Circular staves ARE possible with pure LilyPond, just look at this:
This was made using LilyPondTool's ruler feature, with the following score:
\score {
\relative c' {
\override Staff.StaffSymbol #'transparent = ##t
\override Staff.KeySignature #'transparent = ##t
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t
\override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##t
\override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t
% The clef
\once \override Voice.TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-10.6 . -11.8 )
s1^\markup { \rotate #90 \musicglyph #"clefs.G" } #'(-17.1 . -8.0 )
\once \override Voice.TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-17.1 . -8.0 )
s1^\markup { \rotate #85 \note #"4" #UP }
\once \override Voice.TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-22.7 . -5.0 )
s1^\markup { \rotate #60 \note #"4" #UP }
\once \override Voice.TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-27.9 . -2.8 )
s1^\markup { \rotate #45 \note #"4" #UP }
\once \override Voice.TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-33.3 . -1.0 )
s1^\markup { \rotate #30 \note #"4" #UP }
\once \override Voice.TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-43.1 . 0.2 )
s1^\markup { \rotate #40 \beam #3.2 #0 #0.5 }
\once \override Voice.TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-44.2 . 0.8 )
s1^\markup { \rotate #0 \note #"4" #UP }
}
}
eyeglassesps = #"
0.15 setlinewidth
30 0 moveto
20 0 10 0 361 arc
31 0 moveto
20 0 11 0 361 arc
32 0 moveto
20 0 12 0 361 arc
33 0 moveto
20 0 13 0 361 arc
34 0 moveto
20 0 14 0 361 arc
35 0 moveto
20 0 15 0 361 arc
stroke
"
eyeglasses = \markup { \postscript #eyeglassesps }
\eyeglasses
You, sir, are a genius! Demented, certainly, but a genius!
my congratulations,
Colin
-- When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it. - Scott Adams, "Dilbert" Sept 22,'09