Re: How to have fingerings in bold?

[Griff Miller]

On Mon, May 28, 2007 7:36 am, Mats Bengtsson wrote:
>
> \version "2.10.0"
>
> boldfinger = {
>  \once \override Fingering #'font-series = #'bold
>
> }
>
> \relative c'{
> %%% Change the default font:
> \override Fingering #'font-encoding = #'latin1 % Use normal text font
> \override Fingering #'font-size = #-2
>
> c-1 d-4 \boldfinger e-1-D f-2 g-1 a-4 b-1-G \boldfinger c-2
> }

Thanks, Mats. This was a good workaround, and actually helped the other
problem I was having, namely that the default fingering font was a bit too
"serify" for more than occasional use. This is going to be a scale book, and
EVERY note will have a fingering.

I now have run across two more problems:

1) How do I prevent Lilypond from placing the fingering higher than others for
the tonic? I've searched the web for "fingering" together with "tonic" and
can't find the answer.

2) Perhaps I am asking LP to do too much, but how do I get horizontal brackets
to float above my fingerings (I force all fingerings to go above the note with
"^" and I have an override in place that makes the the horizontal brackets go
above the staff).

I realize that it would be better to use "-" for fingerings and let LP decide
where to put them, but I am trying to match a requirement that they all be
above (this is an instructional project).

I guess I could override each bracket's vertical position on a case-by-case
basis, but I'd like to avoid that if possible.

Griff