Fwd: specify number of measures per line in score

[Branko]

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Subject: specify number of measures per line in score
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From: Branko <address@hidden>
Date: 1 April 2014 02:06
To: address@hidden

I have this as a sample notation example. How would I specify to have exactly 4 measures per line, throughout the whole piece. I searched the whole documentation and did not find such a simple feature. Am I missing something?

\version "2.18.2"

% comment line

\header {
    title = "Ruska narodna pesma."
    composer = "Narodna pesma"
    subtitle = "-za gitaru-"
}

melody = {
    \key c \major
    \time 3/4

    e' f e |
    e, gis b |
    d c b |
    a c e |
}

\score {
    \relative c' <<
        \new Staff \melody
    >>
    \layout {
    }
}

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From: David Nalesnik <address@hidden>
Date: 1 April 2014 02:09
To: Branko <address@hidden>
Cc: lilypond-user <address@hidden>

Hi Branko,

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Branko <address@hidden> wrote:

I have this as a sample notation example. How would I specify to have exactly 4 measures per line, throughout the whole piece. I searched the whole documentation and did not find such a simple feature. Am I missing something?

Try this snippet:

 http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=838

Hope this helps,

David

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From: Branko <address@hidden>
Date: 1 April 2014 02:20
To: David Nalesnik <address@hidden>

thanks, but that gives me this error:
​

test.ly:28:36: error: GUILE signaled an error for the _expression_ beginning here
            \consists #
                                   (bars-per-line-engraver '(4))
Unbound variable: bars-per-line-engraver
Interpreting music.../usr/share/lilypond/2.18.2/scm/lily-library.scm:242:5: In procedure symbol->string in _expression_ (process-procedure book paper ...):
/usr/share/lilypond/2.18.2/scm/lily-library.scm:242:5: Wrong type argument in position 1 (expecting symbol): #<unspecified>
​

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From: Branko <address@hidden>
Date: 1 April 2014 02:23
To: David Nalesnik <address@hidden>

sorry, didn't see that function defined in the beginning. it works, thanks.

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From: Branko <address@hidden>
Date: 1 April 2014 02:24
To: David Nalesnik <address@hidden>

actually it does not work ;), it compiled but no changes in rendered pdf, still my fourth bar ends on half width the page..

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From: David Nalesnik <address@hidden>
Date: 1 April 2014 02:26
To: Branko <address@hidden>

Branko,

OK! Glad to hear it.

--David 

P.S.  Don't forget to "reply-all" when answering an email on the -user list.  It defaults to reply to sender only, which is a little silly.