Re: Markup Text

[Paul Scott]

Lyle Raymond wrote:

> Here's a snippet of code from a turnaround in one of my jazz lead sheets:
>
> r8_\markup "Last Time: repeat final 4 bars" a b c cis a' aes g~
>
> The problem here is that my text is running into stems and beams and whatnot.  
> I need to move it so it's farther beneath the staff.  The manual, as I've 
> often noticed, is a bit unhelpful in this case.
>  
You didn't say what version you were using.

Putting the following before the markup will work in most versions 
*except* 2.1.15 through 2.1.20:

\property Voice.TextScript \override #'padding = #2.5

Of course change 2.5 to what you need.  This affects both above and below.

Paul Scott