Valentin,
Below, see my code.
Without \set, I get errors (below code).
With \set the code compiles just fine.
Regards,
Greg
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\version "2.22"
embiggenChordNames = #(define-scheme-function (size) (number?)
#{ \with {
chordNameFunction = #(lambda (in-pitches bass inversion context)
(define exemptions (list musicglyph-markup))
(define (helper mu)
(if (list? mu)
(if (memq (car mu) exemptions)
(markup (#:fontsize (- size) mu))
(map helper mu))
mu))
(let ((orig (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
context)))
(markup (#:fontsize size (helper orig)))))
} #} )
\paper {
ragged-last = ##f
}
\layout {
indent = #0
\context { \ChordNames \embiggenChordNames #2.5 }
\context {
\ChordNames {
%\set majorSevenSymbol = \markup { \fontsize #-3.5 \override
#'(thickness . 0.3) \triangle ##f }
%\set minorChordModifier = \markup { \small m }
majorSevenSymbol = \markup { \fontsize #-3.5 \override #'(thickness .
0.3) \triangle ##f }
minorChordModifier = \markup { \small m }
}
}
\override ChordName #'font-name = #"Open Sans Soft Cd SemiBd"
\override Staff.BarLine.hair-thickness = #4
\override Staff.BarLine.thick-thickness = #8
}
IntroChords = \chordmode {
a2:m7 bes2:6 c2:maj7 des2:9
\set minorChordModifier = \markup { − }
eis2:maj7 f2:dim g2:aug a2:m
}
<<
\new ChordNames \with {
\override BarLine.bar-extent = #'(-1 . 3.5)
\consists "Bar_engraver"
}
\IntroChords
>>
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Starting lilypond-windows.exe 2.22.0 [Chord Triangle.ly]...
Processing `L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly'
Parsing...
L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly:30:7: error: not a note name: majorSevenSymbol
majorSevenSymbol = \markup { \fontsize #-3.5 \override #'(thickness .
0.3) \triangle ##f }
L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly:30:24: error: syntax error, unexpected '='
majorSevenSymbol
= \markup { \fontsize #-3.5 \override #'(thickness .
0.3) \triangle ##f }
L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly:30:26: error: markup outside of text script
or \lyricmode
majorSevenSymbol =
\markup { \fontsize #-3.5 \override #'(thickness .
0.3) \triangle ##f }
L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly:31:7: error: not a note name:
minorChordModifier
minorChordModifier = \markup { \small m }
L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly:31:26: error: syntax error, unexpected '='
minorChordModifier
= \markup { \small m }
L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly:31:28: error: markup outside of text script
or \lyricmode
minorChordModifier =
\markup { \small m }
L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly:27:17: warning: Music unsuitable for
context-mod
\ChordNames
{
Interpreting music...
Preprocessing graphical objects...
Finding the ideal number of pages...
Fitting music on 1 page...
Drawing systems...
Converting to `Chord Triangle.pdf'...
fatal error: failed files: "L:/Snippets/Chord Triangle.ly"
Exited with return code 1.
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 2:48 PM David Kastrup <[email protected]> wrote:
> Gregory Hollands <[email protected]> writes:
>
> >> 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).
> >
> > FYI it still needs \set in front, otherwise lilypond throws an error.
>
> You probably forgot the \context block here. Please, please, please:
> whenever you make a statement about some code, _include_ the code you
> have actually been using and include the error message.
>
> --
> David Kastrup
>
