Re: [Denemo-devel] printing margins, and miscellania

[Bric]

> >
> > * similarly, about cautionary and reminder accidentals — lilypond allows one
> > to
> > add parentheses with the cautionary accidentals. Not Denemo?
>
> sure, Cautionary Accidental, Reminder Accidental are the relevant
> commands under Notes/Rests->Edit Note
> there is also Ficta Accidental there too.

OK, in 1.0.9,  "Reminder Accidental" produces desired parentheses, to enclose
the accidental in
In 0.9.3 it does NOT.

>
> >
> > * there doesn't seem to be any "piano"/"pianissimo" listed in 0.9.3, under
> >            Notes/Rests → Markings → Text Symbol → Dynamic Markings
> >
> > and I couldn't find "Dynamic Markings" in 1.0.9 at all.
>
> Directives->Dynamics
> Ctrl-D gets this up.


OK, i see the menu item.  But, strangely, clicking on that item produces no
results.  I can't generate ANY dynamic markings, so far, with the newly compiled
1.0.9  (no forte, mezzoforte, piano, pianissimo, etc.)

>
> >
> > * removing arbitrary text ?? I couldn't find a way to remove "arbitrary
> > text"
> > insertions.
>
> Not sure what command or version you mean here. I think that one can be
> removed by invoking the command again and deleting the text. That sounds
> like one to avoid, there is a nicer Text With Positioning command next
> to it in 1.0.9

I simply "text-edited" the main denemo xml file, changing my bad "\encircled
..." to "\circle ...", then re-opened the *.denemo file in denemo.  Reasonably
easy solution, although, I can see how someone may not want to have to do that.

>
> >
> >
> > * lilypond error: I inserted an empty staff, while working in 0.9.3,
> > (because my
> > top staff was being cut off in the window — couldn't see high slurs, etc.),
>
> This could have been fixed by Staff->Staff Properties->Space Above, but
> now in 1.0.9 you just use the mouse scroll wheel on the top staff to get
> more space at the top.
>
> >  and
> > declared the empty staff non-printing.  This didn't cause any problems with
> > 0.9.3, but when imported into the latest, 1.0.9, denemo generated a lilypond
> > file that threw an error in lilypond conversion to pdf (couldn't handle the
> > empty staff), until i removed the staff.
>
> Yes that's right. To do a non-printing staff now you need to edit the
> score layout (that is create a custom score layout that omits the staff)
>
>
> >   Not sure if that's lilypond's fault,
> > or denemo's, or no one's ;-)  just something lost in translation
> > (conversion).
> > My lilypond versions, by the way, are 2.16.1 and 2.17.7
> >
> > * I'm sure version 1.0.9 has lots of improvements, and exciting new
> > features,
> > but it's not an instant, intuitive re-adjustment.  The red and blue
> > clickable
> > zones to increment/decrement sharps/flats is cool. Is there a practical
> > value
> > for the cursor zoom animation? Seems like it would hog some resources,
> > without
> > really facilitating anything (I could be wrong, obviously)
>
> You can turn it off (I think Edit->Change prefs), but I don't think you
> will find it takes anything in resources. Losing sight of the cursor was
> a major headache in the old days as you moved about the score.
>

great.  I'm not bashing the idea; just curious.

> >
> > * In Command Manager, I wish there was a way to sort, and search(!) the
> > command
> > list.
>
> Eloi is working on this.

thanks, Eloi (!)