Re: Reorganizing the contents of the \paper block

[Trevor Bača]

On 2/8/07, Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden> wrote:
> [-user trimmed]
>
> Trevor Bača escreveu:
> > Wow. I really like this. Anyone else?
>
> I don't.
>
>
> * Have a look at input/regression/backend-svg.ly
> How do I do this with a tightly defined structure?

%%% BEGIN %%%

\new File \with {
  \sourcefilename "backend-svg.ly"
  \sourcefileline 0
  #(ly:set-option 'backend 'svg)
  #(set! output-count 1)
  \include "typography-demo.ly"
  \version "2.11.16"
  #(define outname (ly:parser-output-name parser))
  #(ly:set-option 'backend 'eps)
  #(display "Invoking inkscape...\n")
  #(system (format #f "LD_LIBRARY_PATH= inkscape -T -E ~a-1.eps
~a-1.svg" outname outname))
  #(set! output-count 0)
  #(set-default-paper-size "a5") } {

 \new Book \with {
   texidoc = "SVG output, rendered through inkscape."
   title = "SVG" } {

       \new Score {
         \lyrics {
           \markup {
                \epsfile #X #30.0 #(format #f "~a-1.eps" outname)
           }
           x x x
         }
       }
     }
  }
}

%%% END %%%

?

All settings (including Scheme commands) are still available, just put
in a *named place* in the input file, rather than floating freely in
space ...


> * You're mixing up the Music type (which has length and
> pitch) with various others which don't.  Looks nice in an example
> like you gave, but is semantically clear as mud.
>
> I think the discussion would be served if it starts
> with how stuff works on the inside now, and how that
> can be improved.  Different and more logical syntax will
> follow as a side effect.

That's a good place for Erik to lead, probably, since he has a good
handle on the internals.



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Trevor Bača
address@hidden