version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details.
@end ignore
-@c \version "2.11.38"
+@c \version "2.11.51"
@node Text
@section Text
@cindex Text scripts
@cindex text items, non-empty
@cindex non-empty texts
+@cindex quoted text
-It is possible to add arbitrary text indications
+Simple @q{quoted text} indications may be added
to a score, as demonstrated in the following example.
-Such indications can also be manually placed
+Such indications can be manually placed
above or below the staff, using the
-simple syntax described in @ref{Controlling direction and
+syntax described in @ref{Direction and
placement}.
@lilypond[quote,fragment,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=1]
d8^"pizz." e f g a4-"scherz." f
@end lilypond
-In LilyPond, such text strings are called @command{markup}
-objects. This syntax is actually a shorthand; more complex text
+This syntax is actually a shorthand; more complex text
formatting may be added to a note by explicitly using a
@code{\markup} block, as described in @ref{Formatting text}.
spacing, whereas the second one does.
@lilypond[quote,fragment,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=1]
-d8^"pizz." e f g \textLengthOn a4_"scherzando" f
+d8^"pizz." e f g
+\textLengthOn
+a4_"scherzando" f
@end lilypond
@predefined
@seealso
Notation Reference: @ref{Formatting text},
-@ref{Controlling direction and placement}.
+@ref{Direction and placement}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Text}.
@cindex Text spanners
-Some performance indications, e.g., @i{rallentando} or
-@i{accelerando}, are written as text and are extended over many
-measures with dotted lines.
+Some performance indications, e.g., @notation{rallentando} or
+@notation{accelerando}, are written as text and are extended over
+multiple notes with dotted lines.
Such objects, called @q{spanners}, may be created
from one note to another using the following syntax:
Various text elements can be added to a score using
the syntax described in @ref{Rehearsal marks}:
+@c \mark needs to be placed on a separate line (it's not
+@c attached to an object like \markup is). -vv
+
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
-c4\mark "Allegro" c c c
+c4
+\mark "Allegro"
+c c c
@end lilypond
-This syntax makes possible to put any text on a bar line;
+This syntax makes it possible to put any text on a bar line;
more complex text formatting may be added using a @code{\markup}
block, as described in @ref{Formatting text}. This can be used to print
signs like coda, segno or fermata, by specifying the appropriate
symbol name:
@lilypond[fragment,quote,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=2]
-c1 \mark \markup { \musicglyph #"scripts.ufermata" }
+c1
+\mark \markup { \musicglyph #"scripts.ufermata" }
c1
@end lilypond
the beginning of the line (the next line, in case of a line break).
@lilypond[fragment,quote,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=2]
-\mark "Allegro" c1
-c\mark "assai" \break
-c c
+\mark "Allegro"
+c1 c
+\mark "assai" \break
+c c
@end lilypond
Internals Reference: @rinternals{RehearsalMark}.
@knownissues
-@c IMO this is a bug; hopefully it'll be fixed soon, so I can
-@c delete this sentence. -gp
-@c A workaround is suggested in the first @snippets item -vv
+@c To be removed when Issue 69 in the tracker gets fixed. -vv
If a mark is entered at the end of the last bar of the score (where
there is no next line), then the mark will not be printed at
any @code{\score} block, as a @qq{top-level
expression}. This syntax is described in @ref{File structure}.
-@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\markup {
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...
}
@end lilypond
@noindent
-This allows to print text separately
+This allows printing text separately
from the music, which is particularly
useful when the input file contains
several music pieces, as described in
@predefined
-@funindex \markup
@code{\markup},
@funindex \markuplines
@code{\markuplines}
@menu
* Text markup introduction::
-* Common markup commands::
+* Selecting font and font size::
* Text alignment::
* Graphic notation inside markup::
* Music notation inside markup::
@cindex text markup
@cindex markup text
@cindex typeset text
+@funindex \markup
A @code{\markup} block is used to typeset text with an extensible
specific syntax called @qq{markup mode}.
@code{\markup} expression is enclosed in curly braces @code{@{
@dots{} @}}.
-In markup mode, specific commands are entered using the backslash
-@code{\} character. Such commands only affect the first following
-expression.
-
-Markup expressions may also be enclosed in double quotes
-@code{"..."}. Such expressions are treated as text strings
-and may not contain nested expressions or commands.
-Therefore, braces are generally prefered to double quotes;
-the following example demonstrates both syntaxes.
+Unlike simple @q{quoted text} indications, @code{\markup} blocks
+may contain nested expressions or specific commands,
+entered using the backslash @code{\} character.
+Such commands only affect the first following expression.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
e1-\markup "intenso"
@cindex markup mode, special characters
@cindex reserved characters, printing
@cindex printing special characters
+@cindex quoted text in markup mode
-Special characters such as @code{\} and @code{#}
-can be printed in the output simply using double
-quotes. Double quotation marks are only printed
-in the output when preceded by backslashes:
+A @code{\markup} block may also contain quoted text, which
+can be useful to print special characters such as @code{\} and @code{#},
+or even double quotation marks -- these have to be preceded
+with backslashes:
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
\clef bass
@end lilypond
Lists of words that are not enclosed with double quotes
-or preceded by a previous command are not kept distinct. In
-the following example, the first two @code{\markup} expressions
-are equivalent:
+or preceded by a command are not treated as a distinct
+expression. In the following example, the first two
+@code{\markup} expressions are equivalent:
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
c1^\markup { \center-align { a bbb c } }
@knownissues
-@c FIXME: this is totally deprecated, isn't it? -vv
-Kerning or generation of ligatures is only done when the @TeX{}
-backend is used. In this case, LilyPond does not account for them
-so texts will be spaced slightly too wide.
-
-@c is the following sentence really relevant? -vv
-Syntax errors for markup mode are confusing.
-
-
-@node Common markup commands
-@subsubsection Common markup commands
-
-Some basic formatting can be used blah blah
+Syntax errors for markup mode can be confusing.
+@node Selecting font and font size
+@subsubsection Selecting font and font size
-@ignore
-TODO: here are some commands that could be described here.
-I'm putting them in bulk, prior to working on this section. -vv
-
-\simple
-
-\char
-\fraction
+@cindex font switching
+@funindex \italic
+@funindex \bold
+@funindex \underline
-\combine
-\concat
-\put-adjacent
+Basic font switching is supported in markup mode:
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
+{
+ d1^\markup {
+ \bold { Più mosso }
+ \italic { non troppo \underline Vivo }
+ }
+ r2 r4 r8
+ d,_\markup { \italic quasi \smallCaps Tromba }
+ f1 d2 r
+}
+@end lilypond
-\page-ref (see also "Table of contents")
-\fromproperty
-\verbatim-file
-\with-url
+@cindex font size
+@cindex text size
+@funindex \fontsize
+@funindex \smaller
+@funindex \larger
+@funindex \bigger
+@funindex \magnify
+
+The size of the characters can also be altered in different ways:
+@itemize
+@item
+the font size can be defined to an absolute value,
-\on-the-fly
-\override
+@item
+predefined commands allow to easily select standard sizes,
+@item
+the font size can also be changed relatively to its previous value.
+@end itemize
-\null
-\hspace
+@noindent
+The following example demonstrates these three methods:
-\lower
-\raise
-\translate
-\translate-scaled
-\rotate
-\transparent
-\whiteout
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
+{
+ f1^\markup { \fontsize #5 Sinfonia }
+ a,_\markup {
+ \tiny espressivo
+ \large e
+ \normalsize intenso
+ }
+ bes^\markup { (con
+ \larger grande
+ \smaller emozione
+ \magnify #0.6 { e sentimento } )
+ }
+ d c2 r8 c bes a g1
+}
+@end lilypond
-@end ignore
+@cindex subscript
+@cindex superscript
+@funindex \super
+@funindex \sub
+Text may be printed as subscript or superscript. By default
+these are printed in a smaller size, but a normal size can be used as well:
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\markup {
+ \column {
+ \line { 1 \super st movement }
+ \line { 1 \normal-size-super st movement
+ \sub { (part two) } }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
-@cindex font switching
+@cindex font families
-Some font switching commands are demonstrated here.
+The markup mode provides an easy way to select alternate
+font families. The default serif font, of roman type, is
+automatically selected unless specified otherwise: on the
+last line of the following example, there is no difference
+between the first and the second word.
-\italic
-\upright
-\bold
-\medium
-\underline
-
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\markup {
+ \column {
+ \line { Act \number 1 }
+ \line { \sans { Scene I. } }
+ \line { \typewriter { Verona. An open place. } }
+ \line { Enter \roman Valentine and Proteus. }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
-@c TODO: what's the difference between the following commands? -vv
-\smallCaps
-\caps
-\fontCaps
+@noindent
+Some of these font families, used for specific items
+such as numbers or dynamics, do not provide all
+characters, as mentioned in @ref{New dynamic marks} and
+@ref{Manual repeat marks}.
+@c \concat is actually documented in Align (it is not
+@c a font-switching command). But we need it here. -vv
-Some alternate font families can easily be selected:
+When used inside a word, some font-switching or formatting
+commands may produce an unwanted blank space. This can
+easily be solved by concatenating the text elements together:
-\sans
-\typewriter
-\roman
-\number (only for numbers, such as fingerings and time signatures)
-@c TODO: add \slashed-digit here? -vv
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\markup {
+ \column {
+ \line {
+ \concat { 1 \super st }
+ movement
+ }
+ \line {
+ \concat { \dynamic p , }
+ \italic { con dolce espressione }
+ }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
-The size can be blah blah blah
+An exhaustive list of font-switching, font-size
+and font-families related commands can be found in @ref{Font}.
-\fontsize
+Defining custom font sets is also possible, as explained in
+@ref{Fonts}.
-Some predefined font sizes can be used blah blah
+@predefined
-\teeny
-\tiny
-\small
-\normalsize
-\large
-\huge
+@funindex \teeny
+@funindex \tiny
+@funindex \small
+@funindex \normalsize
+@funindex \large
+@funindex \huge
+@code{\teeny},
+@code{\tiny},
+@code{\small},
+@code{\normalsize},
+@code{\large},
+@code{\huge}.
-Some shorcuts allow to change the font size relatively to its previous value
+@c TODO: add @seealso
-\smaller
-\bigger
-\larger
-\magnify
+@node Text alignment
+@subsubsection Text alignment
-Text may be printed as subscript or superscript:
+@cindex text, aligning
+@cindex aligning text
-\sub
-\super
+This subsection discusses how to place text in markup mode,
+inside a @code{\markup} block. Markup objects can also
+be moved as a whole, using the syntax described in
+@rlearning{Moving objects}.
-To obtain subscripts or superscripts in a normal text size, use
-\normal-size-sub
-\normal-size-super
+@c The padding commands should be mentioned on this page, but
+@c most of these require \box to be more clearly illustrated. -vv
-All these settings (except the size) can be reverted to the default font:
+@cindex text, horizontal alignment
+@cindex horizontal text alignment
+@funindex \left-align
+@funindex \hcenter
+@funindex \right-align
-\normal-text
+Markup objects may be aligned in different ways. By default,
+a text indication is aligned on its left edge: in the following
+example, there's no difference
+between the first and the second markup.
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
+a1-\markup { poco }
+e'
+a,-\markup { \left-align poco }
+e'
+a,-\markup { \hcenter { poco } }
+e'
+a,-\markup { \right-align poco }
+@end lilypond
-@node Text alignment
-@subsubsection Text alignment
+@funindex \halign
+The horizontal alignment may be fine-tuned
+using a numeric value:
-Some objects have alignment procedures of their own, which cancel
-out any effects of alignments applied to their markup arguments as
-a whole. For example, the @rinternals{RehearsalMark} is
-horizontally centered, so using @code{\mark \markup @{ \left-align
-.. @}} has no effect.
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
+a1-\markup { \halign #-1 poco }
+e'
+a,-\markup { \halign #0 poco }
+e'
+a,-\markup { \halign #0.5 poco }
+e'
+a,-\markup { \halign #2 poco }
+@end lilypond
-In addition, vertical placement is performed after creating the
-text markup object. If you wish to move an entire piece of
-markup, you need to use the #'padding property or create an
-@q{anchor} point inside the markup (generally with @code{\hspace
-#0}).
+@noindent
+Some objects may have alignment procedures of their own,
+and therefore are not affected by these commands. It is
+possible to move such markup objects as a whole, as shown
+for instance in @ref{Text marks},
+
+@cindex text, vertical alignment
+@cindex vertical text alignment
+@funindex \raise
+@funindex \lower
+
+Vertical alignment is a bit more complex. As stated above,
+markup objects can be moved as a whole; however, it is also
+possible to move specific elements inside a markup block.
+In this case, the element to be moved needs to be preceded
+with an @emph{anchor point}, that can be another markup element
+or an invisible object. The following example demonstrates these
+two possibilities; the last markup in this example has no anchor
+point, and therefore is not moved.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
-\textLengthOn
-c'4^\markup{ \raise #5 "not raised" }
-\once \override TextScript #'padding = #3
-c'4^\markup{ raised }
-c'4^\markup{ \hspace #0 \raise #1.5 raised }
+d2^\markup {
+ Acte I
+ \raise #2 { Scène 1 } }
+a'
+g_\markup {
+ \null
+ \lower #4 \bold { Très modéré } }
+a
+d,^\markup {
+ \raise #4 \italic { Une forêt. } }
+a'4 a g2 a
@end lilypond
-Some situations (such as dynamic marks) have preset font-related
-properties. If you are creating text in such situations, it is
-advisable to cancel those properties with @code{normal-text}. See
-@ref{Text markup commands}, for more details.
+@funindex \general-align
+@funindex \translate
+@funindex \translate-scaled
+Some commands can affect both the horizontal and vertical
+alignment of text objects in markup mode. Any object
+affected by these commands must be preceded with an
+anchor point:
-Alignment basics:
-\left-align
-\center-align
-\right-align
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,fragment,relative=1]
+d2^\markup {
+ Acte I
+ \translate #'(-1 . 2) "Scène 1" }
+a'
+g_\markup {
+ \null
+ \general-align #Y #3.2 \bold "Très modéré" }
+a
+d,^\markup {
+ \null
+ \translate-scaled #'(-1 . 2) \teeny "Une forêt." }
+a'4 a g2 a
+@end lilypond
-Horizontal alignment:
-\hcenter
-\general-align
-\halign
+@cindex multi-line markup
+@cindex multi-line text
+@cindex columns, text
+A markup object may include several lines of text.
+In the following example, each element or expression
+is placed on its own line, either left-aligned or centered:
-Vertical alignment:
-\vcenter
-\column
-\dir-column
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\markup {
+ \column {
+ a
+ "b c"
+ \line { d e f }
+ }
+ \hspace #10
+ \center-align {
+ a
+ "b c"
+ \line { d e f }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
-Building a "large" markup:
+Similarly, a list of elements or expressions may be
+spread to fill the entire horizontal line width -- if there
+is only one element, it will be centered on the page.
+These expressions can, in turn, include multi-line text
+or any other markup expression:
-\line
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\markup {
+ \fill-line {
+ \line { William S. Gilbert }
+ \center-align {
+ \huge \smallCaps "The Mikado"
+ or
+ \smallCaps "The Town of Titipu"
+ }
+ \line { Sir Arthur Sullivan }
+ }
+}
+\markup {
+ \fill-line { 1885 }
+}
+@end lilypond
-\fill-line
+Long text indications can also be automatically wrapped
+accordingly to the given line width. These will be
+either left-aligned or justified, as shown in
+the following example.
-\hcenter-in
-
-\pad-around
-\pad-markup
-\pad-to-box
-\pad-x
-
-Alignment inside a "large" markup:
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\markup {
+ \column {
+ \line \smallCaps { La vida breve }
+ \line \bold { Acto I }
+ \wordwrap \italic {
+ (La escena representa el corral de una casa de
+ gitanos en el Albaicín de Granada. Al fondo una
+ puerta por la que se vé el negro interior de
+ una Fragua, iluminado por los rojos resplandores
+ del fuego.)
+ }
+ \hspace #0
+
+ \line \bold { Acto II }
+ \override #'(line-width . 50)
+ \justify \italic {
+ (Calle de Granada. Fachada de la casa de Carmela
+ y su hermano Manuel con grandes ventanas abiertas
+ a través de las que se ve el patio
+ donde se celebra una alegre fiesta)
+ }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
-\justify-field
-\justify
-\justify-string
+An exhaustive list of text alignment commands
+can be found in @ref{Align}.
-\wordwrap-field
-\wordwrap
-\wordwrap-string
+@c TODO: add @seealso
@node Graphic notation inside markup
@subsubsection Graphic notation inside markup
+
Graphics around text:
\box
\circle
+(TODO: document padding commands here)
+
\bracket
\hbracket
@code{\markuplines}
-
-@c TODO: move the following subsubsec into NR3 -vv
-@c maybe. -gp
@node Fonts
@subsection Fonts