Re: Whatis on the fly

[Francois Planiol-Auger]

Hi

Thanks to all for the answers. So Stephen, if I rightly understand, 
harakiriStaves for example are "on the fly" ??

I hoped with my question, maybe I could read something making the work with ly 
easyer and closer to paper-pencil.

Till now, I use an adapted and enlarged sh-script that makes me something like 
"on the fly" (according to other definitions). It just needs a bigger screen 
(viewer & editor & evtl. shell and midiplayer), but it is (for me) much more 
comfortable when I arrange directly with the computer.

greetings

Francois

> liauto file
if [ ! -d $1.ps ]
then
lilypond $1.ly
fi
gv -watch -spartan -scale -1 -geometry =680x840+0+0 tmp.ps &
kate -u $1.ly &
tmp2=$(ls -l --full-time $1.ly)
while true
do
if [ "$tmp1" != "$tmp2" ]; then
        tmp2=$(ls -l --full-time $1.ly)
        echo "//...neuer Lilypond-Lauf..."
        time lilypond $1.ly
fi
sleep 3
tmp1=$(ls -l --full-time $1.ly)
done

Am Mittwoch, 1. August 2007 21:23 schrieb Stephen Corey:
> As an American, I have to say that with so many of these
> expressions, the meanings can change considerably based on the context.
>
> In this particular instance, the writer wants to be able to apply a single
> statement or rule and have the staves appear and disappear on their own
> without any further input.  It really has nothing to do with changing
> something as the software runs (in this case compiles).
>
> Trying to understand these subtleties can often leave one "up a creek
> without a paddle", but hopefully, one can find an answer, "Lord willin' and
> the creek don't rise".
>
> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:31:26 -0500, Paul Harouff wrote:
> > Francois, you're close.
> >
> > In hunting terminology, "on the fly" means catching/killing a bird in the
> > air vs. catching/killing a bird on the ground. In fishing terminology,
> > catching a fish "on the fly" means using a fly bait which requires
> > continuous activity and rhythm with the rod and reel. In this context,
> > the English idiom has taken on the meaning of being quick, agile, or
> > lucky.
> >
> > In aeronautical terminology, "on the fly" means making repairs or
> > modifications while flying the airplane vs. waiting to make repairs or
> > modifications after landing. The idiom has been applied to other
> > engineering situations to mean making repairs or modifications to
> > equipment while the system is running vs. shutting down the system to
> > remove and replace the equipment for depot maintenance. In this context,
> > the English idiom has taken on the meaning of being flexible, adaptive,
> > or ingenius.
> >
> > Therefore, from the second context above, in computer terminology, "on
> > the fly" has taken the meaning of dynamically changing software
> > activities or values while the program is running vs. statically
> > predefining activities and values so they can't be changed without
> > stopping the program. An example is using a cookie file to modify the
> > behavior of a web page "on the fly" based on the user's input.
> >
> > So, I don't think that the LilyPond *program* does anything "on the fly",
> > since you can't change the *.ly file while the compiler is running. But I
> > guess it's possible for a developer of one LilyPond engraver to say his
> > engraver (e.g., beams) makes changes "on the fly" based on the output of
> > other engravers (e.g., notes).
> >
> > That being said, English idioms are continuously evolving and taking new
> > meanings. So, it's possible that some programmers have adopted the
> > practice of using "on the fly" to mean the ability to change a program
> > setting several times within a file as needed. But this doesn't make
> > sense to me.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden
> > [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of
> > Valentin Villenave
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 5:33 AM
> > To: Francois Planiol-Auger
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: Whatis on the fly
> >
> > 2007/8/1, Francois Planiol-Auger <address@hidden>:
> >> Yes I know, its a newby question. And I found nothing really helpful
> >> that defines it in relation with lilypond.
> >> Can somebody explain?
> >
> > If I understood correctly (English is not my native language),
> > something you can change "on the fly" is something that you don't need
> > to change at the beginning of your score, once and for all; therefore
> > it allows you to change properties several times during your music
> > (for instance, the key signature can be changed "on the fly": you
> > don't have to define a single key signature at the beginning, and then
> > be stuck with it for the whole piece -- instead you can change it as
> > many times as you want).
> >
> > Does it help?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Valentin
> >
> >
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