Re: Manually control note spacing?

2024-01-05 Thread Robert Hickman
This is great, thank you so much! On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 at 15:53, Kieren MacMillan wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > > Don't worry, found out how to do it: > > > > \version "2.18.2" > > \header {tagline = ""} > > { > >\numericTimeSignature > >\textLengthOn > >\override Staff.padding = #3 > >

Re: Manually control note spacing?

2024-01-05 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Robert, > Don't worry, found out how to do it: > > \version "2.18.2" > \header {tagline = ""} > { >\numericTimeSignature >\textLengthOn >\override Staff.padding = #3 >\time 4/4 >a'4\mordent -\tweak staff-padding #4 ^"Mordent" >a'4\upmordent -\tweak staff-padding #4

Re: Manually control note spacing?

2024-01-05 Thread Robert Hickman
Don't worry, found out how to do it: \version "2.18.2" \header {tagline = ""} { \numericTimeSignature \textLengthOn \override Staff.padding = #3 \time 4/4 a'4\mordent -\tweak staff-padding #4 ^"Mordent" a'4\upmordent -\tweak staff-padding #4 ^"Upper Mordent"

Re: Manually control note spacing?

2024-01-05 Thread Robert Hickman
Hi Phill, that mostly works, thank you for your help. However the text isn't vertically aligned, and the text blocks are too close together. The documentation mentions 'staff-padding' in regards to the first issues, but doesn't say how to actually set that. 'Neither Staff.padding' or

Re: Manually control note spacing?

2024-01-05 Thread Lukas-Fabian Moser via LilyPond user discussion
Hi Robert, I'm trying to make an example showing mordent symbols with text labels. I want the note positions spaced so that the text is all on one line, with notes placed as needed to fit around it. The easiest way I can think of doing that would be to put manually sized 'gap fillers' between

Re: Manually control note spacing?

2024-01-05 Thread Phil Holmes
Checkout \textLengthOn and see if it does what you want. On 05/01/2024 14:50, Robert Hickman wrote: Hi, I'm trying to make an example showing mordent symbols with text labels. I want the note positions spaced so that the text is all on one line, with notes placed as needed to fit around it.

Manually control note spacing?

2024-01-05 Thread Robert Hickman
Hi, I'm trying to make an example showing mordent symbols with text labels. I want the note positions spaced so that the text is all on one line, with notes placed as needed to fit around it. The easiest way I can think of doing that would be to put manually sized 'gap fillers' between the notes