Re: offset not working

[Kris Shaffer]

One more question on this issue:
The commands \fatText and \emptyText have no effect on either

        s1*0^\markup {whatever}
        R1*4

or

        R1*4^\markup {whatever}

How can I automatically apply the width of the markup string to the width  
of the multi-rest bar?

Kris Shaffer


On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 03:32:31 -0400, Mats Bengtsson  
<address@hidden> wrote:

> I don't think you understood Han-Wen's answer. Everything will work
> fine if you do
> \override MultiMeasureRestText #'extra-offset = #'(0 . 2.0)
> or (preferably)
> \override MultiMeasureRestText #'padding = #2.0
>
> As you can read in section 8.2.1, texts attached to multi
> measure rests are handled by MultiMeasureRestText layout
> objects in contrast to texts attached to normal notes, which
> are handled by TextScript layout objects.
>
> The comment on using a skip note are only relevant if you want
> to place something at the beginning of the bar instead of in
> the middle (which is where the multimeasure rest is placed).
>
>     /Mats
>
> Kris Shaffer wrote:
> > Since the manual (section 8.2.1, page 173) mentions the need to use
> >      s1*0^\markup {whatever }
> >     R1*4
> >  instead of
> >      R1*4^\markup
> >  to control markup alignment on a multirest, I figured it was not an   
> > unknown bug.  But it sounds like something I should submit, though, so   
> > I'll send it.  Sorry about any confusion.



--
Kris Shaffer
graduate student in music theory, Yale University
www.shaffermusic.com