Re: two beginners questions

[mj]

Hi all,

Thanks very much for the kind reactions, both on- and offlist. My issues 
are solved. :-)

MJ

On 04/05/2016 05:12 PM, Phil Holmes wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "mj" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 2:43 PM
> Subject: two beginners questions
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just trying out lilypond. I have created my first file, using the "new
> > from template" function of frescobaldi.
> >
> > I am trying to alter two things:
> >
> > - make chord names display smaller
> > and
> > - get the correct fret guitar diagrams, like the ones shown in the
> > docs here:
> > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/predefined-fretboard-diagrams#diagrams-for-guitar
> >
> >
> > (because all my fret diagrams seem to display wrong....)
> >
> > Below is my .ly file.
> >
> > Tips or trics..? Thanks in advance!
> >
> > \version "2.19.2"
> >
> > \header {
> >   title = ""
> > }
> >
> > global = {
> >   \time 6/8
> >   \key e \minor
> > }
> >
> > chordNames = \chordmode {
> >   \global
> > e4.:m b:m | e:m b:m | e:m d | g g | g d | e:m b:m | e:m b:m | e:m e:m
> >
> > }
> >
> > melody = \relative e' {
> >   \global
> >   e4 g8 fis4. | e4 g8 fis4. | b4 b8 a8 d4 | b4.~ b4. |
> >   d4 b8 a4 b8 | g8. b16 a g fis4 d8 | e8. fis16 g a b4 g8 | e4. e'4.
> > \bar "|."
> >
> > }
> >
> > \score {
> > <<
> >     \new ChordNames \chordNames
> >     \new FretBoards \chordNames
> >      \new Staff { \melody }
> >   >>
> >
> > \layout {
> >   \context {
> >     \Score
> >     \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
> >       }
> > }
> > }
>
> To get guitar fretboards, add
>
> \include "predefined-guitar-fretboards.ly"
>
> at the top of your file.  One way to make the chordnames smaller is to add:
>
> \context { \ChordNames
>   \override ChordName #'font-size = #-1
> }
>
> to your layout block.
>
> --
> Phil Holmes