Re: node head positions

[James]

Hello,

On 11 April 2012 09:43, Urs Liska <address@hidden> wrote:
> Am 11.04.2012 00:28, schrieb Tim Roberts:
>
> Huang wrote:
>
> Yes, I am looking for a way to highlight notes while playing MIDI. I
> will definitely check Frescobaldi to see how it works. I need to
> understand how Lily generates these notes and find out their positions.
>
> I just want to caution you about how difficult this task will be.  The
> PDF output does contain a link for each note that tells you where, in
> the original LilyPond input file, that note or chord originated.  It
> does NOT tell you the note's pitch or duration, and that information is
> not trivially derivable from the original source, either.  There's no
> good way to line up the PDF with the MIDI.
>
> But there _have_ been efforts in such directions, isn't it?
> I recall someone having a  (drum?) score doing exactly this. He used the SVG
> output IIRC
>

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2011-05/msg00331.html

You may need to contact Mike directly.

james