Re: markup height measured from staff?

[Monk Panteleimon]

> Hello!
>
> > I would like to create a custom \markup command that puts a letter  
> > at a specified distance from the staff rather than from a note.

On 12/09/2005 01:51:26 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> What about putting an invisible note in a separate voice, at a known  
> position (e.g., top line of the staff), and attaching the \markup to  
> that?

Thank you.
That would be good if the markup where used once or twice in a score,  
but this is for "ison" or drone notes that are used in Byzantine Chant.  
They are often noted by a letter above the staff which appears only  
when the note changes.This happens at irregular intervals, like chord  
changes although generally less regular and less frequent. If I just  
attach them to the notes, this gives an uneven appearance in places  
where the changes are closer together, and I'm trying to avoid tweaking  
them all with #'extra-offset until they sort of look even.

The markup I'm looking for should be something that acts visually more  
or less like lilypond's chord-letters but has no midi output. I would   
just use the chords if it weren't for the midi output and the fact that  
I can't (afaik) visually format the chords.

Fr. P