Re: Square brackets around multiple optional notes

[Peter Crighton]

Would something like that be also possible with normal [i.e. "( )"]
brackets? Perhaps even make the brackets so that possible lyrics are
included inside them?

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2012/1/9 Nick Baskin <address@hidden>:
> 2012/1/8 Светлана <address@hidden>
>>
>> Hello all!
>> I'd like to place optional notes in square brackets like it's done here:
>> http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/squarebrackets.png/
>> I tried markup and setting extra-offset, but then my lyrics is placed in
>> wrong place if some bracket should be placed above the lyrics. Also, bracket
>> placement is tied to note, so it's really hard to align them all.
>> Here is the example. I've intentionally moved the bracket some notes to
>> the left to show the problem.
>> \version "2.14.1"
>> \score{
>>  <<
>>        \new Voice = "one" {
>>        \cadenzaOn
>>        \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-3 . 8)
>>        \relative c'
>>        {e4 (f) g2 f2 (g1) f2 f-\markup {\abs-fontsize #40 "["} (e f4 e f
>> g2. f8 e4 f1) \bar "|."}
>>        \cadenzaOff
>>    }
>>    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \lyricmode {Те -- бе, Го -- спо -- ди. }
>>  >>
>> }
>> Any other suggestions?
>>
>> Svetlana.
>>
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>
> Svetlana,
>
> Have you tried messing with this snippet
> yet? http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=377 It looks somewhat similar to
> what you're after.
>
> Cheers,
> Nick
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