Re: [Denemo-devel] Score refuses to preview or export

[Ken Restivo]

Thanks! Works now.

The composer had an & symbol in it. I guess it doesn't like those. Gotta make 
sure to avoid those.

-ken
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On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:30:35PM +0100, Nils Gey wrote:
> I found it. The composer name had an " inside. Go again to Score -> Titles 
> etc. and choose composer and delete the complete thing which is in there and 
> write a new one. 
> This is probably not your fault. Denemo is very picky when it comes to 
> meta-data. We currently just forward a string to lilypond. It still needs 
> manual escaping. 
> 
> I postponed this because I wanted to write a complete meta-data window once 
> we have more Scheme-GTK, which did not happen yet.
> 
> Nils
> 
> 
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:12:51 -0800
> Ken Restivo <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:24:46AM +0100, Nils Gey wrote:
> > > The problem is not the command SetTuningStaff. The message is just a 
> > > warning, probably Richard forgot to upload TypesettingOn to git. I 
> > > personally get this message myself, too. Even if its in git, this is 
> > > unrelated to a pdf which refuses to print.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > > This error message is typical for a failed lilypond. Please check the 
> > > Denemo console: View->Console after you attempt print preview.
> > 
> > I did that, but the console is empty.
> > 
> > http://restivo.org/misc/denemo11.png
> > 
> > > 
> > > There are only few circumstances how this could happen. The most common 
> > > (we have to file this as bug report) is a beginning slur on a note which 
> > > has no end. Unfortunatly Denemo does not show the beginning slur in the 
> > > display itself, only down in the status bar as text "begin slur".
> > >
> > 
> > I stepped through the whole thing (it's short), and saw no such message in 
> > the status bar, just stuff like "1: Note: Staff X Measure Y Object Z Not 
> > Appending".
> > 
> > > Try to remember if you did a command which has manual ending and 
> > > beginning and if something went "wrong" there and you had to delete notes 
> > > or move them. 
> > > Fastest way is to spot the begin XY note, delete and recreate it.
> > >
> > 
> > There aren't any ties or slurs. I also grepped through the .denemo XML 
> > file, and the word "slur" or "tie" does not appear anywhere.
> > 
> > Since there are so many keyboard equivalents, it's entirely possible that I 
> > meant to hit control-x and hit x by mistake, or some such thing.
> > 
> > > I am in IRC the whole day from now on. Please contact me there. 
> > >
> > 
> > Thanks. I'm in PST8PDT timezone though, so there may not be too many times 
> > when we're both awake.
> > 
> > > Or send me the .denemo file, I will check it and repair it.
> > >
> > 
> > Might just do that, thanks! Although, I am curious what went wrong and how 
> > I can avoid it.
> > 
> > -ken
> > ---------------
> > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:48:36 -0800
> > > Ken Restivo <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Denemo refuses to preview or export  a score I've just entered.
> > > > 
> > > > denemo &
> > > > [4] 3017
> > > > address@hidden ~]$ BinReloc failed to initialize:
> > > > Domain: 1 (GBinReloc)
> > > > Code: 4
> > > > Message: Binary relocation support is disabled.
> > > > ----------------
> > > > 
> > > > GNU Denemo, a gtk+ frontend for GNU Lilypond
> > > > (c) 1999-2005, 2009 Matthew Hiller, Adam Tee, and others
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > This program is provided with absolutely NO WARRANTY; see
> > > > the file COPYING for details.
> > > > 
> > > > This software may be redistributed and modified under the
> > > > terms of the GNU General Public License; again, see the file
> > > > COPYING for details.
> > > > 
> > > > Version 0_8_21Setting sample rate 48000.000000 - success
> > > > Setting audio.period-size to 128
> > > > 
> > > > ** (denemo:3017): WARNING **: Cannot place SetTuningStaff after 
> > > > TypesettingOn as requested,
> > > > because I haven't seen TypesettingOn yet
> > > > To fix this delete the SetTuningStaff command save the command set,
> > > > Quit and restart Denemo
> > > > Then re-install SetTuningStaff by right clicking on the TypesettingOn 
> > > > item
> > > > and choosing More Commands
> > > > And finally saving command set again
> > > > Parent: child exited, pid = 3022, exit status = 0
> > > > Got 0.040000 500.000000 500.000000
> > > > 
> > > > ** (denemo:3017): WARNING **: Opening WholeMeasureRest, Bug in 
> > > > librsvg:rsvg handle null but no error message
> > > > Got 0.040000 500.000000 500.000000
> > > > 
> > > > ** (denemo:3017): WARNING **: Opening WholeMeasureRest, Bug in 
> > > > librsvg:rsvg handle null but no error message
> > > > Parent: child exited, pid = 3023, exit status = 0
> > > > Parent: child exited, pid = 3024, exit status = 0
> > > > Parent: child exited, pid = 3025, exit status = 0
> > > > Error: May not be a PDF file (continuing anyway)
> > > > Error: PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct xref table...
> > > > Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
> > > > Error: Couldn't read xref table
> > > > XtUngrabButton(drawArea,3,0)
> > > > Warning: Attempt to remove nonexistent passive grab
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > OK that is one unexpected set of instructions, but I did what it said. 
> > > > And, there is no way to delete the command SetTuningStaff! There's a 
> > > > button to delete it, but when I do so, it only hides it, it refuses to 
> > > > delete it, and it checks the Deleted and Hidden boxes even though I did 
> > > > not check the "hidden" box:
> > > > 
> > > > http://restivo.org/misc/denemo9.png
> > > > 
> > > > All that happens in the command set is this:
> > > > 
> > > > --- a/denemo/actions/Default.commands
> > > > +++ b/denemo/actions/Default.commands
> > > > @@ -3974,6 +3974,7 @@ right. </tooltip>
> > > >        <row>
> > > >          <action>SetTuningStaff</action>
> > > >          <after>TypesettingOn</after>
> > > > +        <hidden>true</hidden>
> > > >          <scheme></scheme>
> > > >          <menupath>/ObjectMenu/Directives/Tuning</menupath>
> > > >          <label>Set Tuning for Current Staff</label>
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Huh.
> > > > 
> > > > Anyway, I follow the next set of instructions, which is incomplete. It 
> > > > says to Choose More Commands, which I do, but then there is no 
> > > > SetTuningStaff command there:
> > > > 
> > > > http://restivo.org/misc/denemo10.png
> > > > 
> > > > At this point I'm baffled. This is using the git version of 0.8.21 from 
> > > > November 22, 2010.
> > > > 
> > > > If I can't print or export, maybe I could just take screenshots and 
> > > > stitch them together and print that for rehearsal tomorrow.
> > > > 
> > > > -ken
> > > > 
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