Re: Dynamics over-lapping with bar-lines

[Hwaen Ch'uqi]

Greetings David,

> Following the problem I was having with dynamics in a flute part and a
> piano part not lining up, on the advice of the list I upgraded my
> LilyPond from v2.14.2 to 2.18.0.
>
> Problem of non-alignment solved.
>
> But I still find that dynamics often contact or even cross a bar-line.
> In the flute part of this piece it does not matter, of course, because
> the bar-line does not extend beyond the stave.  But in the piano part it
> does matter.  The problem is the same whether the dynamic marks are
> added in a Staff context or in a separate Dynamics context.
>
> How do I tell LilyPond not to superimpose dynamics and bar-lines?
>
> David

Now that you have successfully upgraded to LilyPond 2.18.0, the
command which I earlier gave you should work - namely,

\override Staff.DynamicText.self-alignment-X = #-1

If your dynamics are in a Dynamics context rather than a Staff
context, then change Staff in the above command to Dynamics. The
default horizontal position for DynamicText is #0, or centered. #1
right-aligns the dynamics; #-1 left-aligns them. Other numbers,
whether between or outside of these bounds, will work as well.
I hope this helps.
Please take care.