RE: Halving the size...

[Ruth Ivimey-Cook]

I'm using it in Linux/Xemacs, via an XDM session on a WinXP box - so take your
pick!

I was hoping I could do the scaling within the LP environment. I guess I can
port the PS into Corel or similar.

Is there a good way to get EPS output?

Ruth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
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> [mailto:address@hidden
org] On Behalf Of Mats Bengtsson
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 12:59 PM
> To: Ruth Ivimey-Cook
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Halving the size...
> 
> You didn't say what computer environment you use, but on 
> Linux or Cygwin (probably also in Fink), there are programs 
> that can be used to modifiy PostScript files. In your case, 
> the program psresize is probably useful. Other useful 
> PostScript tools include psnup and psbook, not to mention 
> pstops which has lots of possibilities but a too complicated 
> syntax for the options, in my opinion.
> Look at the manual pages of these programs for more information.
> 
>     /Mats
> 
> Ruth Ivimey-Cook wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> > I have managed to create a number of reasonable scores in 
> Lilypond (e.g. 
> > http://www.ivimey.org/ThereIsAGreen.pdf) but I need them to be much 
> > smaller, in the sense of a general reduction in size. Changing font 
> > size doesn't do it. The reason is that the current scores 
> fit on an A4 
> > sheet, but I need them to fit on about 2/3 of an A5. The 
> score above 
> > came from the file below (note: it's intentionally missing 
> 3 verses).
> > 
> > How do I scale the whole thing?
> > 
> > Ruth
> > 
> > 
> > \header{
> >   title =        "There Is A Green Hill"
> >   composer = "William Horsley (1774-1858)"
> >   enteredby = "RIC"
> >   copyright = "public domain"
> >   style = "gospel"
> >   lastupdated = "2005/Mar/2"
> > }
> > 
> > \version "2.4.0"
> > 
> > verseMusic = {
> > \set fontSize = #-1
> >   \key ees \major
> >   \time 4/4
> >   \relative c' {
> >         \partial 4*1
> >         ees4 | f g aes g | bes aes8 (g) f4 bes | g ees' d c bes2.
> >         f8 (g) | aes4 aes aes g | c c b b | c aes g f | ees2.
> >   }
> > }
> > 
> > verseOne = \lyricmode {
> >         \set fontSize = #-1
> >         \set stanza = "1. "
> >         There is a green hill far a -- way, out -- side a cit -- y 
> > wall, where
> >         our dear lord was cru -- ci -- fied, who died to 
> save us all.
> > }
> > 
> > verseTwo = \lyricmode {
> >         \set fontSize = #-1
> >         \set stanza = "2. "
> >         We may not know, we can -- not tell, what pains he 
> had to bear:
> >         But we be -- lieve it was for us he hung and suff 
> -- ered there.
> > }
> > 
> > \score {
> > %\midi { \tempo 4=72 }
> > <<
> >         \context Voice = mel {
> >                 \repeat volta 3 {
> >                         \verseMusic
> >                 }
> >         }
> >         \lyricsto mel \new Lyrics \verseOne
> >         \lyricsto mel \new Lyrics \verseTwo
> > 
> >  >>
> > }
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Ruth Ivimey-Cook <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
> > 
> > 
> > 
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