Re: Parenthesize a breath sign

[Thomas Morley]

2013/9/2 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
> Tommaso Gordini <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hello to all,
>> this is the code:
>>
>>  \new Staff \relative c'' {
>>
>> \key es \major
>>
>> \time 3/4
>>
>>  \override BreathingSign #'text = \markup { \musicglyph #"scripts.upbow" }
>>
>> \once \override ParenthesesItem #'font-size = #0
>>
>> es8[-\parenthesize \trill d es f
>>
>> \once \override ParenthesesItem #'font-size = #0
>>
>> g]-\parenthesize \breathe f |
>>
>>  }
>>
>>
>> Is there a way to parenthesize a sign of breath? Because it works with
>> \trill and not with \breathe?
>
> Well, you just need to write
>
> g]  \parenthesize \breathe  f
>
> and LilyPond won't complain.  The output, I have to admit, is not what I
> would call "perfect".

This is Issue 1523

My try with Issue 3096 intended to solve it, too, though, it didn't work.
And then I was distracted by other tasks.

>
> --
> David Kastrup

For now you could use:

    \override BreathingSign #'text =
      \markup { \parenthesize \musicglyph #"scripts.rcomma" }


Cheers,
  Harm