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Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX
From: |
James Bailey |
Subject: |
Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX |
Date: |
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:01:43 +0200 |
On Oct 20, 2010, at 6:20 PM, James wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am using Mac OSX Snow Leopard (10.6.x) with LilyPond 2.13.35
>
> Here is the smallest example I could get down to
>
> --
>
> \version "2.13.35"
>
> RH = \relative c'' {
> \repeat unfold 30 { a8 a a a }
> }
>
> LH = {
> \clef bass
> \repeat unfold 30 { a8 a a a }
> }
>
> \score {
> \new PianoStaff
> <<
> \chords { f1*5 bes :m }
> \new Staff \RH
> \new Staff \LH
> >>
> }
>
> ---
>
> The symptom is after each compile the chord symbols move 'randomly' up and
> down on the next PDF output. No changes are made to the .ly file, the file is
> just compiled again and the chord symbols move.
>
> If I use
>
> \chords { f1 bes :m } instead (as a test) then the jumping about isn't so
> weird - that is it does still jump up and down but it seems to be consistent
> - but it occurs every time I recompile.
>
> All other notes in the score are fine.
>
> I have attached a small screen-shot to show you what I mean, from left to
> right is the output of the PDF after each compile.
>
> There is no pattern I can see, occasionally I get a message about
> --
>
> Finding the ideal number of pages...
> Fitting music on 1 page...
> Drawing systems...
> programming error: insane spring min_distance requested, ignoring it
> continuing, cross fingers
> Layout output to `test.ps'...
> Converting to `./test.pdf'...
>
> --
>
> But there is no correlation to this message and the output.
>
> Also I have tried this same file on Windows 7 and cannot (yet) get this to
> occur.
>
> regards
>
> James
That is an awesome bug. I don't get the complaint about insane min spring
distance, but I do get the jumping around. I wouldn't even know how to add this
to the tracker. This also happens on 2.13.36, which is where I tested it.
- \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, James, 2010/10/20
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX,
James Bailey <=
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, Valentin Villenave, 2010/10/20
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, Henning Hraban Ramm, 2010/10/21
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, James, 2010/10/21
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, James Bailey, 2010/10/23
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, James Bailey, 2010/10/23
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, James Bailey, 2010/10/23
- Re: \chordmode chords jumping about on PDF using Mac OSX, James Lowe, 2010/10/21