\once \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #DOWN \ottava #1 possible solution?
Shane On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Nick Baskin <[email protected]> wrote: > Eluze, > > Apologies for being unclear! I've attached a minimal example that I hope > will demonstrate what I mean. Notice how the "8va" text collides with the > beam; I would like to move the "8va" text to the left to avoid this > collision, and cannot figure out how to do so. Changing the text by adding a > hspace adds space to the right of the text, but doesn't actually move the > text itself. > > Thoughts? > Nick > > > > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Eluze <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Nick Baskin wrote >> > I'm using 2.18.0, and I need to move the "8va" part of an ottava bracket >> > to >> > the left to avoid a collision with a beam. I've tried several things, to >> > no >> > avail: using \override Staff.OttavaBracket.X-offset has no effect as far >> > as >> > I can tell; using \override Staff.OttavaBracket.shorten-pair gives me >> > control over the dashed line, but doesn't affect the "8va" text. I've >> > looked at the other properties in the internals reference, but I can't >> > find >> > anything that looks promising. What do I have to override to make this >> > change? >> >> as you're not very specific about the code I just hope this fits: >> >> \set Staff.ottavation = \markup { Text \hspace #4 } >> >> Eluze >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Moving-Ottava-Text-tp157524p157535.html >> Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> lilypond-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > > > > -- > And she forgot the stars, the moon, and sun, > And she forgot the blue above the trees, > And she forgot the dells where waters run, > And she forgot the chilly autumn breeze... > > — Keats, "Isabella, or the Pot of Basil" > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
