Slur and acciaccatura in chords

2014-10-27 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hello all! Up until now I have never really dealt with chords using slurs and acciaccatura. I can't seem to get it to goto the proper note easily. When I do there is little to no consistency between how it looks in reference to the rest of the score. ie. it looks like I had to alter it. Any help

RE:Slur and acciaccatura in chords

2014-10-27 Thread Stephen MacNeil
well I think this is the best I can do \version 2.18.2 \relative c'{ \time 6/8 { \voiceOne \stemUp \tweak Flag.transparent ##t e g8}\\{\voiceTwo \slurDown \stemUp \shape #'((0.2 . 0) (0 . 0) (0 . 0) (0 . 0.3)) Slur \override Slur.positions = #'(0 . 0) \acciaccatura d'8 c e, g b e g c} | }

Re:Slur and acciaccatura in chords

2014-10-28 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hi Abraham and Rale, thanks for the reply. As a classical guitarist I can say the function that Abraham mentions (Can slurs be made to start/end on arbitrary chord notes?), would be ideal. perhaps a work around on the tie function. Something like this would also work. I think. \acciaccatura d'8 c

Re:tie and slur problem

2014-10-28 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Good pint Urs however that only works for outside notes, also I wanted the direction to be opposite the stem as in traditional classical guitar. So it doesn't work. also what happens when the slur is to a note in the middle? as in the examples I just sent. here is a quick example

Re:tie and slur problem

2014-10-28 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Sorry Urs I thought that was to me as the tittle is similar. my apologies ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

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2014-10-28 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I understand that however you still can not control what note it goes to. \slashedGrace b8_( e, a c4 ) How would I indicate to have the slur attach to the 'a' note? And, until there is a better solution, you may have to tweak the shape of the slur to go to the correct note (say you wanted to

RE:Slur and acciaccatura in chords

2014-10-29 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hi Abraham, Thanks for all the help. I do like your code it works really nice. As for the voices And just so you know, the { ... }\\{ ... } implicitly applies \voiceOne and \voiceTwo, so those are unnecessary. I did realize that however i read a post somewhere saying that if you explicitly

RE:Slur and acciaccatura in chords

2014-10-31 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hi Abraham thanks for your help Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re:Lilypond 2.16 and 2.18 incompatibility for \relative

2014-11-05 Thread Stephen MacNeil
As already said 'sed' is your friend. Also I always keep my binaries eg. lilypond-2.16.2-1.linux-x86.sh for just such reasons. I just install in another path. And use it on files I was working on prior to the upgrade. I believe they can be found here. http://lilypond.org/ftp/binaries/linux-x86/

RE:Vertically centering refrain lyrics?

2014-11-06 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I play with that stuff now and then, although not my main thing. Anyway this was my solution Stephen \version 2.18.2 \header { title = Whiskey in the Jar copyright =©Stephen MacNeil 2014 } source = piece = tagline = global = { \key c \major \time 4/4 } \paper { top-margin = #5

RE:strange phenomenon from guitar bends snippet Vol 145 issue 124

2015-02-17 Thread Stephen MacNeil
it was pointed out that i posted the modifications of the old definitions.ily. I think the only changes since then have been aesthetics -- and mainly to the tab portion of which, in this case since it's gone makes no difference. anyway here is the new file with the changes. modified version of

RE:strange phenomenon from guitar bends snippet Vol 145 issue 124

2015-02-16 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I noticed in a past post Vol 145 issue 124 you were trying to remove tab from the guitar bends. Anyway I don't ever use tab myself and modified the ily file so there is no tab. if you still need it or find it helpful here it is. Let me know if it was helpful or if you found a better solution.

RE:How to increase the distance between systems?

2015-02-18 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Do mean like this ? \version 2.18.2 \paper { system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #25 } \score { \new StaffGroup \new Staff { c'1 e'1 \break g'1 b'1 } \new Staff { d'1 f'1 \break a'1 c''1 } \layout { indent = #0 ragged-right = ##t %\override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup

#(set-global-staff-size 40)

2015-01-31 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I would like to increase the staff however when i change #(set-global-staff-size 40) my tagline gets bigger. How can i overcome this? thanks ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

draw-line

2015-03-14 Thread Stephen MacNeil
can I curve a line? \draw-line #'(1 . 1) Thanks Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: musicxml2ly

2015-03-19 Thread Stephen MacNeil
for f in *.xml Craig On Fri, 20 Mar 2015 at 06:58 Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: if you use linux you can do for i in ... ; do ; done ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman

RE:Shorten hairpin

2015-03-19 Thread Stephen MacNeil
or \override Hairpin.minimum-length = #5 lol so \relative c'' { \once \override Hairpin.X-offset = #1.35 b c8\ q q q\! \once \override TextScript.layer = #2 \once\override TextScript.staff-padding = #3.4 b c8 _\markup \with-dimensions #'(2 . 7) #'(0 . 0)\with-color #white \filled-box

RE: Shorten hairpin

2015-03-19 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Does this work for you? \version 2.18.2 \relative c'' { b c8\ q q q\!b c8 q q q } \relative c'' { \once \override Hairpin.X-offset = #1.35 \override Hairpin.minimum-length = #5 b c8\ q q q\! \once \override TextScript.layer = #2 \once\override TextScript.staff-padding = #3.4

RE: Shorten hairpin

2015-03-19 Thread Stephen MacNeil
actually you don't need \once\override TextScript.vertical-skylines = #'() so \relative c'' { \once \override Hairpin.X-offset = #1.35 \override Hairpin.minimum-length = #5 b c8\ q q q\! \once \override TextScript.layer = #2 \once\override TextScript.staff-padding = #3.4 b c8 _\markup

Re: Shorten hairpin

2015-03-19 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Yes it was a hack, however this might look better and in a dynamics part it should work stephen \relative c'' { b c8 q q q } \new Dynamics { \once \override Hairpin.X-offset = #1.35 % \override Hairpin.after-line-breaking = #shorten-hairpin s4.*89/90\ s\! } On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at

RE:musicxml2ly

2015-03-19 Thread Stephen MacNeil
if you use linux you can do for i in ... ; do ; done ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Copying metronome marks to multiple \StaffGroup's

2015-03-11 Thread Stephen MacNeil
You could always do a markup ? tpo = \markup { {\bold Allegro \hspace #1 \concat { \lower #.25 ( \small \raise #.25 \note #4 #UP } \hspace #.5 { = 90 \raise #.5 \musicglyph #scripts.tenuto\concat{ 120\bold )}} } } \relative c' { \clef treble \key c \major \time 4/4 \tempo Allegro 4 = 90

RE:Stem length at a fixed height

2015-03-05 Thread Stephen MacNeil
How is this \version 2.18.2 myMusic = \transpose c c, { \key ees\major \tag myStaff { ees8 ees16 f f f aes8~ aes4 aes8 g16 f } % = here's a workaround, using brackets, but gives warnings: \tag myTab { ees8 ees16 f f f aes8~ aes4 aes8 g16 f } } \score { \new StaffGroup \new Staff

Some things that make life easy for me

2015-03-11 Thread Stephen MacNeil
These are some basic hacks that make my life easier. Lots are borrowed and modified for guitar, or what I needed it for. Things could be better I know. Just Thought I would share some things I tend to use. http://www.mglessons.com/lilypond/guitar-current-example.pdf

Re: Beam subdivision

2015-03-10 Thread Stephen MacNeil
\version 2.18.2 \relative c'' { % this should be all you need % if you use \once you can aply it any time \once \set subdivideBeams = ##t \set baseMoment = #(ly:make-moment 1/20) \tuplet 5/4 { % no square brackets needed e,32 c' bes e d bes' g d' d, aes' } % without \tuplet 5/4 {

Re: Some things that make life easy for me

2015-03-11 Thread Stephen MacNeil
wow that Is great. thanks very much. Stephen Thanks for sharing your work. Regarding the tuplet bracket/slur Harm did a remarkable tool here: http://www.lilypondforum.de/index.php?topic=1658.0 With the settings I'm using it goes : \version 2.18.2 printTupletBow = { %% Use slur-stencil

RE:building pairs in music functions

2015-03-13 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Is this the idea? \version 2.18.2 rotateBracket = #(define-music-function (parser location input) (pair?) #{ \once \override HorizontalBracket.bracket-flare = $input #}) \relative { \rotateBracket #'(2 . 4) b\startGroup b\stopGroup } \layout { \context { \Voice \consists

Re:Tweak Down causes extra space

2015-03-12 Thread Stephen MacNeil
How is this \version 2.18.2 \language english daCapo = { %\once %\override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #RIGHT \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #0 \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = #begin-of-line-invisible \tweak direction

RE: rest placement in multi-voice piano staff

2015-03-24 Thread Stephen MacNeil
you can specify a placement for the rest by indicating a note\rest. in this case i used g8\rest hope that helps stephen \include english.ly pianoVoiceOne = \relative c' { fs b d2 f c' } pianoVoiceTwo = \relative c' { s1 } pianoVoiceThree = \relative c' { \stemDown g8\rest a fs [ d ]

string variable for markup

2015-03-30 Thread Stephen MacNeil
how would i get the input string to attach to a markup? eg \version 2.18.2 acdy = \markup \pad-markup #.5 \halign #-1.3 { \combine \draw-line #'($str . .5) \draw-line #'($str . -.5) } The idea is to be able to assign a length $str thanks Stephen

Re: string variable for markup

2015-03-31 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Thanks for putting on the path Mark! This is my solution thus far to a sizable hairpin for accent dynamics acdy = #(define-music-function (parser location str) (number?) #{ -\markup { \pad-markup #.5 \halign #-1.2 \combine \draw-line #`(,str . 0.7) \draw-line #`(,str . -0.7) } #} )

RE:Padding inside \bracket markup?

2015-03-31 Thread Stephen MacNeil
what about \override Score.TextScript.padding = #3 or \override Score.TextScript.Y-offset = #-3 Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

change notehead side

2015-04-01 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I would like to change the notehead side -- I would prefer it default however a workaround is cool too. I noticed you can do it with dotted \override Staff.NoteCollision.prefer-dotted-right = ##f however I would like to do it with none dotted - something like \override

markup of a group of eighth notes

2015-02-27 Thread Stephen MacNeil
how would i do this with the flags attached? \markup {\halign #-11 \raise #.6 \note #8 #UP \raise #.6 \note #8 #UP \raise #.6 \note #8 #UP \raise #.6 \note #8 #UP } thanks Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Moving a markup

2015-02-26 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Both suggestions worked for me. I tend to put things in a separate file as definitions/variables etc. I just like it clean to see what I am doing (especially in large scores). Like %% \version 2.18.2 pos = \markup \concat { \large \bold { Un poco Pi \char ##x00F9 lento, }

Dynamics with Capitals

2015-03-04 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hey I have been doing dynamics with capitals like \version 2.18.2 \relative c'{ g-24_\markup{ \halign #1.3 \lower #4 \italic \fontsize #1 \bold FF} bes-4\4_\markup {\concat \halign #.8 {\dynamic m \italic \fontsize #1 \bold F}} c d bes4 d f a_\markup \halign #0 {\concat {\dynamic s \italic

RE: Ex Book

2015-03-04 Thread Stephen MacNeil
like this? \version 2.18.2 \header { title = Bass riffs opus = tagline = } % font \paper { #(set-paper-size letter) top-margin = #5 bottom-margin = #8 ragged-last-bottom = ##t print-all-headers = ##f % system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #25 oddFooterMarkup = \markup {

RE:Right brace problem

2015-02-23 Thread Stephen MacNeil
like this? \version 2.18.2 \header { title = Whiskey in the Jar subtitle = composer = instrument = % arranger = opus = style = Folk copyright = ©Stephen MacNeil 2014 source = piece = tagline = } global = { \key c \major \time 4/4 } \paper { % page-count = 1 top

accent diminuendo

2015-03-27 Thread Stephen MacNeil
when composers wanted to create an accent (before the notated accent symbol) they used diminuendo over just one note. this however in Performing practice leaves the question did they mean an accented note or a note that quickly diminishes, or perhaps both. as performance practice becomes more

Re: accent diminuendo

2015-03-27 Thread Stephen MacNeil
it in two different ways: once as an articulation, once as a dynamic script. You also see the line-widths of my long-accent-markup and the default hairpin in comparison. HTH, Simon Am 27.03.2015 um 19:03 schrieb Stephen MacNeil: when composers wanted to create an accent (before the notated accent

Re: PDF portfolio of 2.19.17 docs

2015-03-18 Thread Stephen MacNeil
it did not work Just an ADD :) so I converted it to ps -- works perfect (no links) then converted it back to pdf (works 100% links and all!!!) that being said I have no idea what it should look like but to me it's perfect! cheers Stephen ___

rendered pdf files

2015-03-23 Thread Stephen MacNeil
the files when i compiled on my linux box render a more compressed look then those on my friends windows? same file both have 2.18.2 why? ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

curved line following HorizontalBracket and bendafter

2015-04-26 Thread Stephen MacNeil
2 questions 1. if i draw a line how can i make it so it always moves to the upper/lower portion onto a specific part of the staff regardless of were it starts c or c' or c'' etc 2. i modified HorizontalBracket and bendafter so how do I make that line/curve follow the distance of the

Re: What is the problem with \relative? (Was: Do we really offer the future?)

2015-04-26 Thread Stephen MacNeil
it looks like you shortened \transpose not \relative but i like it I may use it thanks Stephen octave = #(define-music-function (parser location octaves music) (integer? ly:music?) (_i Raise or lower @var{music} by a nubmer of @var{octaves}.) (make-music 'TransposedMusic 'element

Re: Putting text IN the staff

2015-04-26 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hi Wol, i think turning off outside-staff-priority only affects outside the staff and will not bring it in the staff. use.. \relative c'' { % first number is right left second is up down \override TextScript.extra-offset = #'(0 . -4) c d c d c1^hello r2 c2 } HTH stephen

RE:Roman Numeral placement

2015-04-21 Thread Stephen MacNeil
actually if i like I = ^\markup \raise #2 \pad-around #.2 \halign #-2 \concat{\italic {I \lower #.5 \super 7}} ii = etc. then add roman = { \I s1 \ii s1 \iii s1 ... } then in each just add \roman fmajortreble = { \keychangevisual \key f \major \break \roman f a c e1 g bes d f1 a

RE:Roman Numeral placement

2015-04-21 Thread Stephen MacNeil
add something like this at top I = ^\markup \pad-around #1 \halign #-2 \concat{\italic {I \lower #.5 \pad-around #.2 \super 7}} ii = ^\markup \pad-markup #1 \halign #-2 \concat{\italic {ii \lower #.5 \pad-around #.2 \super 7}} iii = ^\markup \pad-markup #1 \halign #-2 \concat{\italic {iii

Re: Roman Numeral placement

2015-04-21 Thread Stephen MacNeil
– I attach a much cleaner version (attaching is preferrable since nothing may be messed up on the way). HTH, Simon Am 21.04.2015 um 23:13 schrieb Stephen MacNeil: here you go CUT \version 2.18.2 \header { title = Root Position 7th Chords composer = Lance James

RE:Roman Numeral placement

2015-04-21 Thread Stephen MacNeil
here you go CUT \version 2.18.2 \header { title = Root Position 7th Chords composer = Lance James } harmonies = \chordmode { c1:maj7 d:m7 e:m7 f:maj7 g:7 a:m7 b:m7.5- \break f1:maj7 g:m7 a:m7 bes:maj7 c:7 d:m7 e:m7.5- \break bes1:maj7 c:m7 d:m7 ees:maj7 f:7 g:m7 a:m7.5- \break

Re: Roman Numeral placement

2015-04-22 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Harm , Thomas Morley and others I like to follow the discussions even if I don't understand/need something because I usually learn a lot and sometimes even adapt some ideas or code into something I can use later. In this thread I was amazed that the scheme created could interpret the chords!!! I

Re: Roman Numeral placement

2015-04-22 Thread Stephen MacNeil
...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Stephen, On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: Harm , Thomas Morley and others I like to follow the discussions even if I don't understand/need something because I usually learn a lot and sometimes even adapt some ideas or code

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2015-04-24 Thread Stephen MacNeil
i thought i sent you something showing how to move it anyway not sure where you want it, but do it like this HTH Stephen VS.ly Description: Binary data ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Guitar: Bend-release-bend

2015-04-24 Thread Stephen MacNeil
for! Thanks a lot man! On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 3:50 AM, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: like this ? \bendOn \bendGrace e8(f8)(e8) (g4~)g2 | \bendOff \bendOn e8 (f)(e)(g~) g2 \bendOff if not have an example? %% cut \version 2.18.2 \include

Re:Fixing overlapping notation

2015-04-24 Thread Stephen MacNeil
sorry forgot the subject stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

RE:Guitar: Bend-release-bend

2015-04-24 Thread Stephen MacNeil
like this ? \bendOn \bendGrace e8(f8)(e8) (g4~)g2 | \bendOff \bendOn e8 (f)(e)(g~) g2 \bendOff if not have an example? %% cut \version 2.18.2 \include definitions.ily \paper { indent = 0 } \layout { \context { \Staff \override StringNumber #'stencil = ##f \override

RE:odd behavior with acciaccatura in 1st position

2015-04-24 Thread Stephen MacNeil
remove global Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Do we really offer the future?

2015-04-22 Thread Stephen MacNeil
well you need to 1. remove the space with sed, so music % 1 becomes %1 also I added a at the end so it wouldn't get confused ie. %1 will also remove %10 %100 etc 2. since you used it after measure one sed can only delete measures after -- so 2 on you could just input %1x in the files where you

Re: Roman Numeral placement

2015-04-22 Thread Stephen MacNeil
22, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@gmail.com wrote: 2015-04-22 19:24 GMT+02:00 Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com: Harm , Thomas Morley and others I like to follow the discussions even if I don't understand/need something because I usually learn a lot and sometimes even

Re: Do we really offer the future?

2015-04-22 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hey Calixte what a great idea it made me think. what about sed? Or have a script/feature/tool that automatically counts measures : it would be able to put bar numbers in comment, and with another script we could say delete/comment/whatever measure n to m anyway I tried a few examples and used

Re:Do we really offer the future?

2015-04-20 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Well after reading many responses to this question I thought I would give my own. I think first one must answer Why do publishers use other programs? Who submits to publishers? Why do users use other programs? Why do publishers use other programs? Obviously there was typesetting before

RE:auto force accidentals

2015-04-20 Thread Stephen MacNeil
take a look here http://fritz.rmi.de/dokumentation/lilypond/Documentation/user/lilypond/Automatic-accidentals.html HTH Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Slur and tie

2015-04-21 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Urs and Joram not sure about how you intend this excerpt to be personal etc. However in the past composers often indicated ideas through different ways - different groups of sixteen notes etc. to show phrasing, articulation etc. again i don't know the piece or the context so a rule of thumb is

Line

2015-04-28 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I have line as a markup.. every time the spacing changes I have to adjust the line. is there a way for it to follow (till the end) of the the note region? Thanks Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Line

2015-04-28 Thread Stephen MacNeil
own? Thanks Stephen On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:59 AM, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Stephen, On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: I have line as a markup.. every time the spacing changes I have to adjust the line

variable in scheme

2015-04-28 Thread Stephen MacNeil
is this correct? (#'(,num)) (#'(,str)) thanks Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Guitar Tab Quarter Tone Bends

2015-05-02 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I don't use tab but a friend asked how he could do it. So I came up with this. It allows you to at least print 1/4 3/4 tone bends. Anyway it's just a band aid to the problem. But hey it works. I just did a test nothing more. No real stuff... never will I don't use tab. if you want the file i

Re: Guitar Tab Quarter Tone Bends

2015-05-02 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hi Marc Yes, please! Is it based on bend.ily, or did you wrote it from scratch? IIRC, 1/4 bends were possible in bend.ily ... It uses definitions.ily which I believe is based on bend.ily i think. Great work by the way! And yes quarter tones are possibly however It dies if the tab is printed.

Re: Guitar Tab Quarter Tone Bends

2015-05-02 Thread Stephen MacNeil
/openlilylib/openlilylib/tree/master/notation-snippets/guitar-string-bending There I used slurs to fake bends – still not optimal, but at least lilypond calculates the arrows automatically. Cheers, Marc Am 02.05.2015 um 15:14 schrieb Stephen MacNeil: here Stephen

Thumb in fret-diagram

2015-05-02 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Quick question how does one put a thumb in the fret-diagram fingering? apparently it was added 4 years ago but i can't seem to figure it out. I thought I could change mute string but it doesn't go below... that i can figure. My markup is \fret-diagram #6-1;5-3-3;4-3-4;3-2-2;2-1-1;1-o; Also i

Re:Guitar Tab Quarter Tone Bends

2015-05-03 Thread Stephen MacNeil
just a side note quarter tone bends work without the tab using definitions_No-Tab.ly it seems it's the tab that messes it up -- hence the need for the Qt_BendDef. Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Thumb in fret-diagram

2015-05-04 Thread Stephen MacNeil
)) http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/input/regression/dd/lily-caf6e8f6.ly (the “P” is not printed) hth patrick On 03.05.2015, at 17:35, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Harm Thanks for the reply This is the code and version \version 2.18.2 \markup \fill-line { \concat

Re: variable in scheme

2015-04-29 Thread Stephen MacNeil
-freiburg.de wrote: Am Mittwoch, 29. April 2015 07:21 CEST, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com schrieb: is this correct? What's the intent? (#'(,num)) (#'(,str)) No, commas (',') are only allowed within a backquoted form. Cheers, RalfD thanks Stephen

Re: Thumb in fret-diagram

2015-05-05 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hi patrick, This is the workaround I used to create fret-diagrams with a thumb. http://mglessons.com/lilypond/fret-diagram.ly http://mglessons.com/lilypond/fret-diagram.pdf HTH Stephen %% cut #(define-public (stack-stencil-overlay stencils) Recursive function to add stencils together

Re: Thumb in fret-diagram

2015-05-05 Thread Stephen MacNeil
No problem, hope it does what you need. Stephen On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:13 AM, pls p.l.schm...@gmx.de wrote: Thanks! On 05.05.2015, at 14:21, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: Hi patrick, This is the workaround I used to create fret-diagrams with a thumb. http

RE:Thumb in fret-diagram

2015-05-03 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I found a way to do it. http://mglessons.com/lilypond/Score2.pdf but as I said i think this was added 4 years ago so if anyone has a proper (faster way) that would be great. Thanks Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

Re: Thumb in fret-diagram

2015-05-03 Thread Stephen MacNeil
... however no go. Thanks Stephen On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@gmail.com wrote: 2015-05-03 16:26 GMT+02:00 Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com: I found a way to do it. http://mglessons.com/lilypond/Score2.pdf but as I said i think this was added 4 years

Re: repeated _\markup{} at same distance from staff...?

2015-05-07 Thread Stephen MacNeil
override the default offset, but turn off completely the following of the music ? Paul On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 12:46 AM, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: Hey paul if the markup is all on one it takes only one staff padding. What i mean is each markup is based off of what

RE:Precise markup position

2015-05-06 Thread Stephen MacNeil
the overlay on the lsr will do this. can't remember where it is but I have it here so ... play with translate to position I put them on top off one another so you can see it's use. %% #(define-public (stack-stencil-overlay stencils)

Re: Guitar Tab Quarter Tone Bends

2015-05-03 Thread Stephen MacNeil
it in this list I may add a link in github wiki to offer a workaround for quarter tone bends. Thanks Federico Il giorno sab 2 mag 2015 alle 19:24, Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de ha scritto: Am 02.05.2015 um 15:12 schrieb Stephen MacNeil: Hi Marc Yes, please! Is it based on bend.ily, or did you

Re: Guitar Tab Quarter Tone Bends

2015-05-03 Thread Stephen MacNeil
here if people are interested -- i posted this before .. anyway here is a link to use definitions.ily without tab called definitions_No-Tab.ly (forgot ily in the name just rename it you you wish) http://mglessons.com/lilypond/example_No-Tab.pdf http://mglessons.com/lilypond/example_No-Tab.ly

Re: Thumb in fret-diagram

2015-05-04 Thread Stephen MacNeil
thanks again Stephen On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: I do have a workaround if needed for 2.19.. I created it when i couldn't get it to work thanks again Stephen On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:06 PM, pls p.l.schm...@gmx.de wrote: Yes, it stills

Re: woff svg

2015-05-09 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Thanks I will keep a watch on it. Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: woff svg

2015-05-09 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Thanks Abraham I did go with png Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

line in png

2015-05-10 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I was wondering why when I have a line attached to a stencil - Maybe others (only tried this so far) - the png does not show the line but the pdf does. Further if i convert the pdf to png i can see the line. the following two examples illustrate this behavior. my command for the png is lilypond

Re: repeated _\markup{} at same distance from staff...?

2015-05-08 Thread Stephen MacNeil
/notation/techniques-specific-to-lyrics -- Phil Holmes - Original Message - *From:* B~M viola1...@gmail.com *To:* Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com *Cc:* Lilypond-User Mailing List lilypond-user@gnu.org *Sent:* Thursday, May 07, 2015 10:55 PM *Subject:* Re: repeated _\markup

woff svg

2015-05-07 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I made a script a while ago that prints single or multiple pages to jpg or pdf and those I can easily include on a web page however, woff svg (which i know nothing about) comes out without the font? what i mean is the staff shows but there are boxes where the notes go. So my question is how do i

Re: repeated _\markup{} at same distance from staff...?

2015-05-07 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hey paul if the markup is all on one it takes only one staff padding. What i mean is each markup is based off of what you attach it to. so a trick I do is put them in one markup then all you need to do is center under each with halign. here is an example Also i am not sure why you wanted Vb ...

Re: How many lilypond users are there?

2015-05-12 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hey Andrew I use LFS -- have for years. I HATE binary distros especially ubuntu and it's variants. That said i know several (as a guitarist) sites with forums that discuss lilypond - and the users are never here. As well I personally know users that - again are not here. so really there is no way

Re: opinions?

2015-05-16 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Thanks Luca I will give it a try! Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

opinions?

2015-05-15 Thread Stephen MacNeil
i have made a function (because i hate the way lily handles the slur/acciaccatura - for guitar anyway). Now I have 2. one is the original slur as sloppy and mangled in her age as she is, i still find it very romantic looking. on the other hand, number two is very clean, but I am not sure it goes

Re: opinions?

2015-05-15 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Luca I agree and thanks. I made a change that keeps the natural slur. My original thought problem is the inconsistency when it is drawn above or below ... and this varies on stem direction as well. In guitar music with all voices on a single clef this gets quite cramped. Hence my idea of just

Re: opinions?

2015-05-18 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Luca Thanks for the help. I couldn't get minimum-length to do anything, however I was able to solve the problem using a modified version of shapeSlur (is that the predecessor of shape?) in conjunction with other things, Stephen On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Stephen MacNeil classicalja

Re: opinions?

2015-05-18 Thread Stephen MacNeil
, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Stephen MacNeil classicalja...@gmail.com wrote: Luca Thanks for the help. I couldn't get minimum-length to do anything, however I was able to solve the problem using a modified version of shapeSlur

Re: opinions?

2015-05-15 Thread Stephen MacNeil
fo your kind attention! Luca On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Luca Rossetto Casel luca.rosse...@email.it wrote: Il 15/05/2015 17:33, Stephen MacNeil ha scritto: anyway number 3 is using the natural slur drawn by lilypond. http://mglessons.com/lilypond/chordSlur3.pdf Dear Stephen

RE:Introducing some 'path' drawing tools

2015-04-15 Thread Stephen MacNeil
wow very nice work pierre!! Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: (hypothetical) Availability of LilyPond engravers

2015-04-16 Thread Stephen MacNeil
Hello Urs, Me as well Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

RE:Bad extent estimation causing too much vertical spacing

2015-04-16 Thread Stephen MacNeil
in that example i would use \paper { system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #20 } Stephen ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Replacing TupletBracket with Slur

2015-04-16 Thread Stephen MacNeil
you can tweak it more -- it's adapted from what i use I also use tupslurU when i need them on top tupslurD = { \override TupletBracket.stencil = #ly:slur::print \override TupletBracket.direction = #DOWN \override TupletBracket.thickness = #3 \override TupletBracket.positions = #'(-4 . -3.5)

guide / shift finger

2015-04-03 Thread Stephen MacNeil
i just redid my guide finger if anyone is interested \version 2.18.2 5 #(define (fingering-event? m) (and (ly:music? m) (music-is-of-type? m 'fingering-event))) gf = #(define-event-function (parser location num str fingering) (number? number? fingering-event?) (let*

Shortening hairpins

2015-04-08 Thread Stephen MacNeil
I needed a solution as well and wrote this. I find for my needs it works wonders. acdy = #(define-music-function (parser location str) (number?) #{ -\markup { \halign #-1.2 \combine \draw-line #`(,str . 0.7) \draw-line #`(,str . -0.7) } #} ) \relative c' { c ^\acdy #-4 c

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