Re: guitar inlays / labels

2012-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
It has been practically forever since I did any serious LP work, but just looking at you code, the ability to draw the 'dot' with the 'A' implies the possibility of what you want IF you can a. control the vertical location of the dot and cause it to be filled in as black. Given that, then your

Re: Website easier editing

2010-05-07 Thread Hugh Myers
A somewhat pragmatic approach would be to use a single page suitably subdivided if no scrolling is involved. Else use a two page solution. The fewer pages a user has to link to the faster that person finds what they are looking for. --hsm On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Graham Percival

Re: documentation help seriously needed

2010-03-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Graham, My area of expertise is editing and one of the things that often make or break a set of docs are the indexes for each manual. Do we have any kind of regression scheme (sorry about the pun) to check for problems peculiar to an index? For instance does each citation in the index lead to a

Re: dynamic and midi velocity

2010-03-11 Thread Hugh Myers
Go right a head and implement your suggestion--- Lilypond is open source you know... ---hsm On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:38 AM, David Raleigh Arnold d...@openguitar.com wrote: On Saturday 06 March 2010 03:12:11 David Kastrup wrote: David Raleigh Arnold d...@openguitar.com writes: Ideally the

Re: Changing staff size

2010-02-10 Thread Hugh Myers
If they don't do the same thing then clearly change the documentation. To the degree that they do something different, changing the name of the command would be good as well. I also like the idea of independent changes as well--- which if possible should be more clearly reflected in the docs.

index additions

2010-02-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Given the distance in the index between page and print-first-page-number I'd like to suggest changing the text in notation\spacing.itely starting at line 645 from: @item print-first-page-number @funindex print-first-page-number If set to true, a page number is printed on the first page. Default:

abc2ly 404 error

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
The first URL mentioned in: C:\Users\hsmyers\Desktop\Lily Projectsabc2ly -h Usage: abc2ly [OPTION]... FILE abc2ly converts ABC music files (see http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc2mtex/abc.txt) to LilyPond input. Options: --version show version number and exit -h, --help

Re: abc2ly 404 error

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
You might want to add abc2ly to their software list as well, since the old write-up seems to have fallen along the wayside. --hsm On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Patrick McCarty pnor...@gmail.com wrote: On 2010-01-31, Hugh Myers wrote: The first URL mentioned in: C:\Users\hsmyers\Desktop

indexing the docs

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
What mechanism creates the index(s) for the documentation? I ask this because while my printed documentation is badly out of date(I'm waiting for 12.14 ;-) ) I by chance noticed three problems just in one project this afternoon; no entry for page number, both entries for page break point to wrong

Re: indexing the docs

2010-01-31 Thread Hugh Myers
Will do. Perhaps this is a way for me to help out. --hsm On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Graham Percival gra...@percival-music.ca wrote: On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 08:26:21PM -0700, Hugh Myers wrote: What mechanism creates the index(s) for the documentation? Texinfo.  Somebody adds @cindex

Re: svg output

2010-01-19 Thread Hugh Myers
SVG is not specific to Windows--- it is a web standard. If Inkscape can manipulate SVG then you can do as described... --hsm On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Gerard McConnell gerry...@indigo.ie wrote: Am I wrong in thinking that when the SVG output is usable for Windows machines,  then that

Re: svg output

2010-01-16 Thread Hugh Myers
Keeping in mind that I agree with Graham on all points, here is a recent quote from Wikipedia: All major modern web browsers except Microsoft Internet Explorer support and render SVG markup directly.[3] To view SVG files in Internet Explorer, either users have to download and install a browser

Re: not able to install lilypond 2.12.2after ¨inval id?conversion¨ on Ububtu 9.10

2009-12-31 Thread Hugh Myers
'const'--- bah humbug; crutch for newbs who don't know how to program ;-) --hsm On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Matthias Kilian k...@outback.escape.de wrote: On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 12:42:10PM -0800, Patrick McCarty wrote: Second, if you really want to compile for some reason, compile

Re: Need help before I can ask the right question...

2009-12-20 Thread Hugh Myers
...@internode.on.net wrote: On 20/12/09 12:17, Hugh Myers wrote: In Segovia's 'Diatonic Major and Minor Scales', under the notes shown for a given scale are marks beginning with a number surrounded by parenthesis followed by a line vaguely parallel to the notes, concluding with an uptick between a given

Re: flash cards

2009-12-19 Thread Hugh Myers
Right you are! This should take care of that oversight. Either place it in the same directory as cards.ly or in some some place that Lilypond can find--- then try again. --hsm On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Herbert Liechti herbert.liec...@thinx.ch wrote: Hugh Myers schrieb: I have previously

Need help before I can ask the right question...

2009-12-19 Thread Hugh Myers
In Segovia's 'Diatonic Major and Minor Scales', under the notes shown for a given scale are marks beginning with a number surrounded by parenthesis followed by a line vaguely parallel to the notes, concluding with an uptick between a given pair of notes. What is this called and how might I

Re: Need help before I can ask the right question...

2009-12-19 Thread Hugh Myers
- From: lilypond-user-bounces+james.lowe=datacore@gnu.org on behalf of Hugh Myers Sent: Sun 20/12/2009 1:17 To: lilypond-user Subject: Need help before I can ask the right question... In Segovia's 'Diatonic Major and Minor Scales', under the notes shown for a given scale are marks

Re: padding at top of first page

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
it was a good way to learn a bit more about Lilypond. --hsm On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:08 AM, Alexander Kobel n...@a-kobel.de wrote: Alexander Kobel wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: How do I remove it such that each page begins at same top-left corner? If you're not afraid of using the command line, if you're

Re: restraining lilypond

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
\mm between-title-space = 0\mm head-separation = 0\mm page-top-space = 0\mm ragged-last-bottom = ##f } so thanks for the pointer to ragged-last-bottom. --hsm On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:20 AM, -Eluze elu...@gmail.com wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: I had expected each page to begin in the same

inter staff spacing

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: \version 2.13.7 \header { tagline = ##f } \layout { \context { \Staff \remove Time_signature_engraver } } \paper{ indent = 0\mm paper-width = 3\in line-width = 1.5\in paper-height = 5\in print-page-number = ##f after-title-space = 0\mm before-title-space = 0\mm

function variable question

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: flashNote = #(define-music-function (parser location note)(ly:music?) #{ $note s2. \pageBreak #} ) I'd like to modify it so that a fixed duration for the note can be within the function rather than in the calling sequence. Like so: instead of \flashNote e,4 I'd rather

Re: function variable question

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks again Alexander--- thats the third time today you've bailed me out! Hope I can return same someday. --hgsm On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Alexander Kobel n...@a-kobel.de wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Given: flashNote = #(define-music-function (parser location note)(ly:music?) #{  $note

flash cards

2009-12-18 Thread Hugh Myers
I have previously seen inquires about making flash cards with Lilypond. Thinking that this would be a good way to learn more about the world of musical typesetting I decided to re-invent this particular wheel. With a fair amount of help from the list here is cards.ly: %% %% %% cards.ly --

padding at top of first page

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
How do I remove it such that each page begins at same top-left corner? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: simple editor for windows

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
Given what is out there in open source land for MFC capable programmers, I have to admit to the DIY vice myself. However when I wake up and realize that I don't particularly want to be 'there', I'm thankful for the editor I use most--- EditPlus http://www.editplus.com/index.html It has everything

restraining lilypond

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: \version 2.13.7 \header { tagline = ##f } \layout { \context { \Staff \remove Time_signature_engraver } } \paper{ indent = 0\mm paper-width = 3\in line-width = 1.5\in paper-height = 5\in print-page-number = ##f } \relative c'{ \set Score.barNumberVisibility = ##f

Re: restraining lilypond

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
it in the regression tests. On 18.12.2009, at 03:54, Hugh Myers wrote: Given: \version 2.13.7 \header {  tagline = ##f } \layout {  \context {    \Staff    \remove Time_signature_engraver  } } \paper{  indent = 0\mm  paper-width = 3\in  line-width = 1.5\in  paper-height = 5\in  print-page

Re: restraining lilypond

2009-12-17 Thread Hugh Myers
Adding page-top-space = 0\mm to \paper doesn't seem to make any difference. Perhaps my incantation is incorrect? --hsm On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks James, I'll give it a go. --hsm On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM, James Bailey derhindem

Re: Midi2ly work for Windows?

2009-12-10 Thread Hugh Myers
For windows(or dos for that matter) to 'know' what midi2ly(I presume an .exe file) is you have to either be in the same directory or the file has to be in a directory that dos knows about--- one of the directories shown when you type path at the command line. For instance: C:\Users\hsmyerspath

tablature fingering (again)

2009-12-04 Thread Hugh Myers
Since this: \version 2.13.7 upper = { b\4 e\3 gis\2 e' 4 s2 } lower = { s2. } { \time 3/4 \new Staff \relative c'' { \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #all-bar-numbers-visible \bar \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #t #t) \set

Re: tablature fingering (again)

2009-12-04 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks Federico, Not so much wrong, but 'doesn't match the original' ;-) --hsm On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Federico Bruni brunol...@gmx.com wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Since this: \version 2.13.7 upper = {   b\4 e\3 gis\2 e' 4 s2 } lower = {   s2. } {   \time 3/4     \new

Re: tablature fingering (again)

2009-12-04 Thread Hugh Myers
= {   b\4 e\3 gis\2 e' 4 s2 } to avoid the string number indications. By the way: There is a LilyPond mailing list for tablature users: http://lists.lilynet.net/tablatures/ hth patrick Original-Nachricht Datum: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:17:18 -0700 Von: Hugh Myers hsmy

Re: Is there a perl script to partially convert ascii tabs to lilypond input?

2009-12-03 Thread Hugh Myers
I asked the question (after googling I might add ;-) ) because I figured if anything was on going it would have been heard about here. Mostly I asked in order to avoid re-inventing the wheel. While I don't claim to have solved the problem, what I do have is what I call an 80% solution. It will

Re: collatoral damage / regressions

2009-12-03 Thread Hugh Myers
for example, look at FAQs for instance. There what might be an annoyance is changed to a resource, usually without a great deal of effort. --hsm On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:19 AM, Alexander Kobel n...@a-kobel.de wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: [...] As long as I'm exposing my thinking to the world

Re: Is there a perl script to partially convert ascii tabs to lilypond input?

2009-12-03 Thread Hugh Myers
and vice versa but I haven't tried it. http://www.gnmidi.com/handbook/english/txt2midi.htm hth patrick Original-Nachricht Datum: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:05:00 -0700 Von: Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com An: Federico Bruni brunol...@gmx.com CC: lilypond-user lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: page break failure

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
, Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de wrote: Hugh Myers schrieb: Since the project can't be done in 2.12, what do you suggest? I inserted a paper block after the \header: \paper {  indent = 0  between-system-space = 2\cm  between-system-padding = #5  ragged-bottom=##f  ragged-last-bottom=##f } You

triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
Given this: \version 2.13.7 upper = { e \times 2/3 { e,8 gis [ b e ] } s4 } lower = { e,,2. } { \time 3/4 \new Staff \relative c'' { \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #all-bar-numbers-visible \bar \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #t #t)

Re: page break failure

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
that I'm still adding tricks to my bag--- this approach will certainly be one of them. I'll wait until I've read (and hopefully, understand) you enclosure before going further. --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 3:56 AM, Alexander Kobel n...@a-kobel.de wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Second point taken. I

Re: triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
James, e,8 gis b e --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM, James Bailey jameselihubai...@googlemail.com wrote: What notes should be in the chord? On 02.12.2009, at 09:31, Hugh Myers wrote: … How do I go about achieving a triplet chord--- clearly the above doesn't, neither does inclusion

Re: triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
to be played in this time span? I understand one of the three notes is a chord, e gis b e, what are the other two? On 02.12.2009, at 18:30, Hugh Myers wrote: James, e,8 gis b e --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM, James Bailey jameselihubai...@googlemail.com wrote: What notes should

Re: triplet chord

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
You know I could swear that I already tried that, but at 3a.m. who knows what slips across my keyboard--- Thanks Phil! --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Philip Potter philip.g.pot...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/12/2 Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com: Same chord repeated three times. This works

Re: collatoral damage / regressions (was: page break failure)

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
02, 2009 at 05:33:55AM -0700, Hugh Myers wrote: Hadn't realized that a policy of collateral damage was allowed. Given your approach to testing (and your experience) this should work as well as more conservative approaches. As Alexander wrote, it's not so much that collateral damage is allowed

broken link

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
The link to Building documentation without compiling LilyPond. on http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/web/help-us is broken (404). --hsm p.s. which list is correct for such things? ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Is there a perl script to partially convert ascii tabs to lilypond input?

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
Should probably support at least some advanced timing measures ala Guitar-Pro or some such... Pointers? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: collatoral damage / regressions (was: page break failure)

2009-12-02 Thread Hugh Myers
Err--- that would be a chortle yes? --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:07 PM, James Bailey jameselihubai...@googlemail.com wrote: On 03.12.2009, at 02:33, Hugh Myers wrote: Graham, … I do know that you've already discovered the value of enlisting your user community, having said that, I

bogus (and or missing) error messages

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Often I get the following pattern--- say I'm working on bar 59 and make a mistake. After the compilation process, the error message refers to bar 22! Given that I'm working in relative mode, I'm confused as to how code that was moments before correct is now in error? Another pattern I see

bar numbering

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Clearly this doesn't work: \version 2.13.7 upper = { b c d } lower = { gis, d e, 2. } { \time 3/4 \new Staff \relative c'' { \set Score.barAlways = ##t \set Score.defaultBarType = | \new Voice = 1 { \voiceOne \upper } \new Voice = 2 { \voiceTwo \lower }

vertical staff and tab

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
I've yet to chase down a working example that given: \version 2.13.7 upper = { e,, f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e s2 } lower = { s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. s2. } { \time 3/4 \new Staff \relative c'' { \new Voice = 1 { \voiceOne

Re: bar numbering

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
So for the truly picky, insert: \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #all-bar-numbers-visible \bar just before you change and let the bar numbers fall where they may! Much thanks Brett... --hsm On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Brett Duncan bdd1...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hugh Myers

page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Pardon the length of the piece of code, but clearly demonstrates the problem where as other pieces don't (got to be a page long for instance...): % % malaguena.ly -- qd testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % \version 2.13.7 \header { title = Malaguena subtitle = none composer = Music

Re: bogus (and or missing) error messages

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
I'll see what I can do--- lucky for me my editor has unlimited undos. --hsm On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Francisco Vila paconet@gmail.com wrote: 2009/12/2 Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com: Often I get the following pattern--- say I'm working on bar 59 and make a mistake. After

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Percival gra...@percival-music.ca wrote: On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 09:57:00PM -0700, Hugh Myers wrote: Pardon the length of the piece of code, but clearly demonstrates the problem where as other pieces don't (got to be a page long for instance...): \version 2.13.7 I hope that you realize

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
to modify it according to the example you sent? --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: Second point taken. I hope you realize that 2.13 has bug fixes for 2.12--- yes? Without those, there is no project... I don't suppose you took a look? Did you notice

Re: bogus (and or missing) error messages

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
After some length of time, I've determined the 'undo' method won't get me there! This will have to wait until it happens again. --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: I'll see what I can do--- lucky for me my editor has unlimited undos. --hsm On Tue, Dec

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Since the project can't be done in 2.12, what do you suggest? --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de wrote: Hugh Myers schrieb: Second point taken. I hope you realize that 2.13 has bug fixes for 2.12--- yes? Yes, but 2.13.x is work in progress. There is a new

Re: page break failure

2009-12-01 Thread Hugh Myers
Ah! That should be easy enough to work with--- I'll see what I can come up with. --hsm On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de wrote: Hugh Myers schrieb: Here is the shortest template I use: \version 2.13.7 upper = {  b c d } Use upper = {  \repeat unfold 100

tablature fingering

2009-11-29 Thread Hugh Myers
Given the nature of the guitar fret board a note like a b may be indicated in tablature in at least two ways. For instance in this example: \version 2.13.7 upper = {  \times 2/3 { e,8 [ e' b ] } \times 2/3 { gis8 [ e' b ] } \times 2/3 { b [ e b ] } } lower = {  s2. } {  \time 3/4    \new Staff

Re: tablature fingering

2009-11-29 Thread Hugh Myers
Eluze, Thanks for the RTFM pointer--- I did but plead dementia :) --hsm On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM, -Eluze elu...@gmail.com wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: So how do I get from here to there? reading the Notation Reference (NR), in this case http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation

tupletBracket setting ignored

2009-11-28 Thread Hugh Myers
How do I force tupletBracket printing if \override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = ##t is ignored? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

breaking up joined triplets

2009-11-28 Thread Hugh Myers
In the following: \version 2.13.7 upper = { \stemDown \times 2/3 { e,8 e' b } \times 2/3 {gis8 e' b } \times 2/3 { b e b } \times 2/3 { e,8 e' b } \times 2/3 {gis8 e' b } \times 2/3 { b e b } } lower = { s2. s2. } { \time 3/4 \new Staff \relative c'' { \new Voice = 1

Re: breaking up joined triplets

2009-11-28 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks Alexander, Looks like good information all around. I'll give it a go. --hsm On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Alexander Kobel n...@a-kobel.de wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: In the following: \version 2.13.7 upper = {  \stemDown  \times 2/3 { e,8 e' b } \times 2/3 {gis8 e' b } \times 2/3

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
of being aligned beneath a note. Is this behavior controllable? --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 3:02 AM, -Eluze elu...@gmail.com wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: the spanning text in bar 14 does not align with the first note of the bar as I had expected. Is there a way to control this? it starts

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
Lovely! Much thanks Nick--- also nice to have code to examine prior to the point I need to roll my own :) --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Nick Payne nick.pa...@internode.on.net wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Perhaps I misunderstand your reply, but bar 14(where the problem is) has nothing

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
Is there a way to repeat the text automagically with each wrap? --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely! Much thanks Nick--- also nice to have code to examine prior to the point I need to roll my own :) --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:20 PM

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
Hugh Myers wrote: Is there a way to repeat the text automagically with each wrap? --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely! Much thanks Nick--- also nice to have code to examine prior to the point I need to roll my own :) --hsm On Fri, Nov 27

Re: text spanning

2009-11-27 Thread Hugh Myers
by the presence of the tablature staff. Also the location of the dashes on wrapped lines indicates that they will be in the wrong place--- although this could be related to the missing text element? Hints? --hsm On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: Commenting out

Re: instantiating voices

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
, Nov 26, 2009 at 1:29 AM, Federico Bruni brunol...@gmx.com wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: On a related note (:;) this piece is a mixture of polyphony and monophony. Is there an example of the two with tablature? --hsm If you use mainly polyphony, the following template should help you. Actually

Re: instantiating voices

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 3:04 AM, Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de wrote: Hugh Myers schrieb: I see nothing in the sample that allows for monophonic. As given I only see polyphonic. The piece I'm working on is a mixture of both--- which obviously means I must be able to switch from one to the other

text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
The following fails twice over; it leaves out the indicated text and ignores \textSpannerDown: \version 2.13.7 upper = { c4 d e \startTextSpan f % polyphonic g4 a b c % monophonic, see below b4 \stopTextSpan g e c % polyphonic again } lower = { c,2 g2 % polyphonic s1 % a spacer

Re: text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
Much thanks Kieren, This works: \new Staff \relative c'' { \override Staff.TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = let ring \new Voice = 1 { \textSpannerDown \voiceOne \upper } --hsm On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hi

Re: text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks, Alexander! Now I have not just one but two solutions that work... --hsm On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Alexander Kobel n...@a-kobel.de wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: The following fails twice over; it leaves out the indicated text and ignores \textSpannerDown: Hi. Both

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
I think I was keeping track of individual bars that way (with braces that is)--- you are right, newline would work just as well and few characters='s less clutter. Regards \stop etc. I got it to work more or less as you say. It is on another machine, I'll show you the template in the next email.

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
} \new TabVoice = t2 { \voiceTwo \lower } } This demonstrates mixed mono and poly with tab. It also has spanned text. --hsm 2009/11/26 Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com: I think I was keeping track of individual bars that way (with braces that is)--- you are right, newline would work just

text spanning

2009-11-26 Thread Hugh Myers
In the following: \version 2.13.7 chord = e b gis e b e, upper = { \tempo 4=90 \chord \chord \chord \repeat volta 2 { \tempo 4=200 b c d d c b c a b \acciaccatura d8 \voiceOne c4 b a b a g a g f } \alternative { { r4 \times 2/3 { gis8 \startTextSpan b

\temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
I have two \tempo 4=200 which admittedly follow each other without intervening change. The second is not displayed. Why? How may this behavior be modified? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
I'm looking for an example of text spanning that does not invoke an extra staff--- is there such a thing? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

spanning text question

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
The following seems broken: \version 2.13.7 \new Staff \relative c'' { c1 \textSpannerDown \override TextSpanner #'edge-text = #'(rail . ) c2 \startTextSpan b c \stopTextSpan a } in that the word rail does not appear. Work around? --hsm

Re: \temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
...@a-kobel.de wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: I have two \tempo 4=200 which admittedly follow each other without intervening change. The second is not displayed. Why? How may this behavior be modified? If without intervening change means at different locations, you probably can just make a hidden change

Re: \temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
Opps! Spoke to soon. \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 199 \unset Score.tempoHideNote Doesn't work in the it prints the make work \tempo 4 = 199 without regard to the tempoHideNote. Hints? --hsm On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: The work

documentation

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
When will the 2.13 docs be available? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: \temp confusion

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
Thanks Neil, That did it! Is the \unset line needed or no? --hsmn On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Neil Puttock n.putt...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/11/25 Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com: Opps! Spoke to soon.  \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t  \tempo 4 = 199  \unset Score.tempoHideNote Doesn't

confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
This: firstPolyRepeat = { { r4 \startTextSpan \times 2/3 {gis'8 b e } e,4 \times 2/3 {gis8 b e} e,2 } \\ {e,2.~e} } secondMono = { { e'8 [e'] gis, [e'] b [e] } { e,8 [e'] gis, [e'] b [e] } { a,8 [e'] c [e] b [e] } { a,8 [e'] g, [e'] f, [e'] } } thirdMono = { { e,8 [e'] gis, [e'] b

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
...@gmail.com wrote: Le Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:39:08 -0700, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com a écrit : So where do I place it? Bearing in mind that note-wise, both the start and stop are correctly placed? \stopTextSpan is unexpected because \startTextSpan is in another Voice ! There was a warning

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
: error: errors found, ignoring music expression { error: failed files: malaguena.ly --hsm On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: Since the piece in question, Malaguena, already has mixed monophony and polyphony, as well as tablature, adding voices to it doesn't seem

instantiating voices

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
The 2.10 manual says that: \upper \\ \lower is equivalent to \new Voice = 1 { \voiceOne \upper } \new Voice = 2 { \voiceTwo \lower } Which in simple situations seems true enough. However as soon as tablature is added the above is broken; for example: \version 2.13.7 firstPolyRepeatV

Re: instantiating voices

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
On a related note (:;) this piece is a mixture of polyphony and monophony. Is there an example of the two with tablature? --hsm On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Carl, I'll give it a try... --hsm On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Carl Sorensen

Re: confusion in text spanning

2009-11-25 Thread Hugh Myers
Since I normally program in lisp, I don't have any problems with nested delimiters. Are you suggesting that excess (at least to your eyes) braces are the problem or are you suggesting that the \stop is at the wrong level? --hsm 2009/11/25 Frédéric Bron frederic.b...@m4x.org: It would also help

Re: warning not understood

2009-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
with acciaccatura. However, the second one works well and gets rid of the warning: { \acciaccatura d'8 \voiceOne c4 b a } \\ { a,2. }  /Mats Hugh Myers wrote: Mats, The workaround does not give correct results: { \acciaccatura d'8 c4 b a } \\ { a,2. } engraves correctly although with warning

variables

2009-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
Given: eMinor = e b gis e b e, I'd like to be able to do something like \eMinor' since I'm working in relative mode. Is this possible. Same thing for chord length, i.e. \eMinor2. etc. --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: variables

2009-11-23 Thread Hugh Myers
eMinor=\relative c { ... } does not allow either eMinor' or eMinor, etc. --hsm On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Frank Steinmetzger war...@gmx.de wrote: Am Montag, 23. November 2009 schrieb Hugh Myers: Given: eMinor = e   b  gis  e b e, I'd like to be able to do something like \eMinor

monophonic to polyphonic in with tab

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
The following doesn't work(the commented out line in the TabStaff): \version 2.12.2 % % test5.ly -- qd testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % eMinor = e b gis e b e, firstBar = { \eMinor \eMinor \eMinor } { \time 3/4 \new Staff \relative c'' { \firstBar { b c d } \\ {

warning not understood

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
When processing this: \version 2.13.7 \relative c' { \time 3/4 { \acciaccatura d'8 c4 b a } \\ { a,2. } } I get this warning message: C:\Users\hsmyers\Desktop\Lily Projectslilypond.exe test4.ly GNU LilyPond 2.13.7 Processing `test4.ly' Parsing... Interpreting music... Preprocessing

slurs and polyphony

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Is it possible to slur the second voice in: { r4 \times 2/3 { gis'8 b e } e,4 } \\ { e,2. } { \times 2/3 { gis'8 b e } e,2 } \\ { e,2. } I feel that it must be but have not stumbled apon the solution as yet. --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing

bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
I'm looking for a symmetrical version of \bar |: which roughly speaking should produce colon, thin line, thick line, thin line, colon. Is there a way? --hsm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
any effort to shorten the volta bar? On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Brett Duncan bdd1...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: I'm looking for a symmetrical version of \bar |: which roughly speaking should produce colon, thin line, thick line, thin line, colon. Is there a way? --hsm

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
seen thus far(hardly exhaustive) match what I need, so what I wrote was a guess based on what I saw. More hints welcome at this point ;) --hsm On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Brett Duncan bdd1...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Brett, Much thanks, missed that combination. Now how do I

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Duncan bdd1...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Brett, Thanks for the hint. The URL is where I got the notion for what I wrote in the first place. In the source, firstPoly repeats, once with firstPolyRepeat as an ending and once with secondMono as an ending. That is what I want, but as you

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
be one bar, not 'N' bars. --hsm On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Hugh Myers hsmy...@gmail.com wrote: What I have/want is a phrase repeated twice with two alternate endings, then continuing on with the main line. Written out entire it would be phrase, ending A, phrase, ending B, main line

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
Let's say that it is--- what would the different structure look like? --hsm On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Brett Duncan bdd1...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Here is the 'close--- but not quite ready for cigar time' code that I've cobbled together: \version 2.13.7

Re: bar line

2009-11-22 Thread Hugh Myers
wrote: Hugh Myers wrote: Let's say that it is--- what would the different structure look like? Try this: \version 2.13.7 % % malaguena.ly -- qd testbed for mixed notation score and tab. % \header {  title = Malaguena  subtitle = none  composer = Music by Unknown } eMinor = e   b  gis

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