Re: dynamics collision

[andrea valle]

Thanks for your kindness.

This is a very useful explanation.


Best

-a-

On 21 Nov 2005, at 10:25, Mats Bengtsson wrote:

> The point of the DynamicLineSpanner is to keep all dynamics aligned,
> both absolute dynamics like \f and \mp and (de)crescendi (both in the
> form of hairpins and as text with a dashed line).
>
> Changing the padding property of DynamicsLineSpanner will therefore
> move all dynamic indications up or down.
>
> The extra-offset property is fairly well described in "Common Tweaks".
> One important difference between the padding and the extra-offset is 
> that
> if you increase the padding, LilyPond will notice that the dynamic has 
> changed
> and will adjust the layout of the rest of the score to take this 
> change into account,
> for example by increasing the space between two staves or between two 
> score
> lines, if necessary. If you set extra-offset, on the other hand, you 
> can be sure
> that nothing else will change, so in general I always recommend to use 
> the
> padding property if you want to things up or down and extra-offset 
> only if
> you have to move something left or right and it doesn't help to set 
> the alignment.
>
>   /Mats
>
> andrea valle wrote:
>
> > Ok Mats,
> > I read it before writing to the list, but it would have help if the 
> > manual provided an example.
> >
> > I'd like to add a snippet on the topic to LSR, so I don't want to be 
> > imprecise.
> >
> > If I have:
> >
> > \version "2.6.4"
> > {
> > \once \override Score.DynamicLineSpanner #'padding = #1.5 a'4 \pp
> > \once \override Score.DynamicLineSpanner #'padding = #3.5 a'4 \mp
> > \once \override Score.DynamicText #'extra-offset = #'( 3.0 . 1.0 ) 
> > a'4 \mf
> > \once \override Score.DynamicText #'extra-offset = #'( -9.0 . 9.0 ) 
> > a'4 \f
> > }
> >
> >
> > what is the difference in using DynamicLineSpanner vs. DynamicText?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -a-
> >
> > On 20 Nov 2005, at 17:10, Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> >
> > > Please read at the bottom of the section on "Dynamics" in the manual:
> > > "Vertical positioning of these symbols is handled by
> > > DynamicLineSpanner."
> > > This means that ... should be replaced by DynamicLineSpanner.
> > >
> > >    /Mats
> > >
> > > Fairchild wrote:
> > >
> > > > Andrea -
> > > > Just tried DynamicText with padding -- seems not to work.
> > > > Tried   \once \override DynamicText #'extra-offset = #'( -9.0 . 9.0 
> > > > ) e \sfz
> > > > -- it does.
> > > >                     - Bruce
> > > > Andrea -
> > > > Try DynamicText.
> > > >                            - Bruce
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: address@hidden
> > > > [mailto:address@hidden On 
> > > > Behalf Of
> > > > andrea valle
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:28 PM
> > > > To: lilypond-user
> > > > Subject: dynamics collision
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I know that this is in the manual but I'm getting a little crazy 
> > > > with this minimal trouble.
> > > > I have to move dynamics mark.
> > > > I suppose I have to use something like that
> > > >   \once \override ... #'padding = #1.5 \sfz
> > > > but I'm not able to determine what should substitute the ...
> > > > Could someone provide an example?
> > > > Thanks
> > > > -a-
> > > > Andrea Valle
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>         Signals, Sensors and Systems
>         Royal Institute of Technology
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Andrea Valle
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