Re: Edition Engraver question

2018-09-11 Thread Craig Dabelstein
Got it. I understand now. Thanks Keiren! Craig On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 07:51, Kieren MacMillan < kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi Craig, > > > I'm trying to use the EE to add a simple text markup but can't get it to > work. I musn't be referencing the voice correctly. Can anyone give

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread Vaughan McAlley
On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 09:46, H. S. Teoh wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 03:15:48PM -0700, foxfanfare wrote: > [...] > > So I guess there is no solution for my first problem than re-write all > > the nuances and pedal markings with the notes input instead of > > variables if I want to improve

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Simon Albrecht
On 12.09.2018 00:48, Noeck wrote: I guess the wording might be just a bit misleading, but I disagree with that. Yes, LaTeX is good for scientific papers. But that's not because looks don't matter. It's because of the beautiful look of mathematical formulae, the clear and automatic structure of

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread H. S. Teoh
On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 03:09:57PM -0700, foxfanfare wrote: > Simon Albrecht-2 wrote > > Maybe. LaTeX becomes less of a good choice the more you actually > > want to design the visuals. In a scientific paper, looks don’t > > matter at all, it’s only about the content; that’s where LaTeX is > >

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread H. S. Teoh
On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 03:15:48PM -0700, foxfanfare wrote: [...] > So I guess there is no solution for my first problem than re-write all > the nuances and pedal markings with the notes input instead of > variables if I want to improve the audio output? [...] Generally, the way I've been dealing

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread Guy Stalnaker
Not saying this will work because I don't know your code, but can you use polyphonic voices to add the nuances/pedal marking variables (if you're not already using them)? Thinking here that the nuance directives are made a part of the resulting polyphonic music. You can create one score for

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Noeck
Hi, Am 11.09.2018 um 23:53 schrieb Simon Albrecht: > On 11.09.2018 17:50, foxfanfare wrote: >> - Is Latex a good replacement for Word? > > Maybe. LaTeX becomes less of a good choice the more you actually want to > design the visuals. In a scientific paper, looks don’t matter at all, > it’s only

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Urs Liska
Am 12.09.2018 um 00:09 schrieb foxfanfare: Simon Albrecht-2 wrote Maybe. LaTeX becomes less of a good choice the more you actually want to design the visuals. In a scientific paper, looks don’t matter at all, it’s only about the content; that’s where LaTeX is perfect, no doubt. If you’re

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Mr Tim wrote > A friend of mine uses Anvil Studio for midi on Windows. I think they have > a free version, but even the premium is not much. Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately Anvil Studio isn't cross-platform. I should have been more specific, but I'm looking for something which could also work

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Simon Albrecht-2 wrote > Maybe. LaTeX becomes less of a good choice the more you actually want to > design the visuals. In a scientific paper, looks don’t matter at all, > it’s only about the content; that’s where LaTeX is perfect, no doubt. If > you’re going to design a poster, LaTeX is most

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Simon Albrecht
On 11.09.2018 17:50, foxfanfare wrote: - Is Latex a good replacement for Word? Maybe. LaTeX becomes less of a good choice the more you actually want to design the visuals. In a scientific paper, looks don’t matter at all, it’s only about the content; that’s where LaTeX is perfect, no doubt.

Re: Edition Engraver question

2018-09-11 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Craig, > I'm trying to use the EE to add a simple text markup but can't get it to > work. I musn't be referencing the voice correctly. Can anyone give me some > pointers? You’ve made a couple of errors: 1. You need to have DrumVoice in your \consistToContexts list. 2. You need to address

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Aaron Hill wrote > In fact, that is > probably a good strategy for any application you are using that is not > currently cross-platform. Seek out an alternative and start getting > used to it now while you can still use your current setup. > > (Side note: Bear in mind you can start playing

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread David Kastrup
foxfanfare writes: > David Wright wrote >> Judging from your posts here, I'm kind of surprised that you aren't >> already using it, as you would seem to have the aptitude for it. > > Thanks David. But it is not as easy as it seems :) It is quite difficult to > change all your habits, to learn

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread Mr Tim
A friend of mine uses Anvil Studio for midi on Windows. I think they have a free version, but even the premium is not much. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 11, 2018, at 1:06 PM, foxfanfare wrote: > > Karlin High wrote >>> On 9/11/2018 11:05 AM, foxfanfare wrote: >>> 2. What do you do with the

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Aaron Hill
On 2018-09-11 1:07 pm, foxfanfare wrote: Thanks David. But it is not as easy as it seems :) It is quite difficult to change all your habits, to learn everything again, even if I'm convinced about the necessities to do so. There are a number of cross-platform TeX-centric editors out there.

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
David Wright wrote > Judging from your posts here, I'm kind of surprised that you aren't > already using it, as you would seem to have the aptitude for it. Thanks David. But it is not as easy as it seems :) It is quite difficult to change all your habits, to learn everything again, even if I'm

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread David Wright
On Tue 11 Sep 2018 at 13:20:34 (-0400), Kieren MacMillan wrote: > Hi fox, > > > Does this means the PDF is imported in LaTex, a bit like with inDesign? > > Not exactly… It’s included at PDF generation time, a bit like an \include > file in Lilypond. Because both LP and LaTeX are text-sourced,

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread David Wright
On Tue 11 Sep 2018 at 09:11:51 (-0700), foxfanfare wrote: > Malte Meyn-3 wrote > > What do you mean by “manager”? What OS are you using? > > Thanks David & Malte for your first comments. What I meant by manager is a > bit like Frescobaldi is to LilyPond to me! I'm still using Windows but >

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Urs Liska
Am 11. September 2018 19:15:51 MESZ schrieb foxfanfare : >Kieren MacMillan wrote >> A decade ago, I tried to use Lilypond for the whole deal… but soon >found >> out it was not powerful or flexible enough. > >That's interesting! That's also what I fear, but I didn't try yet... > > >Kieren

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi fox, > Does this means the PDF is imported in LaTex, a bit like with inDesign? Not exactly… It’s included at PDF generation time, a bit like an \include file in Lilypond. > Don't you lose some margins precision? Not that I’ve noticed. The file is simply included at full size. > Is it

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Kieren MacMillan wrote > A decade ago, I tried to use Lilypond for the whole deal… but soon found > out it was not powerful or flexible enough. That's interesting! That's also what I fear, but I didn't try yet... Kieren MacMillan wrote > 2. Edit the "wrapper" in LaTeX, with the PDF score

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Karlin High wrote > On 9/11/2018 11:05 AM, foxfanfare wrote: >> 2. What do you do with the default midi file? > > I often convert MIDI to audio formats via VLC Media Player and the > GeneralUser GS soundfonts by S. Christian Collins. Full details here: > >

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi fox, > I'd like now to go a bit further and create the "whole" score, > with all the front and back pages, prefaces, etc. > > I'd like to get your experiences about creating the front page cover for > your scores. What really is your process for doing this. A decade ago, I tried to use

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread Karlin High
On 9/11/2018 11:05 AM, foxfanfare wrote: 2. What do you do with the default midi file? I often convert MIDI to audio formats via VLC Media Player and the GeneralUser GS soundfonts by S. Christian Collins. Full details here:

Re: A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread Rick Kimpel
>From your experience, what would you suggest for this task? >(I'm still talking about open-software). The only FOSS MIDI sequencer I've used is Rosegarden. It was not quite up to the challenge back in the day, but from what I have seen, it has improved quite a lot. Rick

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Malte Meyn-3 wrote > What do you mean by “manager”? What OS are you using? Thanks David & Malte for your first comments. What I meant by manager is a bit like Frescobaldi is to LilyPond to me! I'm still using Windows but probably going to change for Linux soon... -- Sent from:

A Midi question

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Hi all, I'd like to know a bit more about your use of the midi file. First, I use LilyPond for its engraving qualities, nothing else. But still, a good audio output is sometimes very handy. I wonder if the average usage of LP is making PDF only and nothing else, or if I'm missing something big

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread David Kastrup
foxfanfare writes: > All your comments really interest me, but here are some questions I'd also > wish to ask: > > - Is Latex a good replacement for Word? In the same manner as a CNC hand plane (if there is such a thing) is a good replacement for a belt sander. Similar basic purpose, totally

Re: Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread Malte Meyn
Am 11.09.18 um 17:50 schrieb foxfanfare: - Is Latex a good replacement for Word? What manager you'd recommend to use? If you want a replacement similar to MS Word, use LibreOffice instead. But LaTeX is good in another way: It’s text based and WYGIWYM like LilyPond. And there is lyluatex, a

Re: Does the layer property not work across systems?

2018-09-11 Thread David Kastrup
caagr98 caagr98 writes: > That does indeed look a lot prettier, but it gives me an error saying > unexpected \etc. Can \etc deal with markup like that? Current master. I thought that this was already in 2.19.82, to be honest. > So there's no way to get elements from the first system to draw

Cover page

2018-09-11 Thread foxfanfare
Hi all, I've ended the process of re-engraving several of my scores to LilyPond (and I'm still astounded by it, the more I use it, the less I see myself using again Sibelius or buying Dorico...). But I'd like now to go a bit further and create the "whole" score, with all the front and back pages,

Re: Does the layer property not work across systems?

2018-09-11 Thread caagr98 caagr98
That does indeed look a lot prettier, but it gives me an error saying unexpected \etc. Can \etc deal with markup like that? So there's no way to get elements from the first system to draw over the second. Then I guess another option is to modify the volta's stencil to exclude those parts. Is

Re: Does the layer property not work across systems?

2018-09-11 Thread David Kastrup
caagr98 caagr98 writes: > I have a couple of scores with limited space. For readability, I > sometimes draw white outlines around overlapping elements (to cut out > parts of volta brackets or similar). This works fine within the same > system, but in some cases, the overlapping elements (an

Re: [Frescobaldi] convert-ly don't work in 3.0.1 in Windows

2018-09-11 Thread Anders Eriksson
Importing MusicXML also does nothing! Is there a log somewhere, nothing is displayed in the log window... // Anders On 2018-09-11 16:24, Urs Liska wrote: Am 11.09.2018 um 02:06 schrieb Urs Liska: Am 10.09.2018 um 19:07 schrieb Urs Liska: Am 10. September 2018 18:29:32 MESZ schrieb

Re: [Frescobaldi] convert-ly don't work in 3.0.1 in Windows

2018-09-11 Thread Federico Bruni
Il giorno mar 11 set 2018 alle 16:24, Urs Liska ha scritto: One question: IIUC this should not only affect convert-ly, but also importing MusicXML, MIDI or ABC. Could someone check that, please? Yes, just tried to import from MIDI and I got a silent fail.

Re: [Frescobaldi] convert-ly don't work in 3.0.1 in Windows

2018-09-11 Thread Federico Bruni
Il giorno lun 10 set 2018 alle 18:29, Federico Bruni ha scritto: The best fix would be make LilyPond convert-ly work on python3 as well... Fixing the single file may be relatively easier. The problem is porting GUB from python2.4 to python2.7. See this PR 5 year old (2013):

Re: [Frescobaldi] convert-ly don't work in 3.0.1 in Windows

2018-09-11 Thread Federico Bruni
Il giorno mar 11 set 2018 alle 2:06, Urs Liska ha scritto: This is exactly a spot I'm currently working on (how Frescobaldi handles external jobs). I will have a look into how convert-ly is called too. OK, I have put my hands on the code that calls convert-ly

Re: [Frescobaldi] convert-ly don't work in 3.0.1 in Windows

2018-09-11 Thread Urs Liska
Am 11.09.2018 um 02:06 schrieb Urs Liska: Am 10.09.2018 um 19:07 schrieb Urs Liska: Am 10. September 2018 18:29:32 MESZ schrieb Federico Bruni : ... OK, I have put my hands on the code that calls convert-ly

Does the layer property not work across systems?

2018-09-11 Thread caagr98 caagr98
I have a couple of scores with limited space. For readability, I sometimes draw white outlines around overlapping elements (to cut out parts of volta brackets or similar). This works fine within the same system, but in some cases, the overlapping elements (an articulation and a volta bracket) are