Re: ChordNames on Staff

[Aaron Hill]

On 2019-02-06 12:25 pm, Robert Hennig wrote:
> Dear lilypond community,
>
> I would like to print the ChordNames casually directly on the staff, 
> Not
> above the staff. Using extra-offset works if there are no other objects
> which adjusts the spacing. What is the proper way to get the ChordNames
> fixed to the staff?
> I would like to create lead sheets which contain lots of remarks, only
> sometimes there are notes in the staff.
> Uncomment the Annotation to see what I mean.
> Regards Robert
>
> \version "2.19.82"
> <<
>   \new ChordNames \chordmode {
>     \override ChordNames.ChordName #'extra-offset = #'(0 . -3.5)
>     c1
>   }
>   s1%^"Text"
> > >

You need to change the nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing so that the 
baselines between the ChordNames and Staff align.  The key is setting 
padding to a large enough negative number, which permits the stencils to 
overlap.  You will still need an additional extra-offset if you want the 
text to sit on the next lower staff line:

%%%%
\version "2.19.82"
<<
  \new ChordNames \with {
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing =
      #'((basic-distance . 0)(minimum-distance . 0)(padding . -10))
    \override ChordName.extra-offset = #'(0 . -1)
  }
  \chordmode { c1 | dis1:m | ees1/g }
  { s1-"Text" | s1^"Text" | s1_"Text" }
> >
%%%%

-- Aaron Hill

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