PDF problem after upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) with LilyPond 2.12.2

2009-11-03 Thread Ralph Palmer
Hi - I'm running LilyPond 2.12.2 under Ubuntu 9.10. I have a .ly file I've been writing/editing for a while using 2.12.2 under Ubuntu 9.9 (I think - Jaunty Jackalope). I upgraded yesterday, and found I needed to reinstall LilyPond. The package that came with Ubuntu 9.10 was, if fact, 2.12.2, so I

Re: PDF Problem (SVG output)

2007-07-20 Thread Vivian Barty-Taylor
ecified, so it should "just work", right? Thanks for any tips. Vivian. - Original Message From: Valentin Villenave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Steve Schow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Friday, 20 July, 2007 3:46:25 AM Subject: Re: PDF Problem 2007/7

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Steve Schow
Rune. THANKS FOR TRACKING THAT DOWN BRUTHA! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PDF-Problem-tf4114229.html#a11702477 Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-user mailing list

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Rune Zedeler
Rune Zedeler skrev: I understand why the viewers have problems with lilypond's pdfs: For some reason lilypond does loads of conversions to and from millimeters. Oh, I never learn not to post comments late at night. The above really had nothing (afaics) to do with the problem. It should be fai

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Rune Zedeler
Okay, I took a look. I understand why the viewers have problems with lilypond's pdfs: For some reason lilypond does loads of conversions to and from millimeters. I think it has something to do with lily defining one point to be 1/72.27 inch, whereas a postscript (and pdf) point is 1/72 inch. The

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Steve Schow
e.com/file/p11701415/test.ps test.ps -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PDF-Problem-tf4114229.html#a11701415 Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gn

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Rune Zedeler
Steve Schow skrev: Ok, here is a short example. Would you please post a /pdf/ (or ps)? -Rune ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Steve Schow
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Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Rune Zedeler
Steve Schow skrev: I use ghostscript to produce overture and finale PDF's which look spectacular on screen on windows. Would you please post a small pdf created by finale, so that we have something to compare? -Rune ___ lilypond-user mailing li

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Steve Schow
wish I knew postscript better or the guts of lilypond to contribute to the programming effort, but I don't. Just making observations and PLEADING for someone to consider that even linux developers may want to share their PDF's with people that aren't on linux. -- View this message

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Valentin Villenave
2007/7/20, Steve Schow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Unfortunately I can't, which is why I am now reduced to begging, pleading, groveling and anything else that will influence the developers of Lilypond to consider fixing it. For what it's worth, here's my screenshot of the same snippet (Linux64). It's

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Steve Schow
at. > > - Graham > > > ___ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PDF-Problem-tf4114229.htm

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Graham Percival
Steve Schow wrote: Seems to me that lilypond is producing some form of postscript that is not resiliant enough, or portable enough to display well in all viewers and platforms. I repeat: Please search the mailists (user, devel, and possibly bug) for previous discussions about this. If you can

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Steve Schow
> > ___ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PDF-Problem-tf4114229.html#a11699968 Sent from the Gnu

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Valentin Villenave
2007/7/20, Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Because your on-screen PDF viewer lies to you. Particularly on windows. Yes, this is something I noticed. On windows for example, the JPedal viewer which is included in LilyPondTool produces awfuls results ; Adobe is not very good either. I used

Re: PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Graham Percival
Steve Schow wrote: Ok, here's a question. I know this question comes up occasionally. I have been one of the people bringing it up. Why do lilypond PDF's look crappy on-screen, even though they print fine? particularly on windows. Because your on-screen PDF viewer lies to you. Particularl

PDF Problem

2007-07-19 Thread Steve Schow
screen AND print(not including generating PNG files, etc.??? thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PDF-Problem-tf4114229.html#a11699420 Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user