Re: [Denemo-devel] Strange things in Denemo

[Nils Gey]

In general: Please send us your console output when Denemo starts. 

> * no number insertions
Go to Composerprofile: More -> OpOne (or two, three...). Click on it. If a note 
appears something is wrong with the keybindings. If not you have a different 
problem. If "OpOne" is not there, you have a different problem, too. Please 
report.

> * the "+" key does not sharpen in this mode, but does so in arranger mode.
I don't understand this. Arranger has "Add", the keyname, and Composer has 
"Add", and additionaly "Plus" which is the reported key for something, maybe a 
different language code, I forgot.
The key is that both use the same key.

> * no playback here either.
Edit -> Change Preferecens -> Audio/Midi. 
Midi/Audio-Output: InternalSynth
Audio Driver: Alsa.
This is the default setting.


I suspect a different problem. Not Denemo runtime but install / file system 
related.
Console output will show more.

Nils


On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:21:52 -0500 (EST)
Bric <address@hidden> wrote:

> I finally compiled denemo today, both the git (from a few hours ago) and the
> denemo_0.8.22.orig.tar.gz source ball. 
>  
> The resulting apps behave strangely (in my newbie perception)
>  
> But before I elaborate on the strangeness, a note about dependencies: Even
> though I appear to have installed all the dependencies with "sudo apt-get
> build-dep denemo" and then by apt-get'ting a couple additional packages which
> ./configure complained about, my subsequent dpkg installation (after removing
> the said local builds) still produces dependency errors. These errors actually
> cripple my apt functionality system-wide, making all apt-get installations 
> fail
> due to unmet dependencies. This problem does not go away until a "sudo apt-get
> install -f" purge, which involves purging (removing) the denemo deb package
> altogether(!). See the deb package install errors below. However, again, the
> source compile appears to succeed with no errors -- dependency or otherwise.
>  
> Back to the compiled denemo versions -- the 0.8.22 tarball and the current git
> (which currently self-identifies as "0.8.23"):
>  
> --------------------------
> Observations running denemo locally compiled from the 0.8.22 source tarball:
> (in Composer mode (profile))
>  
> * number insertion didn't work, but on another opening (upon reinstallation), 
> it
> worked. 
>  
> * The W and S keys don't work, to move pitch up and down.
>  
> * The minus (-) key flattens the pitch and writes the symbol. The plus (+) key
> does not sharpen. (So far this never worked in "Composer" -- I included this 
> in
> my (forthcoming) list of bugs and observations).  The sharp addition does work
> in arranger mode.
>  
> * Can't play back existing file (that played (sounded) with the dep package
> denemo).
>  
> --------------------------
> Observations running git denemo (0.8.23):
>  
> (By the way, to install the current git head AFTER installing the previously
> mentioned 0.8.22 tar ball, I had to delete the
> /usr/local/share/denemo/actions/menus/ObjectMenu/ directory because, 
> apparently,
> there was some significant directory/file structure rewrite between the two
> versions that produces a "cp" error of (can't overwrite directory with a
> non-directory) (is this deliberate restructure or a rewrite?)
>  
> Again, in Composer mode (profile) ---'
> * no number insertions
>  
> * the "+" key does not sharpen in this mode, but does so in arranger mode.
>  
> * no playback here either.
>  
> -----------------------------
> obviously, my testing is skimpy, as I am just learning my way around the app
>  
> ------------------------------
> dpkg install error:
>  
> $ sudo dpkg -i denemo_0.8.22-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
> Selecting previously deselected package denemo.
> (Reading database ... 271337 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking denemo (from denemo_0.8.22-0ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of denemo:
> denemo depends on libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.21.6); however:
> Package libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 is not installed.
> denemo depends on libjack-jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.5~dfsg-14) | libjack-0.116; 
> however:
> Package libjack-jackd2-0 is not installed.
> Package libjack-0.116 is not installed.
> denemo depends on libportaudio2 (>= 19+svn20100220); however:
> Version of libportaudio2 on system is 19+svn20090620-0ubuntu2.
> dpkg: error processing denemo (--install):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Processing triggers for man-db ...
> Processing triggers for fontconfig ...
> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
> Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
> Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
> Processing triggers for python-support ...
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> denemo
>  
> -----------------------------
>  
> I also have to say again that denemo seems to be a superb app, with impressive
> features now and more ambitious ones in the making. Just to pick one: I am
> particularly impressed by the ability to insert MIDI directives of tempo 
> changes
> and even have the option to either set the quarter note or a DOTTED quarter 
> note
> to a particular duration, in the middle of a score. Bravo!  
>  
> That said, the playback still needs lots of tweaking; but then, playback seems
> to be a gratuitous extrathat is, at least initially, and not the main thrust 
> of
> the application (the thrust seems to be the transcribing and visually rending
> scores)
>  
> thanks again; and I am extremely looking forward to working with denemo!
>  
> 
> On January 9, 2011 at 5:02 PM Nils Gey <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, this is known (to me) and quite new.
> >
> > Post the list of bugs here, but make it brief and short (for your own save 
> > of
> > time!).
> > We ourselves know many of the bugs, in the public bugtracker or in our 
> > private
> > notes.
> > So don't explain too much, make a list with just a few words and I'll tell 
> > you
> > what is unknown and needs more explanation.
> >
> >
> > Nils
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 15:04:30 -0500 (EST)
> > Bric <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > > In the version I downloaded yesterday (0.8.22), I assigned MIDI voices
> > > > (program)
> > > > to my five staves, and heard the correct midi rendering for each
> > > > instrument.
> > > >  Until I closed and reopened my file. After that, except for the one
> > > > percussion
> > > > staff, they all sound like the default piano (program 0?), and I haven't
> > > > found
> > > > a
> > > > way to correct this.  The previously assigned various instruments APPEAR
> > > > TO BE
> > > > THERE STILL, in the settings (Staff/Voices -> Staff Properties -> MIDI);
> > > > however, they are not rendered as such, on playback.
> > > >  
> > >  
> > > I closed and reopened the file a couple more times, and the instruments 
> > > were
> > > being rendered correctly again. 
> > >  
> > > (I assume the bug is still there and will recur; i'll try to reproduce it
> > > and
> > > report more specific circumstances that trigger it)
> > >  
> > >  
> > >
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