Re: emailed lilypond pdf's printout missing note bodies on reciepent's computer

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Am 2008-12-26 um 22:40 schrieb John Mislan:
> I didn't tell my output to do any specific resolution - I just ran -  
> the
> 'lilypond' command on them, and used the resulting PDF to send out  
> to the
> windows vista, and xp computer users. All the note heads had small  
> boxes around
> them. I wonder if their printer was set to too high of a resolution ??
> I can't test any of this at present I have only, an old epson  
> available to me
> with up to 720 - but no 1200 dpi res.
>
> I'm trying to get to some foolproof way to insure that my lilypond  
> music pdf's
> will universally print correctly. Telling recipients they should use  
> Adobe
> Acrobat and (not winword) for pdf's, and 720 dpi res. is a  
> reasonable start I
> suppose. There seems to be evidence of conflicts between generators  
> and viewers
> and maybe some other quirks for this behavior. I have seen from time  
> to time,
> similar complaints about the notehead boxes.
> Maybe some others have had experience with it - found some ways to  
> avoid it or
> other relevant insight.


I don't think it's a matter of resolution, but some GDL printers can't  
handle the output from Adobe Reader. Mostly checking "print as  
image" (or how it is called) in the printing dialog helps.

But I guess the boxes 'round the noteheads are from the links ("point  
and click") - usable for debugging, but useless for readers.
Just switch them off:

#(ly:set-option (quote no-point-and-click))

HTH


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