Re: lilypond in LyX 6.1
>From your post is not wuite clear if you managed to include your .ly file
>automatically in LyX by simply selecting it in "External Material"
If yes, you would be asking to get rid of the pag-size problem.
Well, I've (almost) done it! (Thanks to a old post I found googling)
You just need your .ly files correctly called by LyX.
You just have to add this code to your .ly file:
\header{
copyright = ""
tagline = ""}
as well as
\paper{ragged-right=##t}
(or ragged-last=##t if the excerpt is longer than 1 line)
The resulting pdf or png or ps (don't know which is the auto temporary file, I
simply don't care) is clipped in its heigth, but not in its width (I'm working
on this).
You can use it in in-line text with proper scaling but this may require some
manual clipping (in the Lyx external file option tab) to cut some white space
in the right side.
Also you may require to quit the indent space of the 1st line in the .ly file,
by setting it to zero.
If you use the fragment in a paragraph or in some box, you also may need to
manage some clipping, expecially if the fragment is longer. If you need a big
fragment which spread along more than one page, I still can't help you
effectively.
I think it would be too difficoult to have the clip-invoking option of Lilypond
work with LyX, but perhaps you can manage the problem of splitting your music
by producing two or more supplemental .ly file which just "quote" only the x
line of the master .ly file, and input them one after the other with lyx,
expecting LyX to change page when there's no more space. I read about quoting
somewhere in the lily docs, but can't remember where.
You may also set some Lilypond layout properties (including the mentioned
\header or \paper properties) by default so each example match scaling and
width/heigth of your LaTeX document class. I use Komascript book and I will try
write this code for me.
Let me know if this work and if there're some issue cause I want to use
Lilypond this way too.
Piero
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Re: lilypond in LyX 6.1
To Jamie: I'm trying to work with Lilypond too. It seems that what we're trying to do is almost impossible without lilypond-book (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/LilyPond_002dbook#LilyPond_002dbook) which "wrap" your document preprocessing it and converting to graphics your lilypond examples before TeX compiling. But this is not implemented in LyX, you have to do it manually, and I can't help with this (I use some more wrappers so I think it simply won't work with me). If you still want to use normal lilypond examples, stay tuned, I'm trying find a solution. In the meantime, you can produce a output .png or small .pdf or .eps of the very first system of a .ly file with the "--preview" option (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Invoking-lilypond#Invoking-lilypond) (I think the "--no-page" option still doesn't work in the latest Lilypond version) and loading the resulting mylilypondfile.preview.png image in your text. Check http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Extracting-fragments-of-notation#Extracting-fragments-of-notation for a tool to roughly clip your music. Another solution is using musixTeX, but this is MUCH harder than Lilypond, and have to be considered twice before beginning using it. write me if you have more technical questions (or help as well!). you're welcome Piero p.s. I use windows XP P.P.S. Use package harmony if you want to include just musical sybols such notes, very simple rhythms, tempo markings etc. directly IN your text without pentagram. _ "Condividi e organizza le tue immagini con Windows Live Foto. " http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/photos.aspx
lilypond in LyX 6.1
Hi, I am trying to insert a lilypond file with Insert>File>External Material>LilyPond in a LyX 6.1 doc. It seems to need an .eps or .ps doc as a conversion from the .ly lilypond file. I can import a pdf but that's not workable because it does a whole page. I'm using TexShop on a Mac if that's pertinent. Does anyone know how I can do this since it's been a listed feature for while? Seems to need some info in Preferences - File Formats for the LilyPond Music item. thanks much, jamie faunt
