Re: Adjusting the position of tempo indications

[Thomas Morley]

2015-01-12 22:37 GMT+01:00 David Sumbler <address@hidden>:
> The default position of tempo indications is, to my eye, rather too
> close to whatever is beneath them, be it a stave, a note or a slur.
>
> I have tried experimenting with
>
> \override TextScript #'padding = #4
>
> and
>
> \override TextScript.padding = #4
>
> (I was unsure of the syntax) just to see if I can get my tempo markings
> to move, but neither of these works.
>
> How can I get tempo markings to be placed higher?
>
> Also, occasionally I have two such markings quite close together
> horizontally.  How can I get them both to be placed at the same level,
> even if this means that one of them has more than my default level of
> space beneath it?
>
> David



Hi David,

please provide a minimal example, including a version-statement.

Cheers,
  Harm