Re: Hairpin direction

[Thomas Morley]

2013/10/5 Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden>:
> Hi all,
>
> In a piece I'm engraving, the manuscript — which I want to copy (or at least 
> *be able* to copy) exactly — has the cello dynamics below the staff 
> (expected), but the hairpins above (unexpected).
>
> Is there a simple setting I can apply to have all Hairpins engraved above the 
> staff, without affecting the other dynamic items?
> I tried Hairpin.direction, but it didn't do anything.
>
> Thanks,
> Kieren.



Hi Kieran,

I tried the following

\version "2.17.27"

customDynamics =
#(define-music-function (parser location music)(ly:music?)
 (music-map
   (lambda (m)
     (if (music-is-of-type? m 'note-event)
         (let ((art (ly:music-property m 'articulations)))
           (for-each
             (lambda (n)
               (cond ((music-is-of-type? n 'absolute-dynamic-event)
                      (ly:music-set-property! n 'direction -1))
                     ((or (music-is-of-type? n 'decrescendo-event)
                          (music-is-of-type? n 'crescendo-event))
                      (ly:music-set-property! n 'direction 1))
                     (else n)))
             art)
            m)
         m))
   music))

\customDynamics
\relative c'  {
    \mark "Hairpin is shortened by DynamicText"
    c1\f\> cis2 d\p\!
    \repeat volta 2 {
        c1\mf\> cis2 d\mp\!
    }
    \alternative {
        { c1\pp\< cis2 d\ff\! }
        { c1\ppp\< cis2 d\fff\! }
    }
}

\relative c' {
    \mark "Default Hairpin, without DynamicText"
    \override DynamicLineSpanner #'direction = #UP
    c1\> cis2 d\!
    \repeat volta 2 {
        c1\> cis2 d\!
    }
    \alternative {
        { c1\< cis2 d\! }
        { c1\< cis2 d\! }
    }
}

\layout { \override Score.RehearsalMark.self-alignment-X = #LEFT }



Though, you'll notice that the Hairpins are shortened by the DynamicText.
Til now I've found no way around it.

AFAIK, David is working on a related patch.


Cheers,
  Harm