Thank you FYI it still needs \set in front, otherwise lilypond throws an error.
Thanks again, -Greg On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 2:15 PM Valentin Petzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Gregory, > > That is indeed possible. The difference is just that \set is used to set > context properties during > music. Within the layout block you set context properties by simple > assignment, > so you’d do something like > > \layout { > \context { > \ChordNames > majorSevenSymbol = \markup\fontsize #-3 \override #'(thickness . 0.2) > \triangle ##f > } > } > > (you can also put \Score instead of \ChordNames, but it should not make a > difference, as ChordNames is the only context that uses this property). > > Cheers, > Valentin > > Am Dienstag, 30. November 2021, 20:11:07 CET schrieb Gregory Hollands: > > Valentin, > > > > That works great. > > How do I use \set majorSevenSymbol globally? Is it possible to put it in > > the layout block? > > > > Thanks, > > Greg > > > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 12:59 PM Valentin Petzel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello Gregory, > > > > > > The major 7 symbol simply uses the markup command \triangle with > fontsize > > > -3. > > > So simply do something like > > > > > > \set majorSevenSymbol = \markup\fontsize #-3 \override #'(thickness . > 0.2) > > > \triangle ##f > > > > > > The ##f here specifies that the triangle should not be filled. Adjust > > > thickness to meet your demands. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Valentin
