Re: Frescobaldi and pdf

2013-10-16 Thread Francisco Vila
2013/10/13 Mario Moles mario-mo...@libero.it: Hi! I have a strange message on the log: lilypond 2.17.25 [Inno ComoeniusOrch.ly] in avvio... attenzione: opzione interna sconosciuta: debug-control-points attenzione: opzione interna sconosciuta: debug-voices Elaborazione di and I also

Re: Frescobaldi and pdf

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.10.2013 11:52, schrieb Francisco Vila: 2013/10/13 Mario Moles mario-mo...@libero.it: Hi! I have a strange message on the log: lilypond 2.17.25 [Inno ComoeniusOrch.ly] in avvio... attenzione: opzione interna sconosciuta: debug-control-points attenzione: opzione interna sconosciuta:

Re: Floating markup

2013-10-16 Thread EdBeesley
Thanks for your suggestions guys - I love the use of instrument name, much less hacky than my original solution! Thomas I tried your code in 2.16.2 but still ended up with a big gap between the clef and first note? I used NoteHead.extra-spacing-width because it was the first thing I tried that

ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread Wilbert Berendsen
Dear friends, Frescobaldi 2.0.11 has been released, incorporating many improvements and functionality contributed by other developers. Highlights are musicxml import and configurable debug modes for building PDF previews. See http://lilypondblog.org/2013/10/preview-mode-preview/ for an

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread Janek Warchoł
congratulations! Frescobaldi is the best! 2013/10/16 Wilbert Berendsen i...@wilbertberendsen.nl: Dear friends, Frescobaldi 2.0.11 has been released, incorporating many improvements and functionality contributed by other developers. Highlights are musicxml import and configurable debug

Re: Rests with Stems

2013-10-16 Thread b...@wolfcomposer.com
Just a quick thank you! i went online, this morning, to solve this very problem. Thanks, again! bill On October 15, 2013 at 9:50 AM lilypond-user-requ...@gnu.org wrote: Send lilypond-user mailing list submissions to lilypond-user@gnu.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web,

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread Ralph Palmer
Frescobaldi 2.0.11 has been released, incorporating many improvements and functionality contributed by other developers. Congratulations and many thanks! I started using Frescobaldi because of some difficulties with emacs on my Windows machine; I would not go back. Ralph -- Ralph Palmer

Re: announcement: OpenLilyLib Snippet Repository is open!

2013-10-16 Thread Simon Bailey
hi janek, following wilbert's recent release of frescobaldi 2.0.11, of which the preview debugging features interest me, i was thinking about your repository a bit. i already have a long-standing workflow in place -- of which frescobaldi is not a part -- and i have accumulated a library of

forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all, Consider the following minimal snippet: \version 2.17.13 global = { \repeat unfold 8 { s1 } } notes = \relative c' { R1*4 c1 R1*3 } \score { \new Staff \global \notes } This may seem like a contrived example — and in its minimal state, I suppose it is — but I run into

Re: announcement: OpenLilyLib Snippet Repository is open!

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.10.2013 15:08, schrieb Simon Bailey: hi janek, following wilbert's recent release of frescobaldi 2.0.11, of which the preview debugging features interest me, i was thinking about your repository a bit. i already have a long-standing workflow in place -- of which frescobaldi is not a part

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca writes: Hello all, Consider the following minimal snippet: \version 2.17.13 global = { \repeat unfold 8 { s1 } } notes = \relative c' { R1*4 c1 R1*3 } \score { \new Staff \global \notes } This may seem like a

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread EdBeesley
Wilbert Berendsen-4 wrote Dear friends, Frescobaldi 2.0.11 has been released, incorporating many improvements and functionality contributed by other developers. Highlights are musicxml import and configurable debug modes for building PDF previews. See

use variable in \markup \override

2013-10-16 Thread Mark Knoop
Is there any way to use a variable in a \markup \override? I'm trying to find a way to include the same markup in different scores with different staff sizes, paper sizes, etc. Therefore some distances need to be scaled, including line-width, baseline-skip, etc. For commands such as \vspace, this

Re: use variable in \markup \override

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Mark Knoop m...@opus11.net writes: Is there any way to use a variable in a \markup \override? That has nothing to do with LilyPond, but rather with Scheme. gap = 5 bskip = #'(baseline-skip . 5) ' means: don't evaluate the following expression. When expressions are evaluated, lists and

RE: lilypond-user Digest, Vol 131, Issue 87

2013-10-16 Thread Peter Gentry
Windows Vista and IE9 Nothing happens when I try to download something that comes from s3.amazonaws.com whatever that is. The browser freezes. This GIT stuff seems completely baffling and unhelpful why is it used? I love Frecobaldi but not the download options. Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013

RE: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Peter Gentry
Windows Vista and IE9 Nothing happens when I try to download something that comes from s3.amazonaws.com whatever that is. The browser freezes. This GIT stuff seems completely baffling and unhelpful why is it used? I love Frecobaldi but not the download options. Sorry about last post I

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread Dave Phillips
Greetings, Just adding my noise to the praise chorus. There's lots to like in other LP editors but Frescobaldi is my current favorite. I'm completing my article on LilyPond for the Linux User/Developer magazine, Frescobaldi's all over it. :) I uninstalled the repo version 2.0.0 for Ubuntu

Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Peter Gentry
Using Google Chrome the download works. I dilike Google and all its works but needs must... regards Peter Gentry ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: lilypond-user Digest, Vol 131, Issue 87

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.10.2013 16:06, schrieb Peter Gentry: Windows Vista and IE9 Nothing happens when I try to download something that comes from s3.amazonaws.com whatever that is. The browser freezes. This GIT stuff seems completely baffling and unhelpful why is it used? Simply because that's the

[WISH] about \super and \sub

2013-10-16 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
Dear Developers, Dear List, There is something I found disturbing for years : I think \super and \sub are not properly settled. Here's a little code to show what I'm talking about : % \version 2.17.28 #(set-global-staff-size 30) \markup\column { \line\typewriter { %

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread EdBeesley
EdBeesley wrote Wilbert Berendsen-4 wrote Dear friends, Frescobaldi 2.0.11 has been released, incorporating many improvements and functionality contributed by other developers. Highlights are musicxml import and configurable debug modes for building PDF previews. See

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
- Original Message - From: Peter Gentry peter.gen...@sunscales.co.uk To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 3:18 PM Subject: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 Using Google Chrome the download works. I dilike Google and all its works but needs must... regards Peter

Re: use variable in \markup \override

2013-10-16 Thread Mark Knoop
At 16:03 on 16 Oct 2013, David Kastrup wrote: Mark Knoop m...@opus11.net writes: Is there any way to use a variable in a \markup \override? That has nothing to do with LilyPond, but rather with Scheme. gap = 5 bskip = #'(baseline-skip . 5) ' means: don't evaluate the following expression.

Re: [WISH] about \super and \sub

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Hi Pierre, such requests should be directed to bug-lilyp...@gnu.org (have done it this time). Urs Am 16.10.2013 16:28, schrieb Pierre Perol-Schneider: Dear Developers, Dear List, There is something I found disturbing for years : I think \super and \sub are not properly settled. Here's a

Re: [WISH] about \super and \sub

2013-10-16 Thread Helge Kruse
Shouldn't the characters in a chemical set without italics? You just want to show the expected position of the sub-indexed number. Helge 2013/10/16 Pierre Perol-Schneider pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com Dear Developers, Dear List, There is something I found disturbing for years : I

Re: [WISH] about \super and \sub

2013-10-16 Thread Janek Warchoł
Hi, 2013/10/16 Pierre Perol-Schneider pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com: There is something I found disturbing for years : I think \super and \sub are not properly settled. [] Here's a patch that fixes it: http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3619

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Janek Warchoł
2013/10/16 Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net: In my current work flow, I have a .ly file of functions in a non lilypond directory, which I \include in all of my scores. Is there a way to define a path for include files in Frescobaldi, or do I have to give the full path in the \include

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread Janek Warchoł
2013/10/16 Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca: Question: Is there a way to force the MMRs (in \notes) to combine (in the Staff), despite the fact that the skips (in \global) are broken up? Currently, I'm using a series of tags to work around it, but it is extremely hacky,

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi all, FWIW, i'd like to be able to do this, too. Maybe there's a way for a function (or engraver?) to extract the duration of skip-only music (i.e., uninterrupted by things like \mark or \tempo or \bar) and [re-]combine them? Thanks, Kieren. ___

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
Hi Janek, In my current work flow, I have a .ly file of functions in a non lilypond directory, which I \include in all of my scores. Is there a way to define a path for include files in Frescobaldi, or do I have to give the full path in the \include statement? I included the path in the

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca writes: Hi all, FWIW, i'd like to be able to do this, too. Maybe there's a way for a function (or engraver?) to extract the duration of skip-only music (i.e., uninterrupted by things like \mark or \tempo or \bar) and [re-]combine them? It

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.10.2013 17:39, schrieb Phil Burfitt: Hi Janek, In my current work flow, I have a .ly file of functions in a non lilypond directory, which I \include in all of my scores. Is there a way to define a path for include files in Frescobaldi, or do I have to give the full path in the

Re: [WISH] about \super and \sub

2013-10-16 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
Thank you all, sorry for the wrong list. 2013/10/16 Janek Warchoł janek.lilyp...@gmail.com Hi, 2013/10/16 Pierre Perol-Schneider pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com: There is something I found disturbing for years : I think \super and \sub are not properly settled. [] Here's a patch

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, It would be the job of the engraver for multimeasure rests. Good to know — thanks! However, I have distinct problems imagining what the output of the following should be if one were to combine multimeasure rests: I have no problem seeing the desired (at least by me) output of your

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca writes: Hi David, It would be the job of the engraver for multimeasure rests. Good to know — thanks! However, I have distinct problems imagining what the output of the following should be if one were to combine multimeasure rests: I have no

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.10.2013 17:42, schrieb Urs Liska: Am 16.10.2013 17:39, schrieb Phil Burfitt: Hi Janek, In my current work flow, I have a .ly file of functions in a non lilypond directory, which I \include in all of my scores. Is there a way to define a path for include files in Frescobaldi, or do I

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
Hi Urs, Hi Janek, In my current work flow, I have a .ly file of functions in a non lilypond directory, which I \include in all of my scores. Is there a way to define a path for include files in Frescobaldi, or do I have to give the full path in the \include statement? I included the

Problems downloading Frescobaldi with IE9

2013-10-16 Thread Peter Gentry
I have resoved this issue. The problem was in the Advanced Internet Options. I had checked do not save encrypted pages to disc - clear this and all is well. Does this leave one a bit more open to malicious software though? regards Peter Gentry

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, You did not address the scripts attached to multimeasure rests. Not sure what you mean here — other than the A and the B (both of which I addressed in my modified snippet), what scripts were there in your original snippet? When combining multiple multimeasure rests, you may end up

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca writes: Perhaps equivalently (for 99% of my purposes) would be this rule: Simultaneous skip events should be ignored when compressing MMRs. Is that easier to understand and/or implement? Why do you use s rather than \skip if you don't want

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca writes: Hi David, You did not address the scripts attached to multimeasure rests. Not sure what you mean here — other than the A and the B (both of which I addressed in my modified snippet), what scripts were there in your original snippet?

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, Why do you use s rather than \skip if you don't want to have LilyPond notice events? It's comments (questions) like that which make me feel like there are deep, deep secrets about Lilypond that even I (after more than a decade of heavy Lily-use) have no inkling. =) What's the

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, You attached them to rests different from the original rests. I attached them to moments identical to the original moments — that's all that matters (from a user's perspective). Then we are obviously talking about different things. I find that often happens… =) Use \skip rather

Re: forcing MultiMeasureRests to combine

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca writes: Why do you use s rather than \skip if you don't want to have LilyPond notice events? It's comments (questions) like that which make me feel like there are deep, deep secrets about Lilypond that even I (after more than a decade of heavy

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
Hi Urs, - Original Message - From: Urs Liska u...@openlilylib.org To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 5:15 PM Subject: Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 Am 16.10.2013 17:42, schrieb Urs Liska: Am 16.10.2013 17:39, schrieb Phil Burfitt: Hi Janek, In my current work

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
- Original Message - From: Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net To: Urs Liska u...@openlilylib.org; lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:10 PM Subject: Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 Hi Urs, - Original Message - From: Urs Liska u...@openlilylib.org To:

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net writes: Sorry the last bit should have read.. warning: cannot find file: `-include=C:\Guitar and Lute' fatal error: failed files: -include=C:\\Guitar and Lute weisssuitedminorprelude.ly You are aware that there is a difference between -include and

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread SoundsFromSound
Wilbert, This is awesome news, thank you so much! I've just installed 2.0.11 on my machines here and everything looks great so far. MusicXML the Preview Mode options? Yes! Frescobaldi keeps getting better and better! Ben Wilbert Berendsen-4 wrote Dear friends, Frescobaldi 2.0.11 has been

Re: Problems downloading Frescobaldi with IE9

2013-10-16 Thread SoundsFromSound
Hi Peter, Honestly I don't think you have anything to worry about by leaving that option unchecked (which is the default setting anyway, iirc). Perhaps you enabled it somewhere along the way and left it on...? In a nutshell, all that option does is this: Disk caching saves copies of the

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
- Original Message - From: David Kastrup d...@gnu.org To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net writes: Sorry the last bit should have read.. warning: cannot find file:

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Am 16.10.2013 20:09, schrieb Phil Burfitt: - Original Message - From: David Kastrup d...@gnu.org To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net writes: Sorry the last bit should have read..

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net writes: - Original Message - From: David Kastrup d...@gnu.org To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net writes: Sorry the last bit should have

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread and...@andis59.se
On 2013-10-16 17:23, Janek Warchoł wrote: 2013/10/16 Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net: In my current work flow, I have a .ly file of functions in a non lilypond directory, which I \include in all of my scores. Is there a way to define a path for include files in Frescobaldi, or do I have

Re: Frescobaldi 2.0.11

2013-10-16 Thread and...@andis59.se
On 2013-10-16 20:23, Urs Liska wrote: and...@andis59.se and...@andis59.se schrieb: On 2013-10-16 17:23, Janek Warchoł wrote: 2013/10/16 Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net: In my current work flow, I have a .ly file of functions in a non lilypond directory, which I \include in all

Lilypond command-line --include (was Frescobaldi 2.0.11)

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
David Kastrap wrote The help string is supposed to imply using either -I DIR or --include=DIR Urs Liska wrote But please try again and put your include files in a folder without spaces in the name, e.g. 'C:/guitar-lute' Minimal example... \version 2.17.8 \include functions.ly

RE: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread Daniel Rosen
-Original Message- From: EdBeesley [mailto:edplaysdr...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:30 AM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released EdBeesley wrote Thank you for this release and in general for this amazing program that has

Re: Lilypond command-line --include (was Frescobaldi 2.0.11)

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Hm, I don't if that matters, but I would place the include option _before_ the filename. Otherwise everything looks correct to me. Strange. But it's definitely not a Frescobaldi issue anymore. Best Urs Phil Burfitt phil.burf...@talktalk.net schrieb: David Kastrap wrote The help string is

Re: Lilypond command-line --include (was Frescobaldi 2.0.11)

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Urs Liska u...@openlilylib.org writes: Hm, I don't if that matters, but I would place the include option _before_ the filename. Otherwise everything looks correct to me. Strange. You can specify multiple include paths on the command line (and they will accumulate) and multiple files (and they

Re: Lilypond command-line --include (was Frescobaldi 2.0.11)

2013-10-16 Thread Phil Burfitt
Hi Urs, - Original Message - From: Urs Liska To: Phil Burfitt ; lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:29 PM Subject: Re: Lilypond command-line --include (was Frescobaldi 2.0.11) Hm, I don't if that matters, but I would place the include option _before_

Bracketing part of a BassFigure

2013-10-16 Thread Daniel Rosen
\version 2.17.27 \figures { 6+ [6+] } The above produces #6 [#6]. Is there a way for me to have JUST the sharp symbol in brackets, [#]6? (This exact question was asked on the list a while ago (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general/64125/focus=64139), and the person who asked

Re: Lilypond command-line --include (was Frescobaldi 2.0.11)

2013-10-16 Thread Urs Liska
Wow, that's getting strange ... I don't see any issues with your input and output, so I can't say anything anymore. My next (and last) resort would be to guess about a peculiar installation issue. So the next thing I'd suggest (but maybe someone else still has more to say) is to uninstall

Windows installer update (was: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released)

2013-10-16 Thread Wilbert Berendsen
Friends,  I decided to repost the Windows installer binary (the Frescobaldi Setup.exe) because it had an annoying little bug, where clicking the error messages in the lilypond log didn't work on Windows. If you downloaded the Windows installer today, just do it again to get a completely

RE: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread SoundsFromSound
I didn't uninstall previous versions and v2.0.11 is working OK here on my machine. When I hit Control+E it skips around to each error instance via the log window, as well as if I clicked on the error in the log. Seems OK. I'm on an x64 OS, if that helps. Ben Daniel Rosen wrote -Original

improving whiteout

2013-10-16 Thread Karol Majewski
Here's another example of an ugly output (whiteout.png) \override DynamicText.whiteout = ##t Something has to be done to prevent situations like this. As a workaround I use this solution: --begin-- #(define-public (stencil-with-color stencil color) (ly:make-stencil (list

Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread SoundsFromSound
Wilbert, Just a quick question. Is the padding/spacing around the edge of this window supposed to be so tight to the edge? The check-boxes are just about off the edge and I just wanted to let you know how things looked on Windows 8 (or maybe it's across OS, not sure). Thanks for this release!

RE: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released

2013-10-16 Thread EdBeesley
Daniel Rosen wrote -Original Message- From: EdBeesley [mailto: edplaysdrums@ ] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:30 AM To: lilypond-user@ Subject: Re: ANN: Frescobaldi 2.0.11 released EdBeesley wrote Thank you for this release and in general for this amazing program

Y-extent Problem

2013-10-16 Thread Piaras Hoban
Hi folks,I've been working towards an automatic way to notate what Brian Ferneyhough calls "interruptive polyphony".I've been reasonably successful in terms of implementing the rhythmic aspect of the problem (still some work to do on grace notes). However, at the moment I have to precisely specify

Re: Lyrics to hymn - new user

2013-10-16 Thread Garrett McGilvray
On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:44 PM, Carl Peterson carlopeter...@gmail.com wrote: To your specific issue, what you would do is use skips to get the notes where they need to be. For instance, if you were to define variables outside the score block for the parts, sopVerse = { c' g'4 c' f' c'

Re: improving whiteout

2013-10-16 Thread EdBeesley
karol wrote Here's another example of an ugly output (whiteout.png) \override DynamicText.whiteout = ##t Something has to be done to prevent situations like this. As a workaround I use this solution: --begin-- #(define-public (stencil-with-color stencil color)

Re: improving whiteout

2013-10-16 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Karol, Here's another example of an ugly output (whiteout.png) Something has to be done to prevent situations like this. Looks pretty good — nice work! That being said, this will only really be fixed-fixed-fixed with a strict outline whiteout function. I have offered a bounty for said

Re: Lyrics to hymn - new user

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Garrett McGilvray garrett.mcgilv...@gmail.com writes: truth is that I'm finding that the results are just better and require a lot less fighting to get right, and all that thanks to a community of people who are doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. For myself, I feel entitled to

Re: Lyrics to hymn - new user

2013-10-16 Thread Carl Peterson
On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Garrett McGilvray garrett.mcgilv...@gmail.com wrote: And thanks also to the several who gave their thoughts to whether I should reply to all. This is indeed a very helpful community of people. I'm coming from a background in occasional usage of Finale, and

Re: Lyrics to hymn - new user

2013-10-16 Thread David Kastrup
Carl Peterson carlopeter...@gmail.com writes: With my template system, most hymns take me 1/2 an hour at most, and probably 85% of that is music input, 10% of it is linking the template files together, and 5% of that is fixing input errors. So here is the challenging question: what would be

Re: Lyrics to hymn - new user

2013-10-16 Thread Colin Campbell
On 13-10-16 08:05 PM, David Kastrup wrote: Carl Peterson carlopeter...@gmail.com writes: With my template system, most hymns take me 1/2 an hour at most, and probably 85% of that is music input, 10% of it is linking the template files together, and 5% of that is fixing input errors. So here

Re: Lyrics to hymn - new user

2013-10-16 Thread Garrett McGilvray
On Oct 16, 2013, at 9:05 PM, David Kastrup d...@gnu.org wrote: So here is the challenging question: what would be required to have a hymn typesetter be able to look at the documentation of LilyPond, and start typesetting hymns with the delivered doc and styles within an hour? There are a

Is there a way to split a score across two sheets?

2013-10-16 Thread Ben Beeson
Hi, I use LilyPond for bagpipe music. I find LilyPond and the included bagpipe.ly file to work very well for that task. Thanks! I looked in the documents and in other places online for help and did not find anything on how to split a score across two sheets, so Iam hoping the list can provide