Re: can \markup behave like \mark [on a single staff], or attach to TimeSignature

[David Kastrup]

Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a score where (e.g.) a 12/8 measure is broken up in different ways
> depending on the staff (see attached screenshot).
>
> Currently, I’m coding this as a \markup on the first note, and then using
> #'X-offset to align it to the time signature. But this requires 
> trial-and-error, and
> the alignment changes slightly almost every time the layout changes.
>
> Is there any way that I can either:
>
> 1. use \mark instead [so that I can use the auto-align features of
> RehearsalMark], but have it appear only on the Staff it’s added to; or
>
> 2. attach a TextScript directly to the TimeSignature [so that I don’t have to
> manually tweak the #’X-offset]
>
> ??

Well, I don't think that time signatures would be able to take text
scripts but you can modify their grob:

\new Staff
{
  \tweak stencil #(grob-transformer 'stencil
                   (lambda (grob sten)
                    (grob-interpret-markup grob
                     #{ \markup \override #`(direction . ,UP)
                        \dir-column \center-align { \stencil #sten Yoohoo! } 
#})))
  \time 12/8
  c'1
}

-- 
David Kastrup