Re: [frogs] Re: Numeric note heads for singers

[Carl Sorensen <c_sorensen@xxxxxxx>]

On 1/6/10 12:30 PM, "pounderd@xxxxxxxxxxx" <pounderd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
> UNIX-mode on:
> 
> After unsuccessfully trying to find a way to access the tonic
> information from the stencil callback, I've finally realised that the
> contexts don't exist when the stencils are called. It therefore seems
> that I'm going to need to modify the engraver to set the scale-degree
> as an internal grob property.
> 
> To do this I'm going to have to set-up a dual boot, re-read all the
> git stuff and practice building and testing, so please shriek if I'm
> going down the wrong route :)

Actually, I think you've got it exactly nailed.  I didn't foresee this
difficulty when I said it would be an easy job...

You have the choice of doing a virtual machine Linux or a dual-boot.  If I
were doing it, I'd do a virtual machine, because I *hate* doing the
shutdown/reboot sequence when I want to go do something in the other OS.  Of
course, this will make LilyPond slower, but I *think* it's still manageable,
depending on the speed and memory of your machine.

When you decide to do the git stuff, you've got the choice of either
learning git or just using lily-git.tcl.  Can I ask you to start off trying
lily-git.tcl, just to see how that works?

When it comes time to set up scale-degree, I suspect it should be an
internal grob property.

If I could figure out a way to do it, I'd do the engraver work for you, and
ship you a new binary that you could then play with the Scheme with.  But
that would require me to be able to use GUB on my machine, and I don't think
that's currently feasible.

If it helps any, I think that in the long run you'll be happier being able
to compile it yourself anyway.  It will give you the flexibility to make
things happen the way you want them to.

HTH,

Carl


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