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Messages - Robin L. Øye

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General Discussion / Does Extra Note Space mean Extra Accidental Space, too?
I noticed that when I gave a couple of notes more space that the distance between the accidentals & notes increaced as well.  Here's the example
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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Bar
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:#4|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=First,XNoteSpace=1
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:10|Opts:Stem=Down,Beam=End,XNoteSpace=1
|Rest|Dur:8th
|Note|Dur:8th,Accent|Pos:#5|Opts:XNoteSpace=1
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

One wouldn't think from this that the accidentals would get more space, too, would one?

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General Discussion / Re: Control of measure size, etc.
David,

I've done very much these same things, and they do work--after a fashion.  Using the forced system break fixes some situations, but I often end up having to undo it when I change margins.  Besides, there is nothing uglier than a line with one elongated measure. I still think that something should be available to EASILY modify measures. 

None the less, thanks for the example: if nothing else, it shows me that a really great mind (yours) had an idea that my meagre intelligence came up with.  Makes me feel less meagre.
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General Discussion / Re: Control of measure size, etc.
Lawrie & Rich,

I've also tried putting  an invisible staff between groups.  I'll try one or two of these things. 

As to Eric testing our creativity, well, yes...but I'm getting too old for exams, tests, and the like. 

Part of this is motivated by anger at the fact that Lilypond won't work on my Win98SE machine, even though they say on the website that it should.  They've subsequently told me that they have declared Win98 unsupported, and that they have neither the time nor the inclination to do anything about it.  They told me to upgrade to ME or XP; I told 'em that would likely mean a new computer.... so there it is.  Nevertheless, it would behove Noteworthy to come up with solutions to the problems mentioned above.

Robin
55
General Discussion / Control of measure size, etc.
I know that this has been mentioned before.  One can increase or decrease note spacing for a whole piece, but not for a line or a measure ("line" here meaning a line in print preview).  It would be helpful if this were possible. 

As well, the grouping question, brought up last week or so could use addressing.  It would be nice to be able to group sections (strings, winds, &c) when printing out. 

I have a notion that some of these problems are rather more difficult to solve than to pose, or rather, are more difficult than they seem in the mind of the poser of the problems, me in this case.
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General Discussion / Re: Importing scanned scores
Rich and Tina,

So kind of you to take the time.  Most helpful.... Thanks.

Now, if the two of you (and anyone else) can come here and get the two-plus feet of snow off the ground so I can start gardening....

Seriously, thanks again.

Robin
58
General Discussion / Lilypond
Some of you have worked with Lilypond.  I can't get the program to work on my machine (W98SE).  I get a dos screen that, after a while, stops & gives me an illegal operation message.  Any ideas?
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General Discussion / Re: How to code rapidly repeated arpeggiation or octave tremolo/
Here's a layered solution.

First staff:
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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:0z|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=10,Beam=First
|Rest|Dur:4th,DblDotted|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:16th|Pos:5z|Opts:Stem=Down,StemLength=8,Beam=End
|Rest|Dur:4th,Dotted|Opts:Stem=Down|Visibility:Never
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

Second...
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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0|Opts:Stem=Down
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:5|Opts:Stem=Down
|Bar
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

tableau!
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General Discussion / Space and Invisible rests
I think I'm missing something.  When I make rests invisible in a piece, the space they take up disappears.  Now, this is sometimes just as well, but not always.  Is there some sort of setting that I haven't found to control this?
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General Discussion / Re: How to code rapidly repeated arpeggiation or octave tremolo/
One of the maddening things about Noteworthy is that often, what appears on the print preview is not what you see otherwise.  Thus, I've discovered that one can't lengthen the beams in boxmarks by putting them in twice. 

A realtremolo feature would be nice. I'm writing something now that has a marimba part in it. There may not be too many places for a tremolo, but there will be some.  Unlike many people, I'm not too concerned with playback (midi sounds make me crazy, anyway), so workarounds for the purposes of the looks of things are fine, but they take time.  As I have had very little success in getting my modest wishlist  items made into reality, I won't make a formal suggestion...

One more thing: I'm getting used to & liking the new forum.  Took me a while to get hip to what was going on, but I'm liking it now.
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General Discussion / Re: How to code rapidly repeated arpeggiation or octave tremolo/
...I found out just now that you can lengthen the lines between the notes thus
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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Tempo|Tempo:120|Pos:14|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-2
|Text|Text:"o  "|Font:User2|Pos:0|Justify:Right
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:5
|Bar
|Tempo|Tempo:240|Pos:14|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0|Opts:StemLength=0
|Text|Text:"o  "|Font:User2|Pos:0|Justify:Right
|Text|Text:"o  "|Font:User2|Pos:1|Justify:Right
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:7|Opts:Stem=Up,StemLength=0
|Bar
|Tempo|Tempo:120|Pos:14|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End


Robin
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General Discussion / Re: How to code rapidly repeated arpeggiation or octave tremolo/
Richard & David,

I put in a couple of spaces after the boxmark2 "o" and got better spacing.  It strikes me that, with a little work, a user tool might be helpful & possible.  Also note that instead of the whole notes or semi-breves, I did minims or half-notes without their stems.  Not using a truly straight bat, certainly, but it works.

!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Tempo|Tempo:120|Pos:14|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:-2
|Text|Text:"o  "|Font:User2|Pos:0|Justify:Right
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:5
|Bar
|Tempo|Tempo:240|Pos:14|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0|Opts:StemLength=0
|Text|Text:"o  "|Font:User2|Pos:0|Justify:Right
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:7|Opts:Stem=Up,StemLength=0
|Bar
|TimeSig|Signature:Common
|Tempo|Tempo:120|Pos:14|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End


Robin
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General Discussion / Re: octave transpositions ("8va")
Another way is to write, "All'ottava" (or ottava alta or ottava sopra) at the beginning of the section, and "loco" at the point when you want to go back to the notes as written.  This is a perfectly acceptable convention. The other way, it would be "All'ottava" underneath, or ottava bassa, or ottava sotto.