Re: Embedded PS graphics into scores

[Jesús Guillermo Andrade]

Thank you very much Patrick. Although the snippet is not functional  
yet. I tried compiling it using just one variable but to no avail.
Perhaps something else is missing?

BTW. Since I need to create some glyphs that are fundamental for the  
cuatro, and I dont know how to use fontforge, and more to the point,  
have no idea how to create font glyphs to add them to emmentaler, the  
only feasible option would be to create ps graphics to insert into the  
scores....

Guillermo


El 19/11/2009, a las 02:40 p.m., Patrick McCarty escribió:

> Hi,
>
> On 2009-11-19, Jesús Guillermo Andrade wrote:
> > Thanks Patrick for your advice: Im sending a working minimal example
> > for your (and everybody's!) consideration. I cannot figure out this
> > behaviour.  Here it follows:
>
> I removed the "showpage" operator from your Postscript code, and that
> solved the problem of extra pages.  I changed the strategy for
> variable assignments so that everything works correctly.  The
> alignment of the arrows does not look accurate, but hopefully this new
> snippet will help you achieve what you're trying to do:
>
> %%% Begin snippet %%%
>
> \version "2.13.8"
> %\include "comunes.ily"
> %\include "predefined-cuatro-fretboards.ily"
> %\include "predefined-strokes.ily"
>
> % Finger stroke symbols
> strokeUp = "
> /arrowdict 14 dict def
> arrowdict begin
>    /mtrx matrix def
> end
>
> /arrow
>  {arrowdict begin
>    /headlength exch def
>    /halfheadthick exch 2 div def
>    /halfthick exch 2 div def
>    /tipy exch def  /tipx exch def
>    /taily exch def /tailx exch def
>
>    /dx tipx tailx sub def
>    /dy tipy taily sub def
>    /arrowlength dx dx mul dy dy mul add sqrt def
>    /angle dy dx atan def
>    /base arrowlength headlength sub def
>
>    /savematrix mtrx currentmatrix def
>
>    tailx taily translate
>    angle rotate
>
>    0 halfthick neg moveto
>    base halfthick neg lineto
>    base halfheadthick neg lineto
>    arrowlength 0 lineto
>    base halfheadthick lineto
>    base halfthick lineto
>    0 halfthick lineto
>    closepath
>
>    savematrix setmatrix
>  end
> } def
>    newpath
>    4 3 4 .9 .9 2 2 .2 sqrt mul 2 div
> arrow .65 setgray fill
> "
>
> strokeDown = "
>   0.3     setlinewidth
>   0.5 0   moveto
>   0.5 2   lineto
>   0.2 1.4 lineto
>   0.5 2   moveto
>   0.8 1.4 lineto
>   stroke
> "
>
> %%% NOW COMES THE FILE
> \paper{
>   %annotate-spacing = ##t
>   %after-title-space=20\mm
>   indent=0\mm
>   line-width=190\mm
>   #(set-paper-size "letter")
> }
>
> \header {
>   tagline = ##f
>   title = "Viajera del Río"
>   subtitle = "Vals Venezolano"
>   composer = \markup {
>     \column \roman \right-align {"Manuel YÁNEZ"
>          \lower #2 \tiny "Transcrito por Jesús G. Andrade."
>          \lower #1 \tiny "Conservatorio Vicente E. Sojo."
>          \vspace #1
>     }
>   }
>   meter = \markup {
>     \postscript #strokeUp
>     \postscript #strokeUp
>     \postscript #strokeDown
>     \postscript #strokeDown
>     \postscript #strokeUp
>   }
> }
>
> %%% HEADER END.
>
> %%% MUSIC PART
>
> melody = \relative c' {
> %  \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = #begin-of-line- 
> invisible
> \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #-2
> %  \override MultiMeasureRestText #'self-alignment-X = #DOWN
>   \time 3/4
>   \clef treble
>   \key a \major
>   r4 e8 fis\( \times 2/3 {fis\)gis a} %1
>   \bar "||"
>   gis4 r8 e8 fis gis16 a %2
>   }
>
>   \score {
>   <<
>   \new Voice = "melodia" { \melody }
> > >
>   %\midi { }
> }
>
> %%% End snippet %%%
>
>
> -Patrick