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 ^"Upper Mordent"
> a'4\downmordent -\tweak staff-padding #4 ^"Lower Mordent"
> }
I don’t think the \override is doing what you think/hope it’s doing…?
Anyway, while the \tweak approach does the job, this might be more efficient:
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
tagline = ##f
}
{
\numericTimeSignature
\textLengthOn
\override TextScript.staff-padding = #4
\time 4/4
a'4\mordent ^"Mordent"
a'4\upmordent ^"Upper Mordent"
a'4\downmordent ^"Lower Mordent"
}
Note also that I changed your tagline = "" to tagline = ##f, so that it truly
takes up no space.
Hope this helps!
Kieren.
