Re: footnotes should work on markup attached to a note

[James Lowe]

On 07/12/14 03:59, Eugene Cormier wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> this works:
> { \markup { "rit" \footnote "*" "* text" }
> 
> this does not:
> { c4_\markup { "rit" \footnote "*" "* text" } }
> 
> should it? I think so...
> 
> (tested on lilypond v2.18)
> 
> 

I think this is
 https://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1757

Also there is a known issues in the footnotes section of the Notation
Reference to that effect as well.

As far as my limited internals of LilyPond understanding when you use a
'_\markup' that counts I think as a 'trypescript'.

But I am sure if I am wrong someone will speak out.


James

P.S. CCing Dan too as I think this is the same thing he reported

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On 07/12/14 03:57, Dan McMahill wrote:>> I'm not top posting.
>
> % The first footnote works as expected.
> % the second doesn't.  The second puts the * in the markup bu
> % doesn't actually create the footnote.
>
> % Checked with version 2.19.15
>
> \version "2.19.15"
>
> % test 1
> \markup{ \italic "(rit.)" \footnote "*" \italic "* First note about
the rit." }
>
>
> hornA = \relative c' {
>   \key a \major
>   \time 3/4
>   a4 a a |
>   % test 2
>   a_\markup{ \italic "(rit.)" \footnote "*" \italic "* Second note
about the
> rit." }
>    a a |

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