4 lsrtags = "expressive-marks, tweaks-and-overrides, version-specific"
7 Some dynamic expressions involve additional text, like @qq{sempre pp}.
8 Since dynamics are usually centered under the note, the \\pp would be
9 displayed way after the note it applies to.
11 To correctly align the @qq{sempre pp} horizontally, so that it is
12 aligned as if it were only the \\pp, there are several approaches:
14 * Simply use @code{\\once\\override DynamicText.X-offset = #-9.2}
15 before the note with the dynamics to manually shift it to the correct
16 position. Drawback: This has to be done manually each time you use that
19 * Add some padding (@code{#:hspace 7.1}) into the definition of your
20 custom dynamic mark, so that after lilypond center-aligns it, it is
21 already correctly aligned. Drawback: The padding really takes up that
22 space and does not allow any other markup or dynamics to be shown in
25 * Shift the dynamic script @code{\\once\\override ... .X-offset = ..}.
26 Drawback: @code{\\once\\override} is needed for every invocation!
28 * Set the dimensions of the additional text to 0 (using
29 @code{#:with-dimensions '(0 . 0) '(0 . 0)}). Drawback: To LilyPond
30 @qq{sempre} has no extent, so it might put other stuff there and create
31 collisions (which are not detected by the collision detection!). Also,
32 there seems to be some spacing, so it's not exactly the same alignment
33 as without the additional text
35 * Add an explicit shifting directly inside the scheme function for the
38 * Set an explicit alignment inside the dynamic-script. By default, this
39 won't have any effect, only if one sets X-offset! Drawback: One needs
40 to set @code{DynamicText.X-offset}, which will apply to all dynamic
41 texts! Also, it is aligned at the right edge of the additional text,
42 not at the center of pp.
48 doctitle = "Horizontally aligning custom dynamics (e.g. \"sempre pp\" \"piu f\" \"subito p\")"
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
118 \new Staff = "s" \with { instrumentName = \markup \column { Normal } }
122 c4\pp c\p c c | c\ff c c\pp c
125 \new Staff = "sMarkup" \with {
126 instrumentName = \markup \column { Normal markup }
131 c4-\semppMarkup c\p c c | c\ff c c-\semppMarkup c
134 \new Staff = "sK" \with {
135 instrumentName = \markup \column { Explicit shifting }
140 \once \override DynamicText.X-offset = #-9.2
143 \once \override DynamicText.X-offset = #-9.2
147 \new Staff = "sT" \with {
148 instrumentName = \markup \column { Right padding }
153 c4\semppT c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppT c
156 \new Staff = "sM" \with {
157 instrumentName = \markup \column { Set dimension "to zero" }
162 c4\semppM c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppM c
165 \new Staff = "sG" \with {
166 instrumentName = \markup \column { Shift inside dynamics}
171 c4\semppG c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppG c
174 \new Staff = "sMII" \with {
175 instrumentName = \markup \column { Alignment inside dynamics }
180 % Setting to ##f (false) gives the same result
181 \override DynamicText.X-offset = #0
182 c4\semppMII c\p c c | c\ff c c\semppMII c
187 \layout { \override Staff.InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #LEFT }