4 texidoc = "Ottava brackets are supported, through the
5 use of the scheme function @code{set-octavation}.
7 The spanner should go below a staff for 8va bassa, and the ottavation
8 string can be tuned with @code{Staff.ottavation}.
15 %% . There must be a minimum distance between the octavation line and the
16 %% topmost staff line, taking into account the height of the closing
17 %% vertical dashed line.
19 %% . Octavation lines broken across staves must always start with `8va'
20 %% (or something similar).
22 %% . The `8va' should be slightl offset to the left.
24 %% . The final vertical dashed line of the octavation line should be offset
27 %% . Octavation lines for `8va bassa' must be below the staff, not above.
29 %% . The `8va bassa' string is far too long for short octavation lines.
30 %% LilyPond should select between `8va bassa', `8ba', and `8', depending
31 %% on the available horizontal space (and the octavation style selected
32 %% by the user). The same holds for `8va' and `15ma'.
35 \layout { ragged-right = ##t}
51 \set Staff.ottavation = #"8"
55 #(set-octavation -1) b a g
59 \set Staff.ottavation = #"8"
64 \set Staff.ottavation = #"8"