Re: glissandi control

[Donald J. Stewart]

That's exactly what I did. I really only wanted to edit the button I made that 
had an error in it, but clicked this instead!

On Friday, September 8, 2023 12:23:06 AM PDT Richard Shann wrote:
> On Thu, 2023-09-07 at 19:21 +0100, Richard Shann wrote:
> > On Thu, 2023-09-07 at 09:31 -0700, Donald J. Stewart wrote:
> > > Thanks Richard!
> > > 
> > > Now I need to correctly add a button. My first attempt was a
> > > failure
> > > which was
> > > compounded when I deleted
> > 
> > I may be wrong, 
> 
> Hmm, it seems I *am* wrong: I see that "Edit this Palette" has an
> option "Destroy all Palettes"; pretty crazy as it if you want such a
> command it should be in View->Palettes. But you can probably resurrect
> your palettes from an earlier version of Denemo you have run: you would
> copy the file
> 
> ~/.denemo-x.y.z/actions/palettes.xml
> 
> (where "~" means your home directory and x.y.z is an older Denemo
> version you have previously used)
> 
> to the corresponding place in your current version
> ~/.denemo-2.6.26/actions/palettes.xml assuming you have the latest
> version.
> 
> HTH 
> Richard
> 
> > but I don't think you can *delete* palettes, they are
> > just not showing. You should be able to resurrect them with a command
> > e.g.
> > 
> > Command: Select a Palette to Show
> > Offers the available palettes to un-hide.
> > Location: Main Menu ▶ View ▶ Palettes
> > Internal Name: ChoosePalette
> > 
> > and other in that menu
> > HTH
> > Richard
> > 
> > >  all palettes.
> > > 
> > > On Thursday, September 7, 2023 12:55:22 AM PDT Richard Shann wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2023-09-06 at 16:15 -0700, Donald J. Stewart wrote:
> > > > > I have inserted the proper command in Lilypond using
> > > > > Frescobaldi,
> > > > > which is:
> > > > > 
> > > > > glissandoSkipOn = {
> > > > >   \override NoteColumn.glissando-skip = ##t
> > > > >   \hide NoteHead
> > > > >   \override NoteHead.no-ledgers = ##t
> > > > > }
> > > > > 
> > > > > glissandoSkipOff = {
> > > > >   \revert NoteColumn.glissando-skip
> > > > >   \undo \hide NoteHead
> > > > >   \revert NoteHead.no-ledgers
> > > > > }
> > > > > Is it possible to input this in Denemo?
> > > > 
> > > > Yes, you use the command:
> > > > 
> > > > Command: LilyPond Definition
> > > > Create a definition at the head of the LilyPond output. This can
> > > > then
> > > > be referenced in the music. See LilyPond documentation.
> > > > Location: Object Menu ▶ Score
> > > > Internal Name: LilyPondDefinition
> > > > 
> > > > to define the two variables glissandoSkipOn/Off
> > > > then in the music use
> > > > 
> > > > Command: Insert Lilypond
> > > > Insert or edit a directive in the LilyPond music typesetting
> > > > language.
> > > > This can be used for extra spacing, transposing or almost
> > > > anything.
> > > > See
> > > > LilyPond documentation for ideas.
> > > > Location: Object Menu ▶ Directives
> > > > Internal Name: InsertStandaloneDirective
> > > > 
> > > > to insert \glissandoSkipOn/Off as needed. You can create buttons
> > > > or
> > > > menu commands to invoke these as usual.
> > > > 
> > > > HTH
> > > > 
> > > > Richard
> > > > 
> > > > >  My guess is this should be somewhere in the Score block.
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Friday, September 1, 2023 12:38:41 AM PDT Richard Shann
> > > > > 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, 2023-08-31 at 09:51 -0700, Donald J. Stewart wrote:
> > > > > > > I would like to control the glissandi as they should point
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > one
> > > > > > > note
> > > > > > > directly to another.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Well, that is what the command
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Command: Glissando
> > > > > > Inserts a glissando (portamento, slide), a line joining the
> > > > > > notehead of
> > > > > > this and the next note. You may need to displace the
> > > > > > following
> > > > > > note
> > > > > > horizontally to make the gliss marking visible enough.
> > > > > > Location: Object Menu ▶ Notes/Rests ▶ Markings ▶ Text/Symbol
> > > > > > Internal Name: Glissando
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > does, I notice it also does the simplest sort of glissando
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > chords.
> > > > > > For more complex cases (e.g. chords with crossing gliss) you
> > > > > > will
> > > > > > need
> > > > > > to insert the needed LilyPond syntax described at:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/notation/expressive-m
> > > > > > arks-a
> > > > > > s-li nes#index-glissando-1
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > which you can do in the LilyPond view (or using Directives-
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Insert
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > LilyPond).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Once you have found the right syntax to insert for some
> > > > > > particular
> > > > > > use,
> > > > > > you could create a command or palette button to insert it or
> > > > > > publish it
> > > > > > on this list so I can take care of that.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > HTH
> > > > > > Richard
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I would also like to extend the glissandi across multiple
> > > > > > > notes,
> > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > possible.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
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