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@end ignore
-@c \version "2.15.10"
+@c \version "2.16.0"
@node Tweaking output
@chapter Tweaking output
examples. We shall see later when it must be specified.
Later sections deal comprehensively with properties and their
-values, but to illustrate the format and use of these commands
-we shall use just a few simple properties and values which are
-easily understood.
+values, see @ref{Types of properties}. But in this section we shall
+use just a few simple properties and values which are easily
+understood in order to illustrate the format and use of these
+commands.
For now, don't worry about the @code{#'}, which must precede the
layout property, and the@tie{}@code{#}, which must precede the value.
which occur at the same musical moment as the @code{\override}
command itself.
-The @code{\tweak} command operates in a different way. It acts
-on the immediately following item in the input stream. However,
-it is effective only on objects which are created directly from
-the input stream, essentially note heads and articulations;
-objects such as stems and accidentals are created later and
-cannot be tweaked in this way.
+The @code{\tweak} command operates in a different way. It acts on
+the immediately following item in the input stream. In its simplest
+form, it is effective only on objects which are created directly
+from the following item, essentially note heads and articulations.
So to return to our example, the size of the middle note of
a chord would be changed in this way:
<c \tweak #'font-size #-3 e g>4
@end lilypond
-Note that the syntax of @code{\tweak} is different from that
-of the @code{\override} command. Neither the context nor the
-layout object should be specified; in fact, it would generate
-an error to do so. These are both implied by the following
-item in the input stream. Note also that an equals sign should
-not be present. So the general syntax of the
-@code{\tweak} command is simply
+Note that the syntax of @code{\tweak} is different from that of the
+@code{\override} command. The context should not be specified; in
+fact, it would generate an error to do so. Both context and layout
+object are implied by the following item in the input stream. Note
+also that an equals sign should not be present. So the simple form
+of the @code{\tweak} command is
@example
\tweak #'@var{layout-property} #@var{value}
itself. In case of multiple direction overrides (@code{^} or @code{_}),
the leftmost override wins since it is applied last.
+@cindex @code{\tweak}, Accidental
+@cindex @code{\tweak}, specific layout object
+
+Objects such as stems and accidentals are created later, and not
+directly from the following event. It is still possible to use
+@code{\tweak} on such indirectly created objects by explicitly naming
+the layout object, provided that LilyPond can trace its origin back to
+the original event:
+
+@lilypond[quote,fragment,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=2]
+<\tweak Accidental #'color #red cis4
+ \tweak Accidental #'color #green es
+ g>
+@end lilypond
+
+This long form of the @code{\tweak} command can be described as
+@example
+\tweak @var{layout-object} #'@var{layout-property} @var{value}
+@end example
+
@cindex tuplets, nested
@cindex triplets, nested
@cindex bracket, tuplet
<<
{ c2 aes4. bes8 }
\\
- { aes2 f4 fes }
+ { <ees, c>2 des }
\\
- {
- \voiceFour
- <ees c>2 des
- }
+ \\
+ { aes'2 f4 fes }
>> |
<c ees aes c>1 |
}
@end lilypond
@noindent
-The lower two notes of the first chord (i.e, those in the third voice)
-should not be shifted away from the note column of the higher two
-notes. To correct this we set @code{force-hshift}, which is a
-property of @code{NoteColumn}, of these notes to zero. The lower note
-of the second chord is best placed just to the right of the higher
-notes. We achieve this by setting @code{force-hshift} of this note to
-0.5, ie half a note head's width to the right of the note column of
-the higher notes.
+The inner note of the first chord (i.e. the A-flat in the fourth
+Voice) need not be shifted away from the note column of the higher
+note. To correct this we set @code{force-hshift}, which is a property
+of @code{NoteColumn}, of this note to zero.
+
+In the second chord we prefer the F to line up with the A and the
+lowest note to be positioned slightly right to avoid a collision of
+stems. We achieve this by setting @code{force-hshift} in the
+@code{NoteColumn} of the low D-flat to move it to the right by half
+a staff-space.
Here's the final result:
<<
{ c2 aes4. bes8 }
\\
- { aes2 f4 fes }
- \\
{
- \voiceFour
- \once \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #0
- <ees c>2
+ <ees, c>2
\once \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #0.5
des2
}
+ \\
+ \\
+ {
+ \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #0
+ aes'2 f4 fes
+ }
>> |
<c ees aes c>1 |
}
% Stem on the d2 must be down to permit merging
\stemDown
% Stem on the d2 should be invisible
- \once \override Stem #'transparent = ##t
- \once \override Flag #'transparent = ##t
+ \tweak Stem #'transparent ##t
+ \tweak Flag #'transparent ##t
d2
}
\new Voice {
% Stem on the d2 must be down to permit merging
\stemDown
% Stem on the d2 should be invisible
- \once \override Stem #'transparent = ##t
- \once \override Flag #'transparent = ##t
+ \tweak Stem #'transparent ##t
+ \tweak Flag #'transparent ##t
d2
}
\new Voice {
@lilypond[quote,fragment,relative=2,verbatim]
<<
{
- \once \override Stem #'transparent = ##t
- \once \override Flag #'transparent = ##t
+ \tweak Stem #'transparent ##t
+ \tweak Flag #'transparent ##t
b8~ b\noBeam
}
\\
@lilypond[quote,fragment,relative=2,verbatim]
<<
{
- \once \override Stem #'transparent = ##t
- \once \override Flag #'transparent = ##t
- \once \override Stem #'length = #8
+ \tweak Stem #'transparent ##t
+ \tweak Flag #'transparent ##t
+ \tweak Stem #'length #8
b8~ b\noBeam
}
\\
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