Re: Removing Time Signature entirely (not just transparent)

[Marc Hohl]

Am 14.03.2011 20:40, schrieb address@hidden:
> Hi Marc,
>
> Ahh yes, the custom clef. I have been having some fun with that. I am
> copying some handwritten music and I'm trying to retain the character of
> the music as much as possible. The clef is a design of someone else's so I
> won't include how to do it.
Ah, I see. Too bad ... I like the "handwritten" look very much.
>   But here is the basic premise.
> Here is a good snippet on the subject.
> http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=401

Thanks for the detailed info!

Marc
> And here is the basic code I am using (with a Diamond clef instead of the
> large treble clef)
>
> %Diamond Clef
> diamondClefStencil =
>    #(ly:make-stencil
>      `(path 0.2 %thickness
>           `(rmoveto 0 0 %draw the clef
>             rlineto 1 2
>                 rlineto 1 -2
>                 rlineto -1 -2
>                 rlineto -1 2))
>       (cons -0.5 1) %boundaries
>       (cons -3 5))
>
> diamondClef = { \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = \diamondClefStencil }
> normalClefs = { \revert Staff.Clef #'stencil }
>
> When you want to use the clef just place \diamondClef before hand and then
> call whatever clef note positions you want to use. So it might be.
>
> \diamondClef
> \clef treble
>
> Then you will get the diamond clef with note positions for a normal treble
> clef.
>
> I am loving how customizable Lilypond is. Computer notation doesn't have
> to be generic!
>
> Best,
> Carl
>
> > Am 14.03.2011 19:23, schrieb address@hidden:
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > I am working on some highly customized notation for proportionally
> > > notated
> > > phase music. I need all of the beats on the page to take up the same
> > > amount of space so that the rhythms can be clearly seen. What I need to
> > > do
> > > now is to take away the time signature in the first line entirely (not
> > > just make it transparent). I need to take it away entirely because if I
> > > make it transparent it still takes up space and makes the first line
> > > have
> > > a smaller proportional notation than the rest of the lines.
> > >
> > > See attached image.
> > A bit OT: how do you generate the clef?
> >
> > Marc