Re:

[Xavier Scheuer]

On 1 March 2013 23:02, MING TSANG <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi, lily users:
>
> Refer to the pdf, sample (1) the red note head score is correct as of the
> hard  copy.
>
> I then I code \ottava #1 & \ottava #0, the note in between ottava is now one
> octave lower (blue note head on sample (2) )); so as the following notes.
> Questions:
> 1.  Is this a default behavior of ottava? I recall v2.14.0 don't have this
> behavior.

Yes, that's the principle of ottava brackets.
You write the pitches at the octave you hear them but they are printed
(in this case: \ottava #1 "8va") one octave lower with the ottava
bracket above and the text "8va".

> 2.  How can I have the 8va printed on top of the chords?

I would have said

  \layout {
    \context {
      \Staff
      \remove "Ottava_spanner_engraver"
    }
    \context {
      \Score
      \consists "Ottava_spanner_engraver"
    }
  }

but it does not work.

I hope someone could tell if I forgot something, or if it's a bug or
something else.

Cheers,
Xavier

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Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden>