Re: Text clashes with notes and/or slurs

[Mats Bengtsson]

There seems to be many solutions around. I usually set the padding
property:
\property Voice.TextScript \override #'padding = #3

The "padding" is simply some extra space between the TextScript
and the note it belongs to (or the staff line). If you want to
use this setting for all text scripts in a score, do the setting
in the \paper section:

\score{
 ...
  \paper{
    ...
    \translator{
      \ScoreContext
      TextScript \override #'padding = #4
    }
  }
}

The padding property is also very useful for other graphical
objects ('grobs'), such as BarNumber, RehearsalMark and so on.

   /Mats


> On Sun, 07 Apr 2002 12:26:50 +0200
> Jan Nieuwenhuizen <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Carter Brey <address@hidden> writes:
> > 
> > > How do I raise text so that it stops covering the notes beneath it ?
> > > In the example below, the performance indication "Molto lento" goes
> > > straight through the slur and is therefore illegible. I know the
> > > solution must include some sort of "/override" command but can't find
> > > a specific example.
> 
> FWIW, I have found that you can chain multiple text grobs onto a note.
> Where text has "bashed" into a note or marking, I've just added an empty
> text string to the note with the text label. This forces a blank line
> under the text, and "pushes" it up a bit.
> 
> Example:
> 
>       c^"Molto Allegretto :-)"^""
> 
> It's a kludge, I know, and not terribly "structured", but every time I
> think like that  I remind myself how much fun writing music out in
> longhand can be, and all of a sudden it seems like not so much of a kludge
> after all :-)
> 
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