thank you for the elaboration, I think I will finally get this! Thanks, Ken On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 11:41 AM David Wright wrote: > > On Tue 05 Jul 2022 at 23:56:36 (-0700), Kenneth Wolcott wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 11:43 PM Hans Aikema wrote: > > > On 6 Jul 2022, at 07:25,

Re: grace note (first note) in a measure that follows an end of a repeat volta displays weirdly

2022-07-06 Thread David Wright
On Tue 05 Jul 2022 at 23:56:36 (-0700), Kenneth Wolcott wrote: > On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 11:43 PM Hans Aikema wrote: > > On 6 Jul 2022, at 07:25, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: > > > However, the first measure that follows a repeat section (without > > > alternatives) there is a slashed grace note that

Re: Error message using AikenHeads with NullVoice

2022-07-06 Thread David Wright
On Wed 06 Jul 2022 at 11:56:52 (-0600), David F. wrote: > [ … ] > The command to use aikenHeads comes from a separate style file that gets > included for each hymn. But there is an unfortunate interaction between > aikenHeads and NullVoice: Lilypond outputs the following error message: > >

Re: Looking for the proper term to search for... like a... prelude? maybe?

2022-07-06 Thread Kevin Cole
On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 10:07 PM Andrew Bernard wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > For an eight bar intro you would normally leave the vocal line staff and > use full bar rests. This actually makes it easier for the vocalist, and > if you were making parts you would have to do this anyway. I would not > try

Re: Looking for the proper term to search for... like a... prelude? maybe?

2022-07-06 Thread Kevin Cole
On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 8:47 PM William wrote: Kevin, if you don’t mind, I’m interested what you mean by the first system > ending with a partial measure and the second system including vocals > beginning with a partial measure? If you mean to break in the middle of one > continuous measure, you

Error message using AikenHeads with NullVoice

2022-07-06 Thread David F.
I have a collection of SATB hymns that I would like to engrave using shape notes. The Lilypond files are all structured the same, as seen below—treble clef with music and a NullVoice for aligning lyrics, then the lyrics, then the bass clef. % \version "2.22" \language “english" %

Re: error handling

2022-07-06 Thread Jean Abou Samra
On 7/5/22 01:10, Thomas Morley wrote: Am Di., 5. Juli 2022 um 00:34 Uhr schrieb Jean Abou Samra : I just detected I can't compile my code with 2.22. any more, due to the internal changes in \repeat volta. Ofcourse it could have been any other change as well. Should I code for both

Re: Lilypond not generating PDF

2022-07-06 Thread Jean Abou Samra
On 7/4/22 11:06, Jean Abou Samra wrote: Do you volunteer to go update the installation instructions for the new binaries (https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/6310) and test them on Linux + macOS + Windows? That would be very welcome (no irony intended). Well, saying that actually

Re: Adding a root note next to the key signature (like a single note Ambitus)

2022-07-06 Thread Lukas-Fabian Moser
Am 05.07.22 um 23:39 schrieb Lukas-Fabian Moser: Hi Viktor, Am 05.07.22 um 20:17 schrieb Viktor Mastoridis: For educational purposes, I would like to see whether it's possible to add a small note head after the key signature? Like a single Ambitus note, really. Why would I do it? For

Re: grace note (first note) in a measure that follows an end of a repeat volta displays weirdly

2022-07-06 Thread Kenneth Wolcott
Hi Hans; Thank you. I thought I had done that :-( I had placed the grace note with the skip in lh_two, but apparently it had no effect I placed a << {} \\ {} >> construct in the lh_one bar 10 containing the grace note with the skip and it works. Wow, intricate little bug, eh? Guess it

Re: grace note (first note) in a measure that follows an end of a repeat volta displays weirdly

2022-07-06 Thread Hans Aikema
> On 6 Jul 2022, at 07:25, Kenneth Wolcott wrote: > > Hi; > > grace note (first note) in a measure that follows an end of a repeat > volta displays weirdly > > Lilypond 2.22.2 (Mac, homebrew, Guile 2.2) > > I have lots of slashed grace notes, many of which occur at the > beginning of a