On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:13 PM, SoundsFromSound
<address@hidden> wrote:
I agree - you have done an amazing job with this, thank you so much!
Ben
Jeffrey Trevino wrote
> Hi David,
>
> I really hope this ends up in Lilypond; you've clearly put a ton of work
> into this. And it's even commented now! Brilliant.
>
> It seems to be working just fine; I'll holler if there are troubles.
>
> cheers,
> Jeff
Thank you for your kind words!
Ultimately, it would be nice if something like this could get into LilyPond.
Though I'm making progress on this, there are some serious issues that I'm having, and I've frankly hit a wall.
I've attached the latest version of the file. It enhances the version attached above by adding a bracket with text (for the purpose of specifying a timing).
The problems I'm having relate to vertical spacing. Presumably, the Frame, being an inside-staff-object, isn't taken into consideration in vertical spacing. You can see that the Frame is ignored in skyline calculations by uncommenting the line at the top of the file. The situation at the top of the Frame isn't as dire, because there the bracket--an outside-staff object--influences spacing. (Not enough, however.)
If you want a demonstration of the bad that can happen, uncomment the lower part of the example. It gets worse if you increase the number of repetitions.
You can always limit the staves per page, or move the staves further apart. So this is usable. Obviously, there is a better solution, though.
@Mike S,--if you're seeing this, will your current work on skylines allow a fix?
--David
frameEngraver9.ly