Re: Right way to make a function for a set of articulations on a note

[David Kastrup]

Andrew Bernard <address@hidden> writes:

> I often need use a tenuoto with a parenthesised accent, but I only just
> figured out how to achieve that. Now ti would be convenient have a function
> of some sort as a shorthand.
>
> Is this the right way to do it that I came up with? I feel a bit
> uncomfortable about the <>, and maybe this should be some sort of post
> event, like articulations themselves?
>
> %======
> \version "2.19.82"
>
> artic = { <> ^- -\parenthesize ^> }
> {
>   \artic c'' d'' \artic e''
> }
>
> %======

That's basically a big heap of rubbish.  You were right to feel
uncomfortable with that.  Try

\version "2.19.82"

artic = -- -\parenthesize ->

{
   c''\artic d''  e''\artic
}

instead.

-- 
David Kastrup