Re: Dynamic marks and vertical space

[Malte Meyn]

Am 27.08.2016 um 01:24 schrieb Timofey Misarenkov:
> (DynamicText.extra-offset can help to move, but
> vertical space waste remains the same. And using same approach to move
> \p and hairpin do not helps either.)

extra-offset only moves the visual appearance of a grob but doesn’t 
affect spacing so if you move the ff left spacing will be as if you 
hadn’t moved it.

> So, the question is: how to make \ff to appear at the left of <d d,>s ?

Instead of extra-offset, use X-offset and Y-offset (in this case, 
X-offset is sufficient). Are you sure it’s a "ff" and a "p" (separated) 
and not a "ffp" (combined)? Because there is no \ffp command in 
LilyPond, you can create one:
  ffp = #(make-dynamic-script "ffp")
Or use make-dynamic-script directly (see below).

If you start the hairpin directly at the ffp, it’s start will move to 
the left together with the ffp (remember: X-offset affects spacing ;)). 
To avoid that, just increase it’s bound-padding.

> \version "2.18.2"
>
> \score {
>   \new GrandStaff <<
>     \new Staff = "up"  \relative c' {
>       \clef treble
>       <d d,>4-> \repeat unfold 12 {<a' d fis a>16-.}
>     }
    \new Dynamics = "dynamics" {
      % this moves the ffp to the left
      \once \override DynamicText.X-offset = -4.5
      % this increases the gap between ffp and start of hairpin
      \once \override Hairpin.bound-padding = 2.5
      s2...-#(make-dynamic-script "ffp")\< s16\! |
    }
>     \new Staff = "down" \relative c, {
>       \clef bass
>       <d d,>4-> \repeat unfold 12 {<a' d fis a>16-.}
>     }
>   >>
>   \layout {}
> }