Re: [Denemo-devel] Context Error

[Richard Shann]

On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 21:51 +0300, alex stone wrote:
> Ok, i'll try that.


Well, now I am puzzled looking at the docs at lilypond.org I see this
sort of thing

<<
  \new Staff {
    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
    f2 g4 f
  }
  \new Staff {
    \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \center-column {
      Clarinet
      \line { "in B" \smaller \flat }
    }
    c4 b c2
  }
>>

The first simple one is what we are using but we don't have the #
I see no complaints from lilypond...

Richard





> 
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Richard Shann <address@hidden> wrote:
> > I know why this has started happening. You will need to set the lilypond
> > version field score properties->paper->lilypond version to a value such
> > as 2.8.8 which will tell it you have old syntax in there.
> >
> > It used to be set always, and now it isn't as Denemo will always
> > generate current LilyPond, although some scripts may not. They should
> > declare their lilypond number etc, but they don't yet.
> >
> > I think we could probably upgrade the instrument name scripts to use
> > newer syntax as my out of the box Debian uses the newer syntax, and
> > Debian is always pretty out of date.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 21:20 +0300, alex stone wrote:
> >> Interesting that i can kill the first instrument name (in my case
> >> piccolo), leave the rest in, and it displays correctly now.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:18 PM, alex stone <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> > That did the trick.
> >> > Thanks for the heads up.
> >> >
> >> > Alex.
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:17 PM, alex stone <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> >> Ok, i'll try my version without instrument names, and see what happens.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Richard Shann <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> >>> Well, I can't see any errors,
> >> >>> attached is a simple example, three staffs with the second and third
> >> >>> making a staff group.
> >> >>> The lilypond looks fine but it prints out wrongly. I guess there are a
> >> >>> few more bits to chop out (the intrument name syntax changed at some
> >> >>> point...)
> >> >>> ah, yes, if I chop out the instrument names it is ok. Someone will have
> >> >>> to investigate the instrument name syntax (perhaps it has to be
> >> >>> differently placed...)
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Richard
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 20:20 +0300, alex stone wrote:
> >> >>>> Ok, i've started a new test project and so far it works correctly, so
> >> >>>> i guess it's not worth wasting anytime on the posted one.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Sorry for the noise.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Alex.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 8:17 PM, alex stone <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> >>>> > I've been through every staff to ensure there's no incomplete starts
> >> >>>> > and ends, and the result is still the same.
> >> >>>> > This is a recent phenomenon, and up until the last week (i think),
> >> >>>> > this wasn't a problem.
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > http://stashbox.org/735015/Context2.png
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > Anyway, it's cropped up suddenly, and i'd be interested to know if
> >> >>>> > other denemo users have this, or it's just my setup somewhere.
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > Here's the denemo project used in this test, if it's any help.
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > http://stashbox.org/735025/siberian%20tales%20notate1.denemo
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > Alex.
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Richard Shann <address@hidden> 
> >> >>>> > wrote:
> >> >>>> >> On Mon, 2009-12-14 at 17:54 +0300, alex stone wrote:
> >> >>>> >>> Moving on with testing, and the following appears when i try to 
> >> >>>> >>> set
> >> >>>> >>> context for a project.
> >> >>>> >>>
> >> >>>> >>> Although this picture is of the 1st violins as Context Start, the 
> >> >>>> >>> same
> >> >>>> >>> happens for all context based directives, when applied from staff
> >> >>>> >>> properties. (Piano, Choir, etc...)
> >> >>>> >>>
> >> >>>> >>> http://stashbox.org/734849/Context1.png
> >> >>>> >>>
> >> >>>> >>>
> >> >>>> >> This is, I think, a context start without a context end. I'm 
> >> >>>> >> guessing
> >> >>>> >> this from the console message about a missing >> which would end 
> >> >>>> >> the
> >> >>>> >> context - these are LilyPond contexts set up by applying the 
> >> >>>> >> context
> >> >>>> >> start or end properties to the appropriate staffs from the
> >> >>>> >> staffpropdialog. This is all old built-in stuff, there is no 
> >> >>>> >> checking
> >> >>>> >> for you, and nothing to show you if a staff is set as a context 
> >> >>>> >> start or
> >> >>>> >> context end. :-(
> >> >>>> >> you have to step through the staffs looking at the props dialog to 
> >> >>>> >> see
> >> >>>> >> which contexts are set. (Unless you can read the LilyPond, where 
> >> >>>> >> you can
> >> >>>> >> see which one starts or stops wrongly).
> >> >>>> >> Richard
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >
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