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Re: TextSpanner padding
From: |
Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
Re: TextSpanner padding |
Date: |
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:43:34 +0200 |
address@hidden writes:
> Will Oram wrote:
> > In lily 2.2.2, I'm trying to push a trill TextSpanner up a few spaces.
> > This produces parse errors:
> >
> > \override TextSpanner #'staff-padding = #'2.5
>
> The problem is the #'2.5 -- it should be #2.5. With #'2.5, I think
> you're telling Lilypond you have symbol called "2.5"; and I'm pretty
> sure that would be an illegal symbol name.
No; '2.5 means (quote 2.5) Numbers, like strings and booleans can be
quoted freely.
'2.5
evals to
2.5
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Han-Wen Nienhuys | address@hidden | http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen