Re: Interface for controlling fermata

[Thomas Morley]

2013/3/16 Jim Long <address@hidden>:
> What is the appropriate grob name for a fermata?

Script.
Though, that's the family.

>
> I want to:
>
>       \once \override Fermata #'Y-offset = #2
>
> but Lily tells me that's not correct:
>
> fermata-test.ly:18:12: warning: not a grob name, `Fermata'
>
> Looking at
>
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/internals/all-layout-objects
>
> and
>
> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/internals/graphical-object-interfaces
>
> I'm still not finding the interface I need.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jim

Why not:

\version "2.16.2"

\relative c' {
        c1-\tweak #'Y-offset #4 \fermata
        % or
        c1-\tweak #'padding #2 \fermata
}

Perhaps you may want to have a look at
http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/placement-sostenuto-td10547.html
with a lot of explanations, definitions, functions ...
and/or
/scm/script.scm

HTH,
   Harm