Re: How to get multiple text spanners at the same height?

[SoundsFromSound]

>>> Ah, I see.  Thanks! 


Thomas Morley-2 wrote
> 2013/5/15 SoundsFromSound <

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> >:
>> This is perfect for what I need.  Thank you.  One question though: what
>> would
>> be the easiest way to "center" this span (so the dashes line up in the
>> center of the words, rather than along the bottom of the letters)?
> 
> Translate the default-stencil a little, i.e. add
> (ly:stencil-translate-axis stil 0.5 Y)
> 
> The override-command should look like:
> 
> ...
>    \once \override TextSpanner #'after-line-breaking =
>      #(lambda (grob)
>        (let* ((stil (ly:grob-property grob 'stencil))
>               (stil (ly:stencil-translate-axis stil 0.5 Y))
> ...
> 
> 
> As I wrote before, I'm working on an improvement.
> Though, this may take some time.
> I'll be offline during Pentecost, visiting "Bundeswettbewerb Jugend
> Musiziert", a german contest for young musicians.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>   Harm
> 
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>>>> David, that's interesting.  I'll check some of my scores here too.  Did
>>>> you mean Elaine's book, when you say "Gould"?

Ben



David Nalesnik-2 wrote
> 2013/5/15 SoundsFromSound <

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> >:
>> > TOne question though: what would
>> > be the easiest way to "center" this span (so the dashes line up in the
>> > center of the words, rather than along the bottom of the letters)?
>>
> 
> I've always seen the dashes lined up along the bottom of the letters.  The
> example given in Gould (pg. 106) does this.
> 
> -David
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