David Kastrup writes: > Colin Hall <[email protected]> writes: > >> Phil Holmes writes: >> >>> "Nick Payne" <[email protected]> wrote in message >>> news:[email protected]... >>>> The default positioning of the small "8" under the clef symbol when >>>> using the treble_8 or G_8 clef is too far to the right. It looks better >>>> when the X-offset is about 0.7 staff units: >>>> >>>> %============ >>>> \version "2.17.10" >>>> >>>> \relative c'{ >>>> \clef "G_8" >>>> \override Staff.OctavateEight.X-offset = #0.7 >>>> c d e f >>>> } >>>> %============ >>>> >>>> Nick >>> >>> >>> I'd guess that this is because the centre lines of the 8 and clef line up. >>> Do you have examples supporting your view? >> >> Nick Payne posted to the lilypond-user thread here: >> >> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2013-01/msg00927.html >> >> commenting that there isn't a single value for X-offset that works for >> all ottavations. > > Would it make sense to change the metrics of the clef glyphs until it > does?
I wondered about a proper fix too. I thought the unwanted interaction was between the clef and the various ottava glyphs that Lilypond provides. So, I would have thought, adjust (or specialise) the glyph that provides the script "8". Cheers, Colin. -- Colin Hall _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
