Re: what a discovery

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Arie Fokkens wrote:
> feathered beaming over barlines, and other unusual notation. 
> It is a great discovery that your software can just do all this.

thanks!

> I have allso some suggestions
> During working on a project of a Dutch composer, 
> (a very complex piece for organ), I found out that 
> most music fonts were too wide. 
> I could only fit 2 bars on a A4 oblong sheet of paper. 
> This was not satisfatory for me. 
>  I have then worked on a font which is much smaller, 
> based on the fact that many times in handwriting, 
> a notehead is often not much more than a small forward slash. 
> So I tilted the notehead more and was then able to make a far 
> more condensed score without losing readability. I now 
> use this smaller and narrower font for all my music.

If you're able to compile LilyPond by yourself, can easily achieve this. 
Our font definition contains

 fet_beginchar ("Quart notehead", "s2");
        % used to have 32. With 31, they are slightly bolder.
        draw_outside_ellipse (1.49 - puff_up_factor / 3.0, 31, 0.707, 0);

31 is the angle of the notehead. By changing it into eg. 45, you can get 
a bigger slant.

See attached.

> In the figured bass area, I noticed that the figuring is 
> below the notes. Together with a musicologist 
> I developped a font for figured base (for use in Finale), 
> which is to be used on top of the notes. In fact 
> this proved to be an easier way to read the figured bass line.

figures can be both above and below.  I guess you're referring to the 
garamond copy on your homepage?


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