A lyric problem - with one possible solution

2019-03-29 Thread Don Gingrich
These are slightly "rich" minimum examples since I've used different colours for the verses -- in part to make the problem with the initial example more clearly visible and to show the desired result in the second example. My solution can best be described as "brute force and ignorance" and I'd

Re-sizing score on the fly

2018-08-07 Thread Don Gingrich
This is an unusual problem. I've got a bunch of scores that I process to PDF and include in a a LaTeX "container" document to produce a booklet of nearly 200 pages at this point. But I also want to be able to print them as individual scores. When I'm "including" a score, I push the margins to

Strange behaviour

2017-11-12 Thread Don Gingrich
What I want is to effectively have two voices  in the second bar -- The first time through fits the d4 r4 r4 e8 e tune and the second uses d4 ( a8) a4 d4 e8 e I'm copying a sheet that used diminished size notes for the alternate, so I figured, "OK, use grace notes" But for some reason that I

a possible enhancement

2017-10-22 Thread Don Gingrich
I use Lilypond mostly for song sheets with a melody,lyrics and guitar chords. On occasion I use Linux toolsto generate an MP3 of the tune to make it easier tolearn to sing a new tune. Something that would be "nice" would be a way tospecify a guitar rhythm that would repeat the chordsas

Re: Export to ?????

2017-05-25 Thread Don Gingrich
On Thu, 25 May 2017 09:08:35 Richard Shann wrote: > On Thu, 2017-05-25 at 17:45 +1000, Don Gingrich wrote: > > If not, then I suggest that this is a "lock-in" similar > > to that of some of the M$ programs. > > There is a crucial difference, you are entitled

Export to ?????

2017-05-25 Thread Don Gingrich
preserves a substantial portion of the information might be useful. My personal needs are simple -- ABC format would probably be enough for me. Thanks, -Don -- Don Gingrich ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.o

Lyric spacing

2017-05-23 Thread Don Gingrich
The likely answer is that I'm doing this all wrong, but I'll ask and hopefully find a solution that doesn't involve a complete re-structure of my source files. I've read the following several times an haven't found anything relevant

How exactly does "\transpose" work?

2017-05-20 Thread Don Gingrich
-of a solution in search of a problem but it may save someone else some frustration. Cheers, -Don -- Don Gingrich ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Problems with musicxml2ly

2017-05-10 Thread Don Gingrich
On Wed, 10 May 2017 08:45:40 Richard Shann wrote: > On Wed, 2017-05-10 at 13:43 +1000, Don Gingrich wrote: > > Perhaps cubase does something unusual with the setup > > of the XML file? > > Unfortunately MusicXML is IMHO just a rag-bag of ideas for fields to > describe

Problems with musicxml2ly

2017-05-09 Thread Don Gingrich
Just tried to import a cubase XML file and hit a *bunch* of errors. I did finally get a .ly, but it was a struggle and required the command line version rather than working in Frescobaldi. I post this, not so much asking for assistance, but as possibly useful data for those working on

Re:Unusual repeat/chorus structure (Richard Shann)

2017-04-30 Thread Don Gingrich
his tune (Bojangles) was not completely correct, so I was behind from the start. Thanks for your assistance, -Don -- Don Gingrich ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Unusual repeat/chorus structure

2017-04-29 Thread Don Gingrich
that would be a bonus. Thanks for your help -Don -- Don Gingrich begin --- \version "2.18.2" % started as a MusicXML to ly conversion, but it's been hacked a *lot* % initial conversion was a disaster, but it's a

Problem with bar numbers

2017-03-14 Thread Don Gingrich
oss 2 pages with a D.S al Fine at the finish of the sixth one. I will add that I find that I can enter a score much faster and with fewer errors using the Frescobaldi interface as compared to MuseScore. So, I'd like to thank all those involved in both projects.

Export options

2017-03-02 Thread Don Gingrich
would be better. BTW, I'm getting a fair collection of Australian folk songs, and a few in Scottish Gaelic, as well as some collected Australian dance tunes in .ly if these are things that would be of interest. But how do I make them available? Cheers, -Don -- Don Gingrich

Solved ; multiple scores and scores plus text

2017-02-20 Thread Don Gingrich
renewcommand{\abstractname}{}% clear the title % \renewcommand{\absnamepos}{empty} % originally center \pagestyle{plain} Some of this was to have an un-numbered title page, but the rest moved the page number down to give more room for the score and then to include the score: \includepdf[pag

Chord diagrams

2017-02-20 Thread Don Gingrich
} #guitar-tuning #"3-4;3-3;2-2;o;1-1;o;" But it didn't break everything else, so I may be close Cheers, -Don -- Don Gingrich ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lis

Creating multi-score books

2017-02-15 Thread Don Gingrich
learly the method here only works for snippets, not full or multi-page scores. I keep banging at this and getting nowhere. As putting a bunch of individual scores together into a book may be a more or less common task, a good template would be brilliant and potentially useful for others Thanks, -

Any way to get "optional" chords?

2016-11-30 Thread Don Gingrich
I produce both lead sheets with chords and lyrics and melody lineswith chords for dance music. The original material is often hand engravedand hard to read or in the wrong key -- hence the re-engraving. One problem that I'm currently encountering is dealing with optionalchords. (The chord

Multiple rhythms in same score

2016-06-23 Thread Don Gingrich
m guessing that the answer is "no" since publishers like to reduce the page count, where possible. And I've never seen this done. So, I won't be too frustrated if the answer is, "It can't be done" Cheers and thanks -Don -- Don Ging

Re: Lyrics in different colours

2016-06-15 Thread Don Gingrich
e options for font-family - I guessed (correctly as it turns out) that sans would be a possible alternative to the standard serif font. The resulting output is definitely readable so I'm pleased with the result. Thanks again. -Don > > > > ​If you're using markups: > > \bo

Lyrics in different colours

2016-06-14 Thread Don Gingrich
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Anacrusis in multiple tunes on page

2014-10-19 Thread Don Gingrich
It seems clear to me that I am mis-formatting something. What I am trying to do is is to put multiple tunes on a single page as for a set of tunes for a dance. The problem that I'm having is that many of these tunes start both the A part and the B part with an anacrusis and end the part with a

Silly question, maybe...

2014-09-04 Thread Don Gingrich
archive first. Thanks, -Don -- Don Gingrich gingr...@internode.on.net gingr...@gmail.com gingr...@acm.org don.gingr...@member.sage-au.org.au http://www.gingrich.id.au for web page ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

RE: Silly question, maybe... how the basic chordmode works for lead-sheets

2014-09-04 Thread Don Gingrich
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 11:21:24 +0100 From: Phil Holmes m...@philholmes.net To: Don Gingrich gingr...@internode.on.net, lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: Silly question, maybe... -- Phil said: - Original Message - From: Don Gingrich gingr...@internode.on.net To: lilypond