However, you can also use these variables (also known as
macros, or user-defined commands) for tweaks:
-@c TODO Avoid padtext - not needed with skylining
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
dolce = \markup { \italic \bold dolce }
-padText = { \once \override TextScript.padding = #5.0 }
+centreText = { \once \override TextScript.self-alignment-X = #CENTER }
+
fthenp =_\markup {
\dynamic f \italic \small { 2nd } \hspace #0.1 \dynamic p
}
violin = \relative c'' {
\repeat volta 2 {
c4._\dolce b8 a8 g a b |
- \padText
- c4.^"hi there!" d8 e' f g d |
- c,4.\fthenp b8 c4 c-. |
+ \centreText
+ c4.^"hi there!" d8 e f g d |
+ c4.\fthenp b8 c4 c-. |
}
}
{
\violin
}
- \layout { ragged-right = ##t }
}
@end lilypond
violin = \relative c'' @{
\repeat volta 2 @{
c4._\markup @{ \italic \bold dolce @} b8 a8 g a b |
- \once \override TextScript.padding = #5.0
- c4.^"hi there!" d8 e' f g d |
- c,4.\markup @{
+ \once \override TextScript.self-alignment-X = #CENTER
+ c4.^"hi there!" d8 e f g d |
+ c4._\markup @{
\dynamic f \italic \small @{ 2nd @} \hspace #0.1 \dynamic p
@}
b8 c4 c-. |
@end example
So far we've seen static substitution -- when LilyPond
-sees @code{\padText}, it replaces it with the stuff that
+sees @code{\centreText}, it replaces it with the stuff that
we've defined it to be (ie the stuff to the right of
-@code{padtext=}).
+@code{centreText=}).
LilyPond can handle non-static substitution, too (you
can think of these as functions).