Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-09 Thread David Nalesnik
Gilberto, On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Gilberto Agostinho gilbertohasn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi David, Indeed that exact example is the worst one, but I think that our way of dealing with engraving rules, spacing, etc. should not be conducted by what bother us or not. I really think that

Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hi all, I am not too sure if I do agree with some of the automatic beam position done by LilyPond, and also by the spacing between a time signature and the first note. First, about the beams. Here is a little code showing the problem: beam.ly http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/n153538

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Peter Bjuhr
On 11/08/2013 05:50 PM, Gilberto Agostinho wrote: Hi all, I am not too sure if I do agree with some of the automatic beam position done by LilyPond, and also by the spacing between a time signature and the first note. First, about the beams. Here is a little code showing the problem: beam.ly

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Beam-positions-and-time-signature-spacing-tp153538p153544.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Peter Bjuhr
On 11/08/2013 08:03 PM, Gilberto Agostinho wrote: Hi Peter! Thanks a lot for the scan. I would say that even though she doesn't condemns her example a), she still considers b) as bad and c) as the best compromise. My corrections above are all similar to her example c) I interpret her as

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Janek Warchoł
Hi, 2013/11/8 Gilberto Agostinho gilbertohasn...@gmail.com: Hi Peter! Thanks a lot for the scan. I would say that even though she doesn't condemns her example a), she still considers b) as bad and c) as the best compromise. My corrections above are all similar to her example c) What about

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
on the gaps, I think that this could look bad. My guess is that it would make the notes to appear to float above the staff, and it would make reading more difficult. Regards, Gilberto -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Beam-positions-and-time-signature-spacing

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Janek Warchoł
Hi Gilberto, 2013/11/8 Gilberto Agostinho gilbertohasn...@gmail.com: Hi Janek, I showed him two scores of mine, one with default settings for size, and the had #(set-global-staff-size 18) ok, thanks. I supposed smaller staffsize (such problems are more visible with small sizes). As for

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hi Peter, I will ask him about this, and I will also check some other scores of mine to see if I find these kind of beams. And if it would not be asking you too much, do you know if Gould says something on her book about the distance between clef, key signature, time signature and the first note

Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

2013-11-08 Thread Gilberto Agostinho
Hi Janek, It indeed does not look bad at all! Best, Gilberto -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Beam-positions-and-time-signature-spacing-tp153538p153556.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-05 Thread Werner LEMBERG
/notation/typesetting-mensural-music.html#white-mensural-ligatures »Known issues and warnings: Horizontal spacing of ligatures is poor.« Well, the distance between the clef and the time signature is certainly *not* a ligature, so this warning doesn't fit. Werner

Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-04 Thread Noeck
Am 03.10.2013 21:02, schrieb Werner LEMBERG: Entered as Issue 3598 http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3598: Petrucci clef/time sugnature space too large and copied to the buglist for diligence. It seems kind of known: At least horizontal spacing is mentioned in the docs:

Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-03 Thread Werner LEMBERG
If I say \override Score.TimeSignature.style = #'mensural \override NoteHead.style = #'petrucci \clef petrucci-c3 \time 2/2 c'2 c'4 c'4 I wonder why there is such a large gap between the clef and the time signature. Looks quite unnatural IMHO. Werner inline

Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-03 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 12:42 PM Subject: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue If I say \override Score.TimeSignature.style = #'mensural \override NoteHead.style = #'petrucci \clef

Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-03 Thread Werner LEMBERG
I wonder why there is such a large gap between the clef and the time signature. Looks quite unnatural IMHO. Agreed. I think it's because the time sig is always placed in the same location, and the clef is narrow, so it looks bad. See attached annotated example. Thanks

Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-03 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org To: m...@philholmes.net Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 4:12 PM Subject: Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue I wonder why there is such a large gap between the clef and the time signature

Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-03 Thread Colin Campbell
On 13-10-03 09:44 AM, Phil Holmes wrote: - Original Message - From: Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org To: m...@philholmes.net Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 4:12 PM Subject: Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue I wonder why there is such a large gap

Re: Petrucci clef/time signature spacing issue

2013-10-03 Thread Werner LEMBERG
Entered as Issue 3598 http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3598: Petrucci clef/time sugnature space too large and copied to the buglist for diligence. Thanks! Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Barline after time signature

2013-06-28 Thread Andrew Bernard
Greetings List, The contemporary piece I am setting uses barlines right after every change of time signature, before any notes. I am unable to see how to do this. If I manually place a barline in this location lilypond ignores the instruction. Can this be done? Using version 2.17.20

Re: Barline after time signature

2013-06-28 Thread Janek Warchoł
2013/6/28 Andrew Bernard andrew.bern...@gmail.com: The contemporary piece I am setting uses barlines right after every change of time signature, before any notes. I am unable to see how to do this. If I manually place a barline in this location lilypond ignores the instruction. Can

Re: Barline after time signature

2013-06-28 Thread Urs Liska
Am 28.06.2013 15:10, schrieb Janek Warchoł: 2013/6/28 Andrew Bernard andrew.bern...@gmail.com: The contemporary piece I am setting uses barlines right after every change of time signature, before any notes. I am unable to see how to do this. If I manually place a barline in this location

Re: Barline after time signature

2013-06-28 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
2013/6/28 Andrew Bernard andrew.bern...@gmail.com The contemporary piece I am setting uses barlines right after every change of time signature, before any notes. I am unable to see how to do this. If I manually place a barline in this location lilypond ignores the instruction. Can

Re: Barline after time signature

2013-06-28 Thread Noeck
What I'd try first is _moving_ the time signature with its x-offset. But I don't know if that will lead anywhere. Urs The part of your question involving the shift of the time signature might be solved by something like this: \relative c' { c d e f \override Score.BreakAlignment #'break

split duration when changing time signature

2013-06-05 Thread Stjepan Horvat
is there a way to split duration of long notes when chaning time signature: \time 4/4 c1 to \time 2/4 c2 ~ c2 i'm intrested in the output? -- Nesmotren govori kao da mačem probada, a jezik je mudrih iscjeljenje. Izreke 12:18 ___ lilypond-user

Re: split duration when changing time signature

2013-06-05 Thread Marek Klein
Hello, 2013/6/5 Stjepan Horvat zvanste...@gmail.com is there a way to split duration of long notes when chaning time signature: Yes: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/displaying-rhythms#automatic-note-splitting HTH -- Marek Klein http://gregoriana.sk Gregoriana

Re: split duration when changing time signature

2013-06-05 Thread Richard Shann
On Wed, 2013-06-05 at 10:23 +0200, Stjepan Horvat wrote: is there a way to split duration of long notes when chaning time signature: \time 4/4 c1 to \time 2/4 c2 ~ c2 i'm intrested in the output? There is a command in Denemo to do this, but import from LilyPond into Denemo is still

Re: split duration when changing time signature

2013-06-05 Thread Stjepan Horvat
notes when chaning time signature: \time 4/4 c1 to \time 2/4 c2 ~ c2 i'm intrested in the output? There is a command in Denemo to do this, but import from LilyPond into Denemo is still in a very primitive state, so this is not of interest if you already have spent a lot of time

Re: split duration when changing time signature

2013-06-05 Thread Marek Klein
Hello Stjepan, 2013/6/5 Stjepan Horvat zvanste...@gmail.com Marek, i tryed your sugestion and get warning: rhythmic head is not part of a rhythmic column. do you have any clue? Try to post minimal example demonstrating your problem -- Marek Klein http://gregoriana.sk Gregoriana on

Re: split duration when changing time signature

2013-06-05 Thread Stjepan Horvat
I found the problem. I used \new Staff instead of \new Voice. \version 2.16.2 \new Staff \with { \remove Note_heads_engraver \consists Completion_heads_engraver \remove Rest_engraver \consists Completion_rest_engraver } { \time 2/4 c1 } } On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Marek Klein

Re: split duration when changing time signature

2013-06-05 Thread Thomas Morley
2013/6/5 Stjepan Horvat zvanste...@gmail.com: is there a way to split duration of long notes when chaning time signature: \time 4/4 c1 to \time 2/4 c2 ~ c2 i'm intrested in the output? http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/completion-heads-engraver-within-a-bar-td146640.html#a146648

Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread Andrew Bernard
What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For the contemporary scores that I am setting, the traditional engraved old-fashioned face for time signatures just looks out of place, and, like some other engravers, I am attempting to match a very idiosyncratic

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi Andrew, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Andrew Bernard andrew.bern...@gmail.comwrote: What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For the contemporary scores that I am setting, the traditional engraved old-fashioned face for time signatures just looks out

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
Hi again, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:08 AM, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Andrew, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Andrew Bernard andrew.bern...@gmail.comwrote: What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For the contemporary scores that I am

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Kastrup
David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com writes: Hi Andrew, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Andrew Bernard andrew.bern...@gmail.comwrote: What is the best way to change the font and size of a time signature? For the contemporary scores that I am setting, the traditional engraved old

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
David, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:17 AM, David Kastrup d...@gnu.org wrote: David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com writes: \new Staff { \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print Is that one necessary? Yes--without this line, you'll get the default stencils.

Re: Change time signature font

2013-05-24 Thread David Nalesnik
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:05 AM, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.comwrote: David, On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:17 AM, David Kastrup d...@gnu.org wrote: David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com writes: \new Staff { \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-12 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Werner, why not simply omitting the three middle bar lines, putting rests into the empty space? This should give even more contrast. Not that I like this solution, but it would be creative :-) Creative? Yes. Shows off the awesomeness of Lilypond? Definitely. Ultimately the best choice?

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread Kieren MacMillan
with a time signature change — I easily adapted the engraver and my context defaults to suit. He is thrilled with the result**, and hence so am I. (** He goes so far as to say that this should be the standard notation practice!) Thanks again, Kieren

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread David Kastrup
and slightly thicker still for bar lines concurrent with a time signature change — I easily adapted the engraver and my context defaults to suit. He is thrilled with the result**, and hence so am I. (** He goes so far as to say that this should be the standard notation practice!) 50% grey

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread Janek Warchoł
default as the baseline, and black and slightly thicker still for bar lines concurrent with a time signature change — I easily adapted the engraver and my context defaults to suit. He is thrilled with the result**, and hence so am I. (** He goes so far as to say that this should

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Janek, This reminds me of an idea i had: make stafflines under rests grey, to make it immediately obvious where an instrument is resting (see attached - obviously a bigger example would demonstrate this idea better, but i don' have one). How do you like it? I was considering trying the

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread Werner LEMBERG
This reminds me of an idea i had: make stafflines under rests grey, to make it immediately obvious where an instrument is resting (see attached - obviously a bigger example would demonstrate this idea better, but i don' have one). How do you like it? Well, I don't like it. The contrast is

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Werner, The contrast is not strong enough if you are viewing the image from a greater distance. As it is, it looks irritating to my eye. Agreed — the lighter chosen here is insufficiently light. However, the concept is one I'm interested in exploring. Cheers, Kieren.

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread Janek Warchoł
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: This reminds me of an idea i had: make stafflines under rests grey, to make it immediately obvious where an instrument is resting (see attached - obviously a bigger example would demonstrate this idea better, but i don' have

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-03-11 Thread Werner LEMBERG
The contrast is not strong enough if you are viewing the image from a greater distance. As it is, it looks irritating to my eye. Agreed ― the lighter chosen here is insufficiently light. However, the concept is one I'm interested in exploring. Mhmm. Your suggestion of handling only

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-02-27 Thread Jan-Peter Voigt
Hi Kieren, hi David K., applyContext is good for doing somethind conditionally anywhere in the music stream: cond = ##t mod = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red } \relative c' { c4 e g b \applyContext #(lambda (context) (if cond (ly:context-mod-apply! context mod))) c a f d c1 }

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-02-27 Thread David Kastrup
Jan-Peter Voigt jp.vo...@gmx.de writes: Hi Kieren, hi David K., applyContext is good for doing somethind conditionally anywhere in the music stream: cond = ##t mod = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red } \relative c' { c4 e g b \applyContext #(lambda (context) (if cond

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-02-27 Thread Jan-Peter Voigt
in a context. Yes, OK, my wording is unprecise/incorrect. The thread started with the question of changing the barline on every time signature change. The apply context function is executed only once on the iteration step, it is inserted. The intended engraver shall watch a context-property

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-02-26 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Jan-Peter, I got to thinking about this [awesome!] engraver you whipped up for me… and I realised that there are probably lots of places where someone might want an engraver that says when X then Y where X could be any boolean and Y is one or more context or property changes. How

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-02-26 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca writes: Hi Jan-Peter, I got to thinking about this [awesome!] engraver you whipped up for me… and I realised that there are probably lots of places where someone might want an engraver that says when X then Y where X could be any boolean

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-02-24 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Jan-Peter, I darkly remember a scheme engraver, that did something, whenever a time-sig-schange happens. IIRC it is based on snippet from you David. One might reduce it to the following: This does exactly what I need it to do! For the engraver itself — and also for the fact the conductor

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-10 Thread Paul Morris
On Feb 10, 2013, at 12:22 AM, SoundsFromSound soundsfromso...@gmail.com wrote: Hmm, I think I maybe figured it out. Not 100% sure if it's the most lean, efficient code but this seems to work great for what I want: A solo piano piece with no barlines and no time signature. Looks fine to me

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-10 Thread SoundsFromSound
with no barlines and no time signature. Looks fine to me. As Xavier and David mentioned, probably better to override the stencil instead of removing the engraver: \layout { \context { \Staff \override TimeSignature #'stencil = #point-stencil% = ##f also works

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-10 Thread ivan . k . kuznetsov
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No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread ivan . k . kuznetsov
I need to create musical examples for instruction and many of these ideally would have no bar lines or time signatures. Appended is such an example. (1) the example below is pretty much what I want expect that there is space where the time signature would normally go (I erase the time

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread Xavier Scheuer
where the time signature would normally go (I erase the time signature with \override TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t but the space is still there). How can I get rid of this space? \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f (or remove Time_signature_engraver but I would not use

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread Paul Morris
On Feb 9, 2013, at 6:53 PM, ivan.k.kuznet...@gmail.com wrote: (1) the example below is pretty much what I want expect that there is space where the time signature would normally go (I erase the time signature with \override TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t but the space is still

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread SoundsFromSound
Thank you for posting this - it helped me with an exercise I was making for someone. One question: How would one do this exact thing but for a solo /piano /staff? I can't seem to add the global time signature/no bar lines for a grand staff - it messes it all up. I'm making a mistake somewhere

Re: No time signature or bar lines

2013-02-09 Thread SoundsFromSound
Hmm, I think I maybe figured it out. Not 100% sure if it's the most lean, efficient code but this seems to work great for what I want: A solo piano piece with no barlines and no time signature. \version 2.17.10 \header { % Remove default LilyPond tagline tagline = ##f } global

change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello all! I'm working in Lilypond v2.17.9, and the conductor of my chamber opera (being performed in April) wants the following stylesheet override: the default barline type should be dashed or dotted, but the barline should be solid (i.e., standard) at every time signature change. What's

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: Kieren MacMillan kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca To: Lilypond-User Mailing List lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:56 PM Subject: change barline type with time signature change Hello all! I'm working in Lilypond v2.17.9, and the conductor

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Werner LEMBERG
Suggest he does what I did in conducting class? Use a pen to mark the time signature changes... :-) Hehe, I want to suggest *exactly* the same. What a ridiculous request IMHO... Werner ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Phil, Suggest he does what I did in conducting class? Use a pen to mark the time signature changes... :-) 1. The score already has the time signature changes in large print above the staff. 2. As a composer, I make it a policy not to make such suggestions to conductors who champion my

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Werner, I want to suggest *exactly* the same. What a ridiculous request IMHO… I thought it a bit ridiculous when he first suggested it, but the more I look at it (I fixed it manually in my draft score), the more I believe it may actually be superior to traditional engraving practice, from

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread David Nalesnik
or dotted, but the barline should be solid (i.e., standard) at every time signature change. What's the best way to do this, abstracted of course (because this is the only conductor who has so far requested such a thing). Here's a thread containing a Scheme engraver which might be able

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Werner LEMBERG
I thought it a bit ridiculous when he first suggested it, but the more I look at it (I fixed it manually in my draft score), the more I believe it may actually be superior to traditional engraving practice, from the standpoint of ease of reading (which, after all, is the primary reason for

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Noeck
., standard) at every time signature change. a) Following the manuals: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/internals/barline this would do it for the default bar line in 2.17.9: \layout { \override Score.BarLine #'glyph-name = #! % dashed % \override Score.BarLine #'glyph-name

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Werner, the larger the deviation from standard engraving practice, the more irritating it is to the casual reader (read: musicians who are constantly lacking enough rehearsals). There must be *very* good reasons to not follow the engraving tradition Agreed — for example, the modern (and

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
) For the time signature you would need an extra \override Score.BarLine #'glyph-name = #| Yes: this is essentially what I'm doing currently (in order to get the score done ASAP, as rehearsals on my chamber opera will begin quite soon). There is probably a better solution for b), which does not require

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Noeck
required change is this: \time must be replaced by \customtime Once that is done in the music, it depends only on the \layout block whether you have dashed or solid barlines and before a time signature change, you always have a solid one. \version 2.17.9 \layout { \override Score.BarLine

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Joram, It is still not fully compatible with an unchanged \time command, but perhaps it helps nonetheless. An excellent band-aid solution, which works very well for the time being. Thanks! Kieren. ___ lilypond-user mailing list

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Jim Long
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 04:04:42PM +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote: Suggest he does what I did in conducting class? Use a pen to mark the time signature changes... :-) Hehe, I want to suggest *exactly* the same. What a ridiculous request IMHO... Phil actually had the elegant solution. I

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Kieren MacMillan
? Use a pen to mark the time signature changes... :-) Hehe, I want to suggest *exactly* the same. What a ridiculous request IMHO... Phil actually had the elegant solution. I was going to suggest a bottle of White-Out for all the OTHER bar lines. Jim

Re: change barline type with time signature change

2013-01-22 Thread Jan-Peter Voigt
, and the conductor of my chamber opera (being performed in April) wants the following stylesheet override: the default barline type should be dashed or dotted, but the barline should be solid (i.e., standard) at every time signature change. What's the best way to do this, abstracted of course

Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread Christopher R. Maden
tl;dr: How does one remove a time signature completely (not just transparent) without removing the time signature engraver? I have a song that changes time signature for the chorus (and then back, obviously, for the next verse). In the printed version, I do not want to re-assert the time

Re: Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Christopher, tl;dr: How does one remove a time signature completely (not just transparent) without removing the time signature engraver? I believe this will work: \once \override TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f Hope this helps! Kieren

Re: Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread Christopher R. Maden
On 01/15/2013 03:40 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: tl;dr: How does one remove a time signature completely (not just transparent) without removing the time signature engraver? I believe this will work: \once \override TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f Thanks, Kieren. That doesn’t seem to work

Re: Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Christopher, That doesn’t seem to work You need to specify the context: songGlobalsVerse = { s8 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \time 6/8 s2.*8 \bar || } \score { \songGlobalsVerse } Cheers, Kieren. ___ lilypond-user

Re: Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread james
On Jan 15, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Christopher R. Maden wrote: On 01/15/2013 03:40 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: tl;dr: How does one remove a time signature completely (not just transparent) without removing the time signature engraver? I believe this will work: \once \override TimeSignature

Re: Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread Christopher R. Maden
On 01/15/2013 04:05 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: You need to specify the context: OK... a more complete example is attached. The time signature is invoked in songGlobalsVerse. That’s used in a Staff: songVocals = \new Staff \clef treble { \songGlobalsIntro \repeat volta 6

Re: Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread james
On Jan 15, 2013, at 10:18 PM, Christopher R. Maden wrote: On 01/15/2013 04:05 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote: You need to specify the context: OK... a more complete example is attached. The time signature is invoked in songGlobalsVerse. That’s used in a Staff: songVocals = \new Staff

Re: Removing a time signature only once

2013-01-15 Thread Christopher R. Maden
On 01/15/2013 04:27 PM, james wrote: As previously noted in kieren's email, you need to add Staff. before TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f in order to specify the context that you want the override to take place in. Yes! Thank you, James. I had not properly understood Kieren. This works now.

Re: Custom Time Signature

2012-12-20 Thread Kevin Patrick Barry
Dear Thomas, Thank you for this it works perfectly. I just wish I understood it! Thanks also Eluze even though I couldn't test your suggestion: I am still on the latest stable (roll on 2.18!). Kevin On 20 December 2012 01:58, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.comwrote:

Re: Custom Time Signature

2012-12-20 Thread Eluze
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Custom Time Signature

2012-12-19 Thread Kevin Patrick Barry
Dear LilyPond experts, I would like to display the time signature 4/2 as two struck Cs next to one another (no 'plus' sign), as in the score here: http://petrucci.mus.auth.gr/imglnks/usimg/4/4d/IMSLP39751-PMLP02062-Schubert-Impromptu-Op90No3.pdf The best I can do with \compoundtime is to get

Re: Custom Time Signature

2012-12-19 Thread Eluze
Kevin Patrick Barry wrote Dear LilyPond experts, I would like to display the time signature 4/2 as two struck Cs next to one another (no 'plus' sign), as in the score here: http://petrucci.mus.auth.gr/imglnks/usimg/4/4d/IMSLP39751-PMLP02062-Schubert-Impromptu-Op90No3.pdf the quickest I

Re: Custom Time Signature

2012-12-19 Thread Thomas Morley
2012/12/20 Kevin Patrick Barry barr...@tcd.ie: Dear LilyPond experts, I would like to display the time signature 4/2 as two struck Cs next to one another (no 'plus' sign), Hi, how about: \version 2.16.1 doubledTimeSignature = \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = #(lambda (grob

Re: Bar number and time signature positioning

2012-11-16 Thread Thomas Morley
cue-clef time-signature staff-bar key-cancellation key-signature custos) ;;middle-of-line (left-edge cue-end-clef ambitus breathing-sign clef

Re: Bar number and time signature positioning

2012-11-16 Thread Nathan
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@googlemail.com wrote: 2012/11/15 Nathan when.possi...@gmail.com: [...] 1. How do I position the bar numbers on the second and third lines directly above the bar lines? You have to override BarNumber: 'break-align-symbols and

whole measure, unusual time signature

2012-11-15 Thread Victor Eijkhout
I'm writing a piece in 14/16, and that's not 7/8: it's counted 4+3+3+4 sixteenths. 1. Is there a way to make beaming automatically to 4-3-3-4? 2. If I have a whole measure rest, I find that \times 14/16 {R1} gives a nice simple notation. Now I want a note that is held for a whole measure look

Re: whole measure, unusual time signature

2012-11-15 Thread Federico Bruni
Il 15/11/2012 20:20, Victor Eijkhout ha scritto: I'm writing a piece in 14/16, and that's not 7/8: it's counted 4+3+3+4 sixteenths. 1. Is there a way to make beaming automatically to 4-3-3-4? You find the answer here:

Re: whole measure, unusual time signature

2012-11-15 Thread Federico Bruni
Il 15/11/2012 20:20, Victor Eijkhout ha scritto: 3. I have a part (labeled mastertrack) that is completely empty except for a bunch of \mark\default and \bar .|. thingies, and that I overlay on each part. This has worked fine in the past. However, using \times 14/16 {s1} to get a whole empty

Bar number and time signature positioning

2012-11-15 Thread Nathan
I have two separate questions regarding the following snippet: \new Staff { | \bar |: c'1 \break | \time 3/4 \bar :|: c'2. \break | \bar :|: c'2. \bar :| } 1. How do I position the bar numbers on the second and third lines directly above the bar lines? 2. How do I put the time signatures

Re: whole measure, unusual time signature

2012-11-15 Thread David Kastrup
Victor Eijkhout vic...@eijkhout.net writes: I'm writing a piece in 14/16, and that's not 7/8: it's counted 4+3+3+4 sixteenths. 1. Is there a way to make beaming automatically to 4-3-3-4? Assuming that you have a reasonably recent version (2.16.something), you can just use \time #'(4 3 3 4)

Re: unmetered time signature

2012-11-13 Thread Eluze
Peter O'Doherty-2 wrote In unmetered/ cadenza-style passages one often finds a time signature in the form of an 'X'. could you give a (scanned) example, I don't really see what you mean thanks Eluze -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/unmetered-time

unmetered time signature

2012-11-12 Thread Peter O'Doherty
Hi, In unmetered/ cadenza-style passages one often finds a time signature in the form of an 'X'. I'm sure I've seen this in the lilypond documentation but don't seem to be able to find it. Can anyone point me to the relevant page? Many thanks, Peter

Re: enlarge vertical distance in time signature

2012-10-30 Thread pabuhr
Other than that (same with denom), the code looks fine to me. Works! However, (and there is always a however ;-), the font and font size are not the same as the regular (default) time signature. Is there a a way to grab these two pieces of information from the regular timestamp stencil

Re: enlarge vertical distance in time signature

2012-10-30 Thread David Kastrup
pabuhr pab...@fastmail.fm writes: Other than that (same with denom), the code looks fine to me. Works! However, (and there is always a however ;-), the font and font size are not the same as the regular (default) time signature. \number $(number-string num) -- David Kastrup

Re: enlarge vertical distance in time signature

2012-10-30 Thread Stefan Thomas
Staff shall be a wider time signature. I give you an short example: [...] Hi Stefan, next try: I defined `customTime´ containing all functionality of \time and printing a wider TimeSignature in DrumStaff only. Disadvantage: It has to be used _in_ the DrumStaff or, if used in a global

Re: enlarge vertical distance in time signature

2012-10-29 Thread Thomas Morley
2012/10/29 Stefan Thomas kontrapunktste...@gmail.com: [...] The problem is: I would like to have a score with drumstaff and a normal staff. And only in the normal Staff shall be a wider time signature. I give you an short example: [...] Hi Stefan, next try: I defined `customTime´ containing

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