[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: what a discovery
From: |
Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
Re: what a discovery |
Date: |
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 20:17:49 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050929) |
Arie Fokkens wrote:
feathered beaming over barlines, and other unusual notation.
It is a great discovery that your software can just do all this.
thanks!
I have allso some suggestions
During working on a project of a Dutch composer,
(a very complex piece for organ), I found out that
most music fonts were too wide.
I could only fit 2 bars on a A4 oblong sheet of paper.
This was not satisfatory for me.
I have then worked on a font which is much smaller,
based on the fact that many times in handwriting,
a notehead is often not much more than a small forward slash.
So I tilted the notehead more and was then able to make a far
more condensed score without losing readability. I now
use this smaller and narrower font for all my music.
If you're able to compile LilyPond by yourself, can easily achieve this.
Our font definition contains
fet_beginchar ("Quart notehead", "s2");
% used to have 32. With 31, they are slightly bolder.
draw_outside_ellipse (1.49 - puff_up_factor / 3.0, 31, 0.707, 0);
31 is the angle of the notehead. By changing it into eg. 45, you can get
a bigger slant.
See attached.
In the figured bass area, I noticed that the figuring is
below the notes. Together with a musicologist
I developped a font for figured base (for use in Finale),
which is to be used on top of the notes. In fact
this proved to be an easier way to read the figured bass line.
figures can be both above and below. I guess you're referring to the
garamond copy on your homepage?
--
Han-Wen Nienhuys - address@hidden - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen