Re: Usability Question

[Bertalan Fodor]

> > > 1. The score has four voises. All have their own stems. I find it
> > > extremely
> > > complicated to arrange stems/notes in the same order (right to left), and
> > > stems in the correct direction. 
> > >       
> > I personally would condense this down to one or possibly two voices. 
> > Somebody else might have other suggestions.
> >     
No, that's not right. It's a polyphonic piece.LilyPond handles different 
polyphonic voices very well, I think you can use \voiceOne etc. to 
override default order.


> > > 2. I have not found an easy way to change the placement of ties (over or
> > > below the notes)
> > >       
> > You can set the #'direction of ties in the latest unstable version; I'm 
> > not certain if this new feature exists in stable yet.
> >     
What's the problem with \tieUp and \tieDown?
> >     
> > > 3. I have also not found a neatly usable command to try to make a score
> > > into
> > > one page, or to force a system/line brake.
> > >       
> > Err, \break ?
> > You can try to make the whole score fit onto a single page by changing 
> > the font size.
> >     
Using system-count in paper block can help also.
> I admit that not finding the function for a simple line brake was not very
> smart of me. I have studied the online-manual thouroughly, but it's not easy
> to find solutions there, and I haven't found them for the descripbed
> problems.
>   
What would have happened if you searched for the text "line brake" in 
the manual?
> Also, fake a solution with invisibile notes is not a solution you would like
> to use in an edition of a 65-page manuscript.
>   
Yes, it is. And actually this is exactly the way you would do this in 
Finale, for example. Using fake notes a very easy way. You just write:
<< { c d ~ \hideNotes e \unHideNotes }  \\ { f g e} >>
(And you should also think about whether the tied notes are not in the 
same voice)
> I'm trying to use lilypond for an important publication, so I'd be glad to
> get some real help here!
>   
I think you do get.

Bert