Re: dynamics contexts

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "james" <address@hidden>
To: "lilypond-user Mailinglist" <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 3:57 PM
Subject: dynamics contexts


> Perhaps I don't understand the purpose of the dynamics context. I've been 
> using them to align all dynamic marks on a single line, however, I don't 
> see how to control whether the dynamics are place above or below the 
> staff. For example:
> \version "2.17.2"
>
> \score {
>   <<
>      \new Staff = "tset" \relative c' { c4 b d c e d f e}
>      \new Dynamics {
>         \override TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = "text"
>         s4\startTextSpan s1_\< s4\! s_\p s\stopTextSpan
>      }
>   >>
> }
> \score {
>   <<
>      \new Staff = "tset" \relative c' { c4 b d c e d f e }
>      {
>         \override TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = "text"
>         s4\startTextSpan s1_\< s4\! s_\p s\stopTextSpan
>      }
>   >>
> }
>
> The former has the problem that the spanner is printed on top of the 
> dynamics, and the latter has the problem that the dynamics are not 
> aligned. Is it possible to get output similar to the latter, but with the 
> dynamics aligned better?


Could you confirm that what you actually want is the text - - - - mark above 
the stave, with the dynamics below the stave and all aligned vertically?

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Phil Holmes