Xavier Scheuer <[email protected]> writes: > On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 at 02:11, David Zelinsky <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Using "\once\override MeasureCounter.X-offset = #-3" in the measure in >> question should do the trick---if it worked. But it doesn't. As far as >> I can tell, setting MeasureCounter.X-offset only has an effect in the >> layout block, which sets it globally. > > Hello, > > Well, if you add the Measure_counter_engraver at the Staff level (as in the > doc), you should use > \once \override Staff.MeasureCounter.X-offset > Then it works in the music. > > Kind regards, > Xavier
Oh, duh! Not the first time I've been caught by that trap. I'd like to think it's the last, but probably not. Thank you. -David
