Re: Rotating Score on one page

[David Kastrup]

mclaren <address@hidden> writes:

> Alternatively, you could just print that page as a PNG and put that score
> page PNG into Photoshop or some other image editing software, rotate the
> entire page 90 degrees, then select the individual instructions that you
> want to remain unrotated and rotate them back -90 degrees, then save that
> score page as a PNG or TIFF or whatever.  That might be simpler than
> fiddling with the #(set-default-paper-size "A4" 'landscape) to get that to
> work only on one page. It's possible but would take some experimentation.
> The Photoshop method is simpler and guaranteed to work.

It is also guaranteed to produce humongous file sizes and output that
does no longer scale in viewers.  There are few tools that work with
scalable contents interactively (the Nextstep program "Tailor"(?) comes
to mind for working on PostScript/EPS).  An SVG editor might do.

However, the typical LilyPond workflow tends to make interactive editing
steps awkward.  For rotating PostScript/PDF in a batch manner, there are
some tools in the average shed.

When LilyPond itself offers appropriate tools, this tends to lead to
workflows that are less cumbersome and better repeatable to new tasks,
however, so unless you are sure you are going to need this just once,
looking into those might prove more efficient in the long run.

> BTW, folks, sneering "read the manual" at people who ask questions is
> a rude and pointless response. It adds nothing.

Pointing out the actual pertinent manual section adds something,
however, and that is what was done here.

> If someone feels the urge to jeer "read the manual," just don't post
> at all. That's equivalent to a slap in the face.

Good thing then that it wasn't done.  You are still confusing this
mailing list with a spectator sport.  There is no point in "winning"
discussions until not left with anybody who is interested in helping
you.  So hyperbole and misrepresentation like that is not making the
best use of the list, at least not if your purpose for addressing it is
getting actual help.

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David Kastrup