Re: Horizontal brackets: adjust start and end point

[Davide Liessi]

Hi David,

>> I'm using horizontal brackets in a piece I'm transcribing, with
>> bracket-flare set to 0.
>> I would like the bracket symbols to start a bit before the first note
>> and end a bit after the last (let's say a bit = about the length of
>> the head of a quarter note).
>>
>
> You can use the following override and adjust the values to get what you want:
>
> \override HorizontalBracket #'shorten-pair = #'(-1 . -1)

Thank you, it did the job!
I thought I tried that property, but maybe I was doing it wrong, or
maybe I just missed it.

Best wishes,
Davide