This might be easier to produce using grid lines.

Cheers,
- Graham


On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:38:09 +0200
Joseph Wakeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> OK, next finnicky notational question, another that I haven't found in
> LSR or the manuals: how can I create tick barlines, that is, barlines
> of much smaller length than usual, normally positioned at the top of
> the staff, poking out a bit?
> 
> I can reduce the length of the barline as follows,
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> {
>    \override Staff.BarLine #'bar-size = #1.5
>    \relative c' {
>       c4 d e f
>       g4 f e d
>       c1
>    }
>    \revert Staff.BarLine #'bar-size
>    \bar "|."
> }
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 
> ... but suppose I want this small 'tick' to cover the top space of the
> staff, and poke out the top -- how do I move it up in this way?  Or
> am I going about the construction of tick barlines in entirely the
> wrong way?
> 
> Thanks again to all. :-)
> 
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