(was) Some drum notation questions - (now) problem with noteheads in doc?

[James]

On 4 January 2012 18:55, James <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On 4 January 2012 18:32, Vaylor Trucks <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I have been using lilypond for years for my own projects and have recently
>> introduced it to a friend of mine.  He is a drum instructor and has been 
>> reading
>> drum notation for many years.  He's pointed out some things that are
>> non-standard about the way lilypond handles some drum notation tasks.  Most 
>> of
>> these I have been able to correct using a #(define block.  There are, 
>> however,
>> some things I have not yet been able to crack.
>>
>> First, for hi-hat, the notation for open and closed are correct, but for the
>> half-open he would like to appear exactly like the open hi-hat notation, 
>> except
>> the "o" above the stem of the note needs to have a single slash through it.
>>
>> Also, the note head for a China cymbal he notes by having a standard cross 
>> note
>> head, but with a box around it.
>>
>> Can anyone point me in the right direction for making these changes?
>
> I have no experience of doing this but you might want to start here
>
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/modifying-stencils
>
> The percussion notes are all here:
>
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/percussion-notes

I've just noticed that most of the note heads on

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/percussion-notes

here are semibreves insetad of I assume lots of crosses and circles etc.

The PDF from 2.15.22 also show this.

Can someone verify this?

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James