Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-26 Thread Susan Buckingham
I use the handbell damp symbol from the Finale percussion font, which is a double circle with a large plus symbol overlaid where the arms of the plus extend beyond the two circles. _\markup { \fontsize #+4 \override #' (font-name . "Finale Percussion") { 3 } } On 25 April 2018 at 23:11,

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Karlin High
On 4/25/2018 9:55 PM, Shane Brandes wrote: Is this a tomayto vs. tomahto problem? Is there really a discrete difference? or is it just diiferent fonts making it look different? Dunno. Google found some MuseScore people discussing it back in 2014. Of

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Shane Brandes
Is this a tomayto vs. tomahto problem? Is there really a discrete difference? or is it just diiferent fonts making it look different? regards, Shane On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 2:35 PM, Malte Meyn wrote: > > > Am 25.04.2018 um 18:06 schrieb Kieren MacMillan: >>> >>> Where is

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Malte Meyn
Am 25.04.2018 um 18:06 schrieb Kieren MacMillan: Where is the difference to a coda sign? I believe the preferred symbol is different from a coda sign (more circular, and less calligraphic), but in recent years [with computer engraving] people have simply substituted the coda sign. Elaine

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Trevor Bača
Hi Pierre (and Karim, and David), Thanks very much: these are great. Exactly what I was looking for! Trevor. On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Karim Haddad wrote: > This is great ! > Thanx again Pierre for your tips and valuable help ! > > best > K > > On Wed, Apr 25,

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Karim Haddad
This is great ! Thanx again Pierre for your tips and valuable help ! best K On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 07:21:37PM +0200, Pierre Perol-Schneider wrote: > Yes Karim, or even : > > % > \version "2.19.81" > > \markup > %% do not use 'fontsize > \scale #'(5 . 5) > { > \combine \bold "O" >

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
Yes Karim, or even : % \version "2.19.81" \markup %% do not use 'fontsize \scale #'(5 . 5) { \combine \bold "O" \path #0.2 #'((moveto -.4 .8)(lineto 2.2 .8) (closepath) (moveto .9 -.5)(lineto .9 2.1)) } However, AFAIK, harpists also use the pedal sign (\musicglyph

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Karim Haddad
For what it's worth i have a solution that i used, because like you i don't want to use the coda sign. So i used a markup : damp = \markup{ \center-column { {\override #'(thickness . 1.8) \combine \draw-line #'(-1.5 . 0) \combine \draw-line #'(0 . -1.5) \combine \draw-line #'(0 .

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David (and Trevor), > Where is the difference to a coda sign? I believe the preferred symbol is different from a coda sign (more circular, and less calligraphic), but in recent years [with computer engraving] people have simply substituted the coda sign. Hope that helps, Kieren.

Re: Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread David Kastrup
Trevor Bača writes: > Hi, > > Is there a "damp string(s)" symbol somewhere in Feta (or elsewhere), as > used in harp writing: > > > > > (Image from > http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotation/manual/damping-techniques/damp-all-strings > .) Where is the difference to a coda

Do we have a "damp" symbol?

2018-04-25 Thread Trevor Bača
Hi, Is there a "damp string(s)" symbol somewhere in Feta (or elsewhere), as used in harp writing: (Image from http://sites.siba.fi/web/harpnotation/manual/damping-techniques/damp-all-strings .) Trevor. -- Trevor Bača www.trevorbaca.com soundcloud.com/trevorbaca