Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-07-03 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello, all! I propose using the rendered Examples section of the documentation (now empty) to post a series of AllAbouts, prepared by users, each being an in-depth example of a narrow set of features [...] Well, my little project is now finally over -- well, at least the *premiere* is over,

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-07-03 Thread Graham Percival
Kieren MacMillan wrote: So, where am I needed? I can start on some AllAbouts, or whatever. Just say the word! In a few days the technical backend should be ready, but start looking at the tricks and tips examples. Some of them are broken, others may have been made obsolete by recent

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-29 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Why not look at all the full examples available at mutopia (http://www.mutopiaproject.org/) ? The general principles of setting up files for a score plus instrumental parts is described in an example in the Tutorial. /Mats Charles Cave wrote: Graham, I think this is a FANTASTIC suggestion

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-29 Thread Graham Percival
Charles Cave wrote: I think this is a FANTASTIC suggestion and I am willing to contribute some examples. Great! We're still working out some technical issues, but rest assured that I'll let you know when it's ready. I am really struggling to learn enough about Lilypond to create a simple

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-28 Thread Charles Cave
Graham, I think this is a FANTASTIC suggestion and I am willing to contribute some examples. I am really struggling to learn enough about Lilypond to create a simple cello + piano accompaniment score. The resulting output would be the cello part, and the piano part. The Lilypond has a lot of

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-26 Thread Fairchild
, June 25, 2006 5:26 PM To: 'Sebastiano Vigna' Cc: 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: RE: AllAbout Examples I believe the port problem was caused by using \char in a \markup. - Bruce -Original Message- From: Sebastiano Vigna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-26 Thread Mats Bengtsson
] On Behalf Of Fairchild Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 5:26 PM To: 'Sebastiano Vigna' Cc: 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: RE: AllAbout Examples I believe the port problem was caused by using \char in a \markup. - Bruce -Original Message- From: Sebastiano Vigna [mailto

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-26 Thread Fairchild
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fairchild Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 5:26 PM To: 'Sebastiano Vigna' Cc: 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: RE: AllAbout Examples I believe the port problem was caused by using \char in a \markup. - Bruce -Original Message- From: Sebastiano Vigna

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-26 Thread Mats Bengtsson
, 2006 6:21 AM To: Fairchild Cc: 'Sebastiano Vigna'; 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: Re: AllAbout Examples See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2005-09/msg00373.html and http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2005-11/msg00277.html for some information. In general

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Quoting Trevor Bača [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ... error: Incorrect lilypond version: 2.4.6 (2.7.38, 2.9.9) error: Consider updating the input with the convert-ly script warning: deprecated function called: ly:set-point-and-click ERROR: Unbound variable: def-music-function ... which must be because the

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Werner LEMBERG
If you haven't heard about convert-ly, look it up in the manual. BTW, I'm not happy about the name `convert-ly', for various reasons. What about `ly-convert'? Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Graham Percival
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:37:34 +0200 (CEST) Werner LEMBERG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you haven't heard about convert-ly, look it up in the manual. BTW, I'm not happy about the name `convert-ly', for various reasons. What about `ly-convert'? If we're changing the name, what about ly-update

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Werner LEMBERG
What about `ly-convert'? If we're changing the name, what about ly-update ? This is fine with me, as long as it starts with `ly-'. Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Fairchild
, June 24, 2006 8:42 PM To: Fairchild Cc: 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: Re: AllAbout Examples On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:38:43 -0500 Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems that LSR won't accept 2.4.6. I've made enquiries about LSR (I think it's still on 2.6), but we cannot accept anything

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Mats Bengtsson
Quoting Graham Percival [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:37:08 -0500 Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... that haven't made the cut for Tips and Tricks or Regression Tests. Actually, currently LSR is a mish-mash of lots of small things. I think it includes some examples from

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Fairchild
Back to LSR posting. Since my AllAbout was not acceptable, tried a smaller thing thought to be version insensitive. LSR didn't like the \version 2.4.6 line, so deleted it. LSR demanded \version 2.8.4 then complained cryptically about a port problem. Submitted a trivial file; LSR flips out of

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Sebastiano Vigna
On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 17:05 -0500, Fairchild wrote: Back to LSR posting. Since my AllAbout was not acceptable, tried a smaller thing thought to be version insensitive. LSR didn't like the \version 2.4.6 line, so deleted The current version is 2.8.4, now it's also state in the Contributing

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Fairchild
But see http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/ -Original Message- From: Mats Bengtsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:06 PM To: Graham Percival Cc: Fairchild; 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: Re: AllAbout Examples Quoting Graham Percival [EMAIL

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-25 Thread Fairchild
I believe the port problem was caused by using \char in a \markup. - Bruce -Original Message- From: Sebastiano Vigna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 5:21 PM To: Fairchild Cc: 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: RE: AllAbout Examples On Sun

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-24 Thread Fairchild
. - Bruce -Original Message- From: Graham Percival [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 12:48 AM To: Fairchild Cc: 'Kieren MacMillan'; 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: Re: AllAbout Examples On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:34:43 -0500 Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-24 Thread Fairchild
24, 2006 11:37 AM To: 'Graham Percival' Cc: 'lilypond-user Mailinglist' Subject: RE: AllAbout Examples snip AllAboutAlternateScaling.ly is attached, a work in progress but maybe useful enough to post as is. I'll try uploading to LSR. snip

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-24 Thread Trevor Bača
On 6/24/06, Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Graham - AllAbout examples usually will be much larger than the LSR entries and too big for the manual. Think about an AllAbout that displays all font sets, one to demonstrate vertical layout options for a multipage score, one showing lots of ways

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-24 Thread Fairchild
Subject: Re: AllAbout Examples On 6/24/06, Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Graham - AllAbout examples usually will be much larger than the LSR entries and too big for the manual. Think about an AllAbout that displays all font sets, one to demonstrate vertical layout options

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-24 Thread Graham Percival
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:38:43 -0500 Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems that LSR won't accept 2.4.6. I've made enquiries about LSR (I think it's still on 2.6), but we cannot accept anything into the docs if it requires 2.4. I remember that you had some problems with 2.6; do they still

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-24 Thread Graham Percival
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:37:08 -0500 Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The LSR entries seem to be short things They're mostly short, but it can have long things as well. that haven't made the cut for Tips and Tricks or Regression Tests. Actually, currently LSR is a mish-mash of lots of small

RE: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-23 Thread Anthony Youngman
I've started writing something on noteheads. This seems to be where it would fit in perfectly. (I probably ought to add stems and rests to it, but that can wait :-) I do feel something like this would be useful. As you say, we currently have the User Manual (great for getting started) and the

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-23 Thread Graham Percival
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:34:43 -0500 Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, based in my own experience and many postings on lilypond-user@gnu.org, I perceive a need for information that falls between content of tutorial and reference documentation -- more detailed than the tutorial

Re: AllAbout Examples

2006-06-22 Thread Shamus
However, based in my own experience and many postings on lilypond-user@gnu.org, I perceive a need for information that falls between content of tutorial and reference documentation -- more detailed than the tutorial material and less cryptic than the internals reference. I completely agree.