1 %% DO NOT EDIT this file manually; it is automatically
2 %% generated from LSR http://lsr.di.unimi.it
3 %% Make any changes in LSR itself, or in Documentation/snippets/new/ ,
4 %% and then run scripts/auxiliar/makelsr.py
6 %% This file is in the public domain.
10 lsrtags = "expressive-marks, tweaks-and-overrides, version-specific"
13 Some dynamic expressions involve additional text, like @qq{sempre pp}.
14 Since dynamics are usually centered under the note, the \\pp would be
15 displayed way after the note it applies to.
17 To correctly align the @qq{sempre pp} horizontally, so that it is
18 aligned as if it were only the \\pp, there are several approaches:
20 * Simply use @code{\\once\\override DynamicText.X-offset = #-9.2}
21 before the note with the dynamics to manually shift it to the correct
22 position. Drawback: This has to be done manually each time you use that
25 * Add some padding (@code{#:hspace 7.1}) into the definition of your
26 custom dynamic mark, so that after lilypond center-aligns it, it is
27 already correctly aligned. Drawback: The padding really takes up that
28 space and does not allow any other markup or dynamics to be shown in
31 * Shift the dynamic script @code{\\once\\override ... .X-offset = ..}.
32 Drawback: @code{\\once\\override} is needed for every invocation!
34 * Set the dimensions of the additional text to 0 (using
35 @code{#:with-dimensions '(0 . 0) '(0 . 0)}). Drawback: To LilyPond
36 @qq{sempre} has no extent, so it might put other stuff there and create
37 collisions (which are not detected by the collision detection!). Also,
38 there seems to be some spacing, so it's not exactly the same alignment
39 as without the additional text
41 * Add an explicit shifting directly inside the scheme function for the
44 * Set an explicit alignment inside the dynamic-script. By default, this
45 won't have any effect, only if one sets X-offset! Drawback: One needs
46 to set @code{DynamicText.X-offset}, which will apply to all dynamic
47 texts! Also, it is aligned at the right edge of the additional text,
48 not at the center of pp.
54 doctitle = "Horizontally aligning custom dynamics (e.g. \"sempre pp\" \"piu f\" \"subito p\")"
57 \header { title = "Horizontally aligning custom dynamics" }
59 \paper { ragged-right = ##f }
61 % Solution 1: Using a simple markup with a particular halign value
62 % Drawback: It's a markup, not a dynamic command, so \dynamicDown
63 % etc. will have no effect
64 semppMarkup = \markup { \halign #1.4 \italic "sempre" \dynamic "pp" }
66 % Solution 2: Using a dynamic script & shifting with
67 % \once \override ...X-offset = ..
68 % Drawback: \once \override needed for every invocation
76 % Solution 3: Padding the dynamic script so the center-alignment
77 % puts it at the correct position
78 % Drawback: the padding really reserves the space, nothing else can be there
87 % Solution 4: Dynamic, setting the dimensions of the additional text to 0
88 % Drawback: To lilypond "sempre" has no extent, so it might put
89 % other stuff there => collisions
90 % Drawback: Also, there seems to be some spacing, so it's not exactly the
91 % same alignment as without the additional text
95 (#:with-dimensions '(0 . 0) '(0 . 0)
101 % Solution 5: Dynamic with explicit shifting inside the scheme function
103 #(make-dynamic-script
105 #:translate '(-18.85 . 0)
106 #:line (#:normal-text
110 % Solution 6: Dynamic with explicit alignment. This has only effect
111 % if one sets X-offset!
112 % Drawback: One needs to set DynamicText.X-offset!
113 % Drawback: Aligned at the right edge of the additional text,
114 % not at the center of pp
116 #(make-dynamic-script
117 (markup #:line (#:right-align
122 \context StaffGroup <<
123 \context Staff = "s" <<
124 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Normal"
127 c4\pp c\p c c | c\ff c c\pp c
130 \context Staff = "sMarkup" <<
131 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Normal markup }
134 c4-\semppMarkup c\p c c | c\ff c c-\semppMarkup c
137 \context Staff = "sK" <<
138 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Explicit shifting }
141 \once \override DynamicText.X-offset = #-9.2
144 \once \override DynamicText.X-offset = #-9.2
148 \context Staff = "sT" <<
149 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Right padding }
152 c4\semppT c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppT c
155 \context Staff = "sM" <<
156 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Setting dimension "to zero" }
159 c4\semppM c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppM c
162 \context Staff = "sG" <<
163 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Shifting inside dynamics }
166 c4\semppG c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppG c
169 \context Staff = "sMII" <<
170 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Alignment inside dynamics }
173 % Setting to ##f (false) gives the same result
174 \override DynamicText.X-offset = #0
175 c4\semppMII c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppMII c