Re: Multiple markings

[Flaming Hakama by Elaine]

> > So my question is: is there any good reason why Lilypond still does

> > not allow multiple marks or tempo markings?

I can't answer that, but here's a way to get a rehearsal mark and a tempo mark at the same point in time, using an empty chord:

\version "2.19.15"

{

    R1

    \mark

    <>\tempo Allegro 4=120

    R1

}

 

> But I think if you want multiple marks the obvious solution is to
> stack them in a column.

That is an idea I hadn't thought of, and sounds like an excellent
suggestion.  But after experimenting with it, I have not managed to
keep a fermata centred over the barline whilst having a longer text
mark left-aligned on or near the barline.  So far, then, I can't see a
clear solution to what I wanted to do.

David

Sounds like you want two marks next to each other, not in a column.

So, just have two marks in the same markup.

\version "2.19.15"

{

    R1

    \mark \markup { \fermata "Longer text mark" }

    R1

}

To deal with alignment, you can use something like the following.

This isn't killer, since the amount of extra-offset to get the fermata centered will depend on the size of your fermata;  this is a manual adjustment, not auto-centering.

\version "2.19.15"

{

    R1

    \override Score.RehearsalMark.self-alignment-X = #LEFT

    \override Score.RehearsalMark #'extra-offset = #'( -1.5 . 0 )

    \mark \markup { \fermata "Longer text mark" }

    R1

}

HTH,

David Elaine Alt

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