Fw: Re: Paper and Header Problem

[David Pounder]

Forgot to cc the list...

------- Original Message -------
From: David Pounder <address@hidden>
To: "Ralph Palmer" <address@hidden>
Sent: 18.9.08, 18:19:03
Subject: Re: Paper and Header Problem

Ralph,

I do a lot of similar layouts. Try including

title = ##f
subtitle = ##f

in the header block of the individual pieces.

Dave.

> ------- Original Message -------
> From: "Ralph Palmer" <address@hidden>
> To: "lilypond-user Mailinglist" <address@hidden>
> Sent: 18.9.08, 17:14:07
> Subject: Paper and Header Problem
> 
> Help!
> 
> I sent this (slightly different, actually) to the list yesterday, and got no
> response, and didn't see my own message. Did it go through?
> 
> I'm running LY 2.11.53 under Windows XP SP3.
> 
> I've spent 8 or 10 hours trying to puzzle this out, unsuccessfully.
> 
> I'm trying to print out sets of tunes (similar to an etude book), with the
> name of the set and the performers at the top of page one, with the name of
> the tune and the meter flush right above the tune itself (without the name
> of the set and the performers repeating over each tune), and with no tune
> running over onto a second page unless the tune itself is longer than one
> page. I've got two tunes here, and I can't figure out how to get the setup
> to work. I also get a funny error message and a barcheck warning. I'm also
> attaching the log file and the pdf.
> 
> I got rid of the barcheck warning, as well as an error saying I needed a
> \paper block. However, I cannot figure out how to get the titleing I
> described in the above paragraph.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Ralph
> 
> 
> %%%%%%%%%  BEGIN SNIPPET  %%%%%%%%%%
> 
> % Kings Set, as played by Natalie & Buddie MacMaster"
> 
> \version "2.11.53"
> 
> \include "english.ly"
> 
> KingGeorgeIV = \new Staff  {
>     \time 4/4
>     \override Score.MetronomeMark #'stencil = ##f
>     \tempo 4 = 100
> %    \set Staff.instrumentName="Violin"
>     \set Staff.midiInstrument="violin"
>     \key a \minor
>     \clef treble
>     \relative c'' {
>  % A part
>     \partial 8
>     a8
>     e16 a,8. a b16 c8. b16 a16 a'8. |
>     }
> }
> 
> OldKingsReel = \new Staff  {
>     \time 2/2
>     \override Score.MetronomeMark #'stencil = ##f
>     \tempo 4 = 100
> %    \set Staff.instrumentName="Violin"
>     \set Staff.midiInstrument="violin"
>     \key a \minor
>     \clef treble
>     \relative c'' {
>  % A part
>     \partial 8
>     a8 |
>     e16 a,8. a8 b a4 a8 a' |
>     }
> }
> 
> 
> 
> \book {
>     % Title of set.
>     \header {
>         title = "Kings Set"
>         subtitle = "Natalie & Buddie MacMaster"
>     }
>     % 1st tune
>     \score {
>         { \KingGeorgeIV }
> 
>         \layout {
>             indent = #0
>             \context {
>                 % Prevent tunes from printing on two pages.
>                 \Score
>                     \override NonMusicalPaperColumn #'page-break-permission
> = ##f
>                     \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
>             }
>         }
>         % Title of this tune
>         \header {
>         poet = "King George IV"
>         meter = "Strathspey"
>         }
>     }
> 
>     % 2nd tune
>     \score {
>         { \OldKingsReel }
>         \layout {
>             indent = #0
>             \context {
>                 % Prevent tunes from printing on two pages.
>                 \Score
>                     \override NonMusicalPaperColumn #'page-break-permission
> = ##f
>                     \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
>             }
>         }
>         % Title and meter of this tune.
>         \header {
>             poet = "Old King's Reel"
>             meter = "Reel"
>         }
>     }
> 
> }
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%  END SNIPPET  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>