Re: chord naming question

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 2/7/09 1:27 PM, "James E. Bailey" <address@hidden> wrote:

> I'm going to be engraving some more music with chords, and thanks to
> last time, I have appropriate templates that will work. But, one
> problem that is inconsistent is the placement of the flat symbol.
> 
> I have to use a modified semi-german chord naming method because the
> person I'm engraving for likes Bb (with the flat symbol), and H for B
> natural. I notice that in my modified chord init template, with \set
> chordRootNamer = #(chord-name->german-markup #f) I get that, but the
> flat symbol is engraved as a superscript,  and the default has Bb
> with the flat symbol inline with the B. I would gladly modify it
> myself, but I don't really know where to look for how that's
> configured. Can someone point me in the right direction?
> 
> 
> 

You modify the flat symbol in the file scm/chord-name.scm.

There is a function alteration->text-accidental-markup that sets the amount
the flat is raised.

You could redefine this command in your .ly file, and you'd eliminate the
raising, without having to modify the distribution file.

HTH,

Carl