Re: Music runs off the page (LY version 2.9.9)

[Gilles]

On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:24:53 +1000, Brent Annable wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am not a frequent Lilypond user, and am writing to ask for a 
> (hopefully
> quick) favour here. I hope that's okay.
>
> I wanted to transpose BWV 848 from c-sharp major into d-flat major to 
> make
> it easier for me to read, so I downloaded some old Mutopia engraving 
> files
> from IMSLP and added a simple 'transpose' command. That worked fine, 
> except
> the final bars of the piece now run off the last page. I have 
> attached the
> modified .ly file and PDF.
>
> Frescobaldi gives error messages for the following beaming 
> instructions in
> the engraving file:
>
> #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 1 4 'PianoStaff)
>   #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 1 2 'PianoStaff)
>   #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 3 4 'PianoStaff)
>
> Could that have anything to do with it? My only Lilypond experience 
> has
> been with version 2.14; this file is from 2.9 and the current version 
> is
> 2.18, so I'm at a loss for why it isn't working. I'm hoping someone 
> with a
> better knowledge of the program's history and syntax can help 
> identify the
> problem? I would be very grateful.

Did you run it through "convert-ly"?

Regards,
Gilles

> Many thanks for any help,
>
> Brent Annable.