David, You are very welcome! Don't forget to reply to the mailing list so others know you found a solution. BTW, if you haven't read through the Learning Manual, this will introduce you to many useful topics and concepts like the one I shared with you. In fact here's the exact section that talks about this:
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/learning/fixing-overlapping-notation#the-staff_002dpadding-property Best, Abraham On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 5:19 PM, David Landt <[email protected]> wrote: > Abraham, thank you for responding quickly. Your code works perfectly. > Why that code works is something I will hopefully learn over time, but, for > now, I am pleased that I can continue with engraving my sheet music. Enjoy > your day. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:46:53 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Aligning upbows and downbows > > David, > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:37 PM, david_landt [via Lilypond] <[hidden > email] <https:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=187102&i=0>> wrote: > > Hello all. I am a new user seeking assistance with aligning upbows and > downbows so that the bows are all aligned horizontally at the same height > for easier readability. Thank you. > > How about this: > > %%%%%%%%% > > \version "2.18.2" % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond versions. > > \header{ > title = "Here Comes the Sun" > subtitle = "Original music and lyrics written by George Harrison 1969." > > } > > \relative { > \set Staff.instrumentName = "Capo VII" > \key e \major > \override Script.staff-padding = #3 % <--- Adjust to taste > a'8^\downbow^"D" <e' a cis>\downbow a\upbow b\downbow cis\upbow <a, e'> > a' a, | > e' cis' b <a, e'> a' <a, e'> > } > > %%%%%%%%% > > HTH, > Abraham > > ------------------------------ > View this message in context: Re: Aligning upbows and downbows > <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Aligning-upbows-and-downbows-tp187101p187102.html> > Sent from the User mailing list archive > <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/User-f3.html> at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list > [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >
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