Re: How to proofread?

[Wol]

On 30/11/2019 15:35, Jinsong Zhao wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> It's may be some off topic. After a long struggle, I have nearly done 
> the input of a sheet music. Then, I need to proofread it.
>
> Generally, I split the screen into left and right frames, and put the 
> score that Lilypond output and the original one into each frame, and 
> read/compare notes one by one.
>
> Is there any other ways you prefer to do proofread?
I proof-read as I go. I can't remember where it came from, but someone 
on the list said "create a variable mbreak, and use it everywhere the 
original manuscript has a line break. Set it to { \break } while you're 
entering the music, then set it to {} when you're done."

Like you, I have one window with the original scan, and obviously 
another with lilypond output, and a third with the lilypond source. But 
I always proof-read the score line by line - I enter a line, compile, 
proof-read, and move on to the next. Once I'm done, I null out mbreak 
and let lilypond format the score as it will.

I mostly do this to transpose parts seeing as I play the trombone, so 
the part may be in Bb treble clef, tenor clef, or bass clef, and I want 
to print it out in treble or bass.

I also separate out the notes from the layout, so once I've 
done/proofread my first part, when I do a second part I know the layout 
is correct so (and I've found the parts were wrong once) if the notes 
and repeats and double bars etc don't match up, I know that normally 
I've messed up the notes. (On that occasion, a previous copyist had 
messed up the bars ... :-)

Cheers,
Wol