Re: another fingering question

[Anthony W. Youngman]

In message <address@hidden>, Han-Wen Nienhuys 
<address@hidden> writes
> address@hidden writes:
> > >
> > >^ and _ are provided as a shorthand for:
> > >
> > >  \override Script #'direction = UP/DOWN
> >
> > My only comment here is that (when using \markup) it does not appear to
> > be a shorthand for *override*. It seems to be a shorthand for *specify*.
> > In other words, an override is optional - but IME (2.2) ^ and _ are a
> > necessity.
>
> no, you can also leave out the direction, eg.
>
>     c-4

Sorry, wrong example!

I did say - "when using \markup".

So (this is from memory) if I do "c\markup{ mute }" it fails, but 
changing it to "c^\markup{ mute }" works fine.

I might have got my syntax wrong (probably have) but adding the ^ or _ 
was the difference between it working and failing! Having written my 
stuff without them, I was forced to add them to every occurrence in 
order to get it to work.
> > >  \markup { \finger "<DIGIT>" }
> > >
> > >Jan.
> > >
> > Seeing as we're discussing this, is there a mechanism whereby fingering
> > can be added automatically? For example, " bes' " would always
> > automatically be fingered "1" (brass players will recognise a transposed
> > Bb :-)
>
> No, but I can code it up for you, if you like! Very cheap, only $25
> :-)
If I get the time, I'll code it myself (I want to learn) but what it 
would need is some way of specifying the fundamental note (eg for a 
trumpet I would choose concert B flat below middle C), and once you've 
got that note the fingering for every valved brass instrument is 
identical relative to that note. And for my own instrument (the slide 
trombone) the principle if not practice is the same :-)

Cheers,
Wol
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