Re: Numeric note heads for singers

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I might be misunderstanding the request, but couldn't it be done with

\override Voice . NoteHead #'note-names = #(vector "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" 
"6" "7") 
  \easyHeadsOn      .....

adjusting the numbers depending on the key

?

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>From: address@hidden
>Date: 03/01/2010 17:00 
>To: "David Olson"<address@hidden>, "address@hidden"
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>Cc: "Lilypond Bugreports"<address@hidden>, "address@hidden"
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>Subj: Re: Numeric note heads for singers
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>On 1/3/10 1:35 AM, "David Olson" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> 
>> (1) Easy notation for singers
>> 
>> The easy notation feature is designed for instrumentalists:
>> 
>> < 
>> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Note-
heads#Easy-nota
>> tion-note-heads>
>> 
>> i.e., it inscribes the letter value inside the notehead.
>> 
>> Is there a way to inscribe numbers instead of letters?
>> 
>> A cappella singers, learning how to sight-sing -- I need to teach 
them how to
>> think in terms of "degrees of the scale".
>> 
>> (There isn't anyplace on our throats where we can put our fingers 
to make an
>> "e" or an "a").
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>
>Easy shape-note heads (with a scale degree instead of the shape, or 
maybe
>with a larger head and a scale degree written inside of it) should be 
a very
>easy change to make.
>
>I'd like to invite any frogs looking for a project, or any user who 
would
>like to get more into the internals, to try starting with this 
project.
>Please let me know by email if you'd like to take it on, and I'll be 
happy
>to help you get started with it.
>
>I've also copied this to bug-lilypond so one of our bugmeisters can 
create
>an enhancement request.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Carl
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