Re: Tricky tweak

[Thomas Morley]

2016-11-03 23:37 GMT+01:00 David Sumbler <address@hidden>:
> Well, it's proving tricky to me, anyway.
>
> I have a note which needs to have "pizz." printed above it, and "(non
> sf)" below.
>
> The code below, of course, puts both markings with their left edges
> aligned with the note.
>
>         \version "2.19.48"
>
>         \language "english"
>
>         nonsf = \markup { \larger \italic "(non " \dynamic sf \larger \italic 
> ")" }
>         pizz = \markup { \larger \italic "pizz." }
>
>         { e'_\nonsf^\pizz }
>
> That positioning of "pizz." is fine, but I want the "non sf" marking to
> be centred under the note.
>
> If I use
>
> \once \override TextScript.self-alignment-X = #0
>
> then both markings move to the left, as I expected.  So I conclude that
> what I want has to be done with a 'tweak'.
>
> Unfortunately, try as I might, I can't seem to get the syntax right to
> achieve this - I always get a lot of errors and warnings.
>
> Can it be done, and if so how?
>
> David



nonsf = \markup { \larger \italic "(non " \dynamic sf \larger \italic ")" }
pizz = \markup { \larger \italic "pizz." }

{
  e'
  -\tweak self-alignment-X #CENTER
  -\tweak parent-alignment-X #CENTER
  _\nonsf
  ^\pizz
}

HTH,
  Harm