Re: Hello! Complicated newbie questions!

[Mats Bengtsson]

Quoting Arthur Dyck <address@hidden>:

> I'm on a steep learning curve also, and the list has been great.  There are a
> couple of other things you can do.  Download the manual onto your machine and
> then do word searches for what you are trying to do.  For example, if you do
> a search for "transparent", you 'll find ways to make bars, notes and stems
> transparent, among other things.

I hope you have realized that there is an index to the manual.

> Another thing I have been doing is finding templates wherever I can and then
> using or adapting them.  People will often send you a template if you tell
> them what you are trying to do.  Another good place to look is
> www.mutopiaproject.org.  There you'll find lots of different styles of music
> with both the pdf and .ly files.

Don't forget the LSR, linked from lilypond.org -> Documentation. Most
of these examples are also included in the Tips and Tricks and 
Regression Tests document.

> Finally, don't forget about Google.  It will often take you straight to list
> archives regarding your search.
>
> You sound really excited about Lilypond, as are we all.  But you might get
> more responses if you split up your questions into separate emails with their
> own subject line.

I answer some of the previously unanswered ones below.

> Regards
>
> Arthur
>
> On Friday 04 November 2005 03:12 pm, Markian Hlynka wrote:
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I just discovered lilypond the other day, and I can't stop playing
> > with it. I have all sorts of questions, and I'm hoping maybe some
> > people here might be able to point me in the right direction.
> >
> > First, here are the simple questions:
> >
> > 3. What about putting parentheses around a note in the score ie (o)

There is an example in the Regression Test.

> > 4. One other simple one. I'm sure I saw somewhere in the
> > documentation a way to extend lines, something like
> > \header{
> >      composer = "Mozart " \\
> >                  \line "the child prodigy"
> > }
> >
> > or something like that. But, now I can't find it any more!

Just use a \markup{...}. Read about the text markup features in the manual.

> > 6. I'm trying to understand how to format a choral score. Of
> > particular interest is how the words get attached etc.I looked at the
> > examples in section 3 of the manual, but that's not quite what I
> > want. So far, I've settled on this:
> >
> > \score
> > {
> >      \context ChoirStaff
> >      <<
> >          \context Staff = bari
> >          <<
> >              \clef bass
> >              \mainvoice
> >
> >
> >          \context Lyrics = bari \mainwords
> >
> >          \context Staff = bass
> >          <<
> >              \clef bass
> >              \secondvoice
> >
> >
> >
> > }
> >
> > Am I doing this right? Among the things I don't understand are how/
> > when the names apply (bari), and where the lyrics get stuck. In my
> > example, if I move my \context Lyrics line below the second staff,
> > the words print there as well. Yet, in the manual clearly the words
> > are tied to the staff explicitly?

It seems that you have missed the \lyricsto feature which tells which 
lyrics line should be aligned with wich music. This should also answer
the next question. Read in section "The Lyrics Context" for more information.

> > 7. Finally (for now), I'm having trouble aligning lyrics to music. I
> > have this:
> > mainvoice = \relative c
> > {
> >      \key a \minor
> >
> >      \repeat volta 2
> >      {
> >          \partial 8*3
> >          e8 a8.  [ b16] c2~c8 b16 a gis8. a16 b2 r8
> >      }
> > }
> >
> > mainwords = \lyricmode{ one -- two -- three -- four five six }
> >
> > So, the end of sylable four should align with c2~c8.. It does, but
> > "five" is also under the c2, not under the subsequent b16 where it
> > belongs. I've tried adding _ and __ and even _ __, but there doesn't
> > seem to be any effect. Am I doing something wrong? Same problem in
> > English and Cyrillic.
> >
> > Greatly appreciate any help people can give me. This is a very cool
> > program, and I'd very much like to use it more!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Markian
> >
> > PS: System: Mac OS X 10.4.2, Lilypond version 2.6.4-1, also using
> > lilypad preview 2-1
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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