Thanks for the help Nicolas & Kieren. I've got the following:
fingerSwitch = #(define-music-function (parser location text) (string?)
(make-music 'SequentialMusic 'elements
(list
(make-music 'EventChord 'elements
(list
(make-music
'TextScriptEvent
'text
(markup #:line (#:finger $text))
)
)
)
)
)
)
c4-\fingerSwitch "5"
but the error I get is that $text is an unbound variable. Since I don't
really know much what I'm doing, I thought I'd ask for your help again.
Thanks,
Stewart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicolas Sceaux" <address@hidden>
To: "Stewart Holmes" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Markup macro?
Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> writes:
Hi, Stewart:
I can do what I want with \markup { \finger "5-4" }, but I'm
looking for a
nice neat macro I can use instead of having to add markup every time.
Have you tried \displayMusic? =)
Stewart,
when the straight-forward #{ #} possible solution fails, reverting to
plain scheme, with the help of \displayMusic, is indeed what should be
done.
Try:
\displayMusic c'
\displayMusic c'^\markup \finger "3-5"
and see the difference: that would be the body of your music function,
that will be used that way:
c'-\functionName "3-5" %% you cannot use ^\funName or _\funName
%% so direction should be hard coded
If you don't find a working solution, ask again here.
BTW, these are functions, not macros.
nicolas