Re: vertical text

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Luis,

> hello list, i'd like to add vertical text after the final bar line,
> like in the image attached. i guess i can do that using postscript
> code, but i'd like to know if there is a property in LP to control
> that. i haven't been able to find one in the manual so far.

The attached snippet works -- there's probably a slightly simpler way  
(by using the #'rotation numbers properly), but I don't know it.

HTH!
Kieren.

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\version "2.11.42"
\paper { ragged-right = ##t }

theMark =
{
        \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'rotation = #'(90 0 0)
        \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'extra-offset = #'(11 . -18.5)
	\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = #begin-of- 
line-invisible
        \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #1
        \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-shape = #'italic
        \mark "Budapest, 1928, VII.-IX."
}

\score
{
        \new GrandStaff
        <<
                \new Staff { c'' r r2 }
                \new Staff { c''4 r r2 }
                \new Staff { c''4 r r2 }
                \new Staff { c''4 \theMark r r2 \bar "|." }
        >>
}
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