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7 lsrtags = "expressive-marks, tweaks-and-overrides"
10 Some dynamic expressions involve additional text, like @qq{sempre pp}.
11 Since dynamics are usually centered under the note, the \\pp would be
12 displayed way after the note it applies to.
14 To correctly align the @qq{sempre pp} horizontally, so that it is
15 aligned as if it were only the \\pp, there are several approaches:
17 * Simply use @code{\\once\\override DynamicText #'X-offset = #-9.2}
18 before the note with the dynamics to manually shift it to the correct
19 position. Drawback: This has to be done manually each time you use that
20 dynamic markup... * Add some padding (@code{#:hspace 7.1}) into the
21 definition of your custom dynamic mark, so that after lilypond
22 center-aligns it, it is already correctly aligned. Drawback: The
23 padding really takes up that space and does not allow any other markup
24 or dynamics to be shown in that position.
26 * Shift the dynamic script @code{\\once\\override ... #'X-offset = ..}.
27 Drawback: @code{\\once\\override} is needed for every invocation!
29 * Set the dimensions of the additional text to 0 (using
30 @code{#:with-dimensions '(0 . 0) '(0 . 0)}). Drawback: To LilyPond
31 @qq{sempre} has no extent, so it might put other stuff there and create
32 collisions (which are not detected by the collision detection!). Also,
33 there seems to be some spacing, so it's not exactly the same alignment
34 as without the additional text
36 * Add an explicit shifting directly inside the scheme function for the
39 * Set an explicit alignment inside the dynamic-script. By default, this
40 won't have any effect, only if one sets X-offset! Drawback: One needs
41 to set @code{DynamicText #'X-offset}, which will apply to all dynamic
42 texts! Also, it is aligned at the right edge of the additional text,
43 not at the center of pp.
49 doctitle = "Horizontally aligning custom dynamics (e.g. \"sempre pp\" \"piu f\" \"subito p\")"
52 \header { title = "Horizontally aligning custom dynamics" }
54 \paper { ragged-right = ##f }
56 % Solution 1: Using a simple markup with a particular halign value
57 % Drawback: It's a markup, not a dynamic command, so \dynamicDown
58 % etc. will have no effect
59 semppMarkup = \markup { \halign #1.4 \italic "sempre" \dynamic "pp" }
61 % Solution 2: Using a dynamic script & shifting with
62 % \once \override ... #'X-offset = ..
63 % Drawback: \once \override needed for every invocation
71 % Solution 3: Padding the dynamic script so the center-alignment
72 % puts it at the correct position
73 % Drawback: the padding really reserves the space, nothing else can be there
82 % Solution 4: Dynamic, setting the dimensions of the additional text to 0
83 % Drawback: To lilypond "sempre" has no extent, so it might put
84 % other stuff there => collisions
85 % Drawback: Also, there seems to be some spacing, so it's not exactly the
86 % same alignment as without the additional text
90 (#:with-dimensions '(0 . 0) '(0 . 0)
96 % Solution 5: Dynamic with explicit shifting inside the scheme function
100 #:translate '(-18.85 . 0)
101 #:line (#:normal-text
105 % Solution 6: Dynamic with explicit alignment. This has only effect
106 % if one sets X-offset!
107 % Drawback: One needs to set DynamicText #'X-offset!
108 % Drawback: Aligned at the right edge of the additional text,
109 % not at the center of pp
111 #(make-dynamic-script
112 (markup #:line (#:right-align
117 \context StaffGroup <<
118 \context Staff = "s" <<
119 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Normal"
122 c4\pp c\p c c | c\ff c c\pp c
125 \context Staff = "sMarkup" <<
126 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Normal markup }
129 c4-\semppMarkup c\p c c | c\ff c c-\semppMarkup c
132 \context Staff = "sK" <<
133 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Explicit shifting }
136 \once \override DynamicText #'X-offset = #-9.2
139 \once \override DynamicText #'X-offset = #-9.2
143 \context Staff = "sT" <<
144 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Right padding }
147 c4\semppT c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppT c
150 \context Staff = "sM" <<
151 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Setting dimension "to zero" }
154 c4\semppM c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppM c
157 \context Staff = "sG" <<
158 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Shifting inside dynamics }
161 c4\semppG c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppG c
164 \context Staff = "sMII" <<
165 \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup \column { Alignment inside dynamics }
168 % Setting to ##f (false) gives the same result
169 \override DynamicText #'X-offset = #0
170 c4\semppMII c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppMII c