Re: [Denemo-devel] Indentation Bug

[Richard Shann]

On Sun, 2016-10-02 at 15:41 +0100, Robert Murdoch wrote:
> Oh, I did mean \layout, not \paper. Sorry for that blunder, that was 
> totally my fault. Okay, sorry for bothering you.

I've fixed the Short Instrument command so that it sets short-indent now
(as always, just an approximate setting, you may need to run Short
Indent anyway).
In builds from tomorrow.

Richard

> 
> 
> On 02/10/2016 15:29, Richard Shann wrote:
> > On Sun, 2016-10-02 at 14:41 +0100, Robert Murdoch wrote:
> >> I thought I wasn't wording it properly. Sorry, I'm using 2.0.12.
> >>
> >> In LilyPond, you can add a "short-indent" command to the \paper block.
> >> "short-indent" indents all systems except the first one, the systems
> >> that are usually marked with abbreviations of instrument names in
> >> engraving e.g. "Pno.", as "indent" indents the first system.
> >>
> >> I typed "short-indent = X" into the prefix box after right-clicking the
> >> indent button above the score.
> > That's interesting - you have evidently got the "Advanced" or low-level
> > edit of the directive to come up. It doesn't do this on my system, but
> > IIRC it should do. The definitive way of getting this low-level editor
> > up is to go to the Score Properties Editor, find the Indent directive
> > and click "Advanced"
> >
> > When I do this I see this in the prefix field:
> >
> > \layout {indent = 50}
> >
> > interestingly this is in a \layout block not a \paper block.
> >
> > You are going about things the right way to edit this, e.g.
> > \layout {indent = 50 short-indent = 20 }
> > could well be good. Or perhaps replace the entire field with
> > \paper  {indent = 50 short-indent = 20 }
> >
> > What you *must* then do is look in the View->LilyPond window where,
> > towards the bottom you will see the syntax being emitted (or
> > File->Export->Export Lilypond and open up the file with Frescobaldi).
> >
> > Only then can you start asking, is this the right thing to do - a
> > question you will easily solve with the LilyPond docs or the
> > lilypond-user mailing list.
> >
> > If you do find some useful syntax, please share it here. It will be easy
> > to add it as a command to Denemo (e.g. the Indent command could ask for
> > a second value for the short-indent field).
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Richard,
> >     By the way, please use the "Reply to All" or "Group Reply" buttons when
> > replying to a mailing list posting, as others will benefit from the
> > reply.
> >
> >> On 02/10/2016 13:59, Richard Shann wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 2016-10-02 at 13:39 +0100, Robert Murdoch wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I think I have found another bug. After inserting the indentation
> >>>> through Score → Typesetter → Print Layout → Indent, I right-click on the
> >>>> indent box above the score (I don't know what else to call it) and add
> >>>> "short-indent = X" (X being a number).
> >>> What version of Denemo are you using?
> >>> What is "short-indent" ???
> >>> The indent command does create a button in the title bar, left-clicking
> >>> it is a quick way of re-running the indent command. That command just
> >>> takes a number, not any text about short-indent...
> >>>
> >>> puzzled ...
> >>>
> >>> Richard
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> It seems to work the first time, but if I want to change either the
> >>>> indentation or short indentation after the initial setting, nothing
> >>>> happens on the preview page.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm sorry if this sounds confusing.
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >
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