Re: [Denemo-devel] Problem with Score Title and question about automatic movement numeration

[Richard Shann]

On Fri, 2017-02-24 at 21:15 +0100, Haris Brković wrote:
> Sorry, I sent wrong information. InstrumentName is from 
> Staff/Voices-StaffProperties-Instrument Name in the object menu.

I'm not quite sure what this is in reply to (*) but if you want to put
the movement number at the beginning of the staff then that is easier

(d-InstrumentName  (string-append "Piece Number " (number->string 
(d-GetMovement)) ))


You may need to adjust the indent... as before you need a loop to do all
the movements with a single script.

Richard
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> InstrumentName script is really long and I dont know how to incorporate given 
> instruction.
> I think I occupied enough of your time. Also I think this function is not 
> essential for other Denemo users. But for my class work it would be easier 
> when I change little movements order that I could numerate them more easily. 
> For example in this last file I sent there were 15 of them.
> Anyway thanks very much,
> Haris
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Shann [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 8:52 PM
> To: denemo-devel <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Problem with Score Title and question about automatic movement 
> numeration
> 
> On Fri, 2017-02-24 at 19:31 +0100, Haris Brković wrote:
> [...]
> > 
> > > How did you try to delete it? Running the command and deleting the text 
> > > should be just fine.
> > 
> > I tried to delete it in two ways. First I clicked on title on typesetter 
> > screen then window opened . Then I erased text. Now when I write this it 
> > sound totally wrong.
> 
> That is what I would do. I think the script notices that the title is empty 
> and drops it, but in any case it would be good even if it generated 
> 
> title = ""
> as this would not take up any space when LilyPond typeset it (I think).
> (The script actually generates some rather complicated syntax \with-url, but 
> that is not relevant).
> 
> 
> 
> > Second way is that I erased directive which appeared below the object menu.
> 
> ???
> Do you mean you opened the Score Properties Editor and chose the "Delete" 
> button for the Titles directive?
> 
> >  That also crashed Denemo.
> 
> Can you reproduce this crash?
> 
> > 
> > > yes, of course. The movement number is obtainable from 
> > > (d-GetMovement)
> > 
> > so this works:
> > 
> > (d-DirectivePut-header-postfix "NumberedTitle" 
> >     (string-append "\nsubtitle = \"Piece Number " (number->string 
> > (d-GetMovement)) "\"\n"))
> > 
> > I forgot to mention that I numerate movements by introducing numbers in 
> > "Instrument name" place. This title is taken from Movement Titles section.
> > 
> > I will try to use this to make Denemo numerate automatically.
> 
> you will also want some looping to do every movement
> 
> (while (d-PreviousMovement))
> 
> will take you to the first movement and
> 
> (while (d-NextMovement)
>       (d-DirectivePut-header-postfix "NumberedTitle" 
>               (string-append "\nsubtitle = \"Piece Number " (number->string 
> (d-GetMovement)) "\"\n")))
> 
> will put the subtitle field on each movement header. (you would need another 
> call to put it on the first movement).
> 
> HTH
> 
> Richard
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