\header
{
-texidoc = "Ottava brackets are supported, through the
-use of the scheme function @code{set-octavation}.
+ texidoc = "Ottava brackets are supported, through the
+use of the scheme function @code{set-octavation}.
+
+The spanner should go below a staff for 8va bassa, and the ottavation
+string can be tuned with @code{Staff.ottavation}.
+
"
}
-\version "1.9.8"
+\version "2.10.0"
+
+%% . There must be a minimum distance between the octavation line and the
+%% topmost staff line, taking into account the height of the closing
+%% vertical dashed line.
+ %
+%% . Octavation lines broken across staves must always start with `8va'
+%% (or something similar).
+ %
+%% . The `8va' should be slightl offset to the left.
+ %
+%% . The final vertical dashed line of the octavation line should be offset
+%% to the right.
+ %
+%% . Octavation lines for `8va bassa' must be below the staff, not above.
+ %
+%% . The `8va bassa' string is far too long for short octavation lines.
+%% LilyPond should select between `8va bassa', `8ba', and `8', depending
+%% on the available horizontal space (and the octavation style selected
+%% by the user). The same holds for `8va' and `15ma'.
-\paper { raggedright = ##t}
-\score {
- \notes\relative c''' \notes {
+\layout { ragged-right = ##t}
+
+\relative c''' {
+ a b c a
+ #(set-octavation 1)
a b c a
+ #(set-octavation 0)
#(set-octavation 2)
- a' b
- c a
+ a b c a
#(set-octavation 0)
-
- a, #(set-octavation 1) b
+ #(set-octavation -1)
+ a b c a
+ #(set-octavation 0)
+ \break
+ a,
+ #(set-octavation 1)
+ \set Staff.ottavation = #"8"
+ b
#(set-octavation 0)
c a
#(set-octavation -1) b a g
#(set-octavation 0)
c
+ #(set-octavation -1)
+ \set Staff.ottavation = #"8"
+ c,,16
+ #(set-octavation 0)
+ c'16
+ #(set-octavation -1)
+ \set Staff.ottavation = #"8"
+ g,,16
}
-}
+