Re: [FIX] for uncentered "dim." in piano-dynamics.ly template

[Graham Percival]

On 16-Sep-04, at 2:59 PM, address@hidden wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
>
> > Actually, I think that this template is broken.  extra-offset is a
> > low-level tweak feature, and it should only be necessary in special
> > cases, which this is not.
>
> Is there a better template I (as a lilypond toe-dabbler) should be
> using?

Not one that includes centered piano dynamics, I'm afraid.

>   I'm afraid that I don't have the expertise to contribute one!

Of course you do!  You can write LilyPond files, right?  Just make
a copy of a file and delete the notes (and time signature, clef, etc).
There you go -- a template!  You're far more qualified than me -- I
don't play piano, and almost never write music involving piano.

If you're concerned about LilyPond template "style", don't be.  When
you send your contribution to the mailist or to me personally, I'll
look at it and tweak it to match the style of the other templates.  You
don't need to think about that at all.

The current "templates" section is going to disappear soon; the
templates are going in the manual under the "Example templates"
section.  Currently there's only two simple piano templates in there,
and I don't know enough about piano writing to make more
complicated templates.  I'm going to beg for help on the mailist
soon, but if you could contribute one or two piano templates, that'd
be fantastic.

Cheers,
- Graham Percival, LilyPond Documentation Editor