Re: improving Janek's \dynamic function (for combo dynamics)

[David Kastrup]

Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:

> 2017-08-25 0:01 GMT+02:00 Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden>:
>> Hi Saul,
>>
>>> Personally, I think the behavior would be better if it aligned on
>>> the first dynamic to appear in the markup, rather than default to
>>> left.
>>
>> Perhaps better if this is a preference/parameter, with the default
>> being *left-aligned* not *dynamic-aligned*.
>> (I would personally keep it left-aligned, and then use the
>> edition-engraver to tweak the position of the rare "outliers".)
>>
>>> With something like "poco f", it can be visually unclear where the
>>> f is supposed to begin — at the beginning of "poco" or at the "f"?
>>> That's a bit clearer of the dynamic itself is always the alignment
>>> point (though I prefer to always have the dynamic first for maximum
>>> clarity).
>>
>> Gould (pg. 107) addresses this. There are definitely more
>> ambiguities and potential problems with dynamic-aligning such texts
>> than there are "safe situations" (e.g., with preceding rests) —
>> which is why, like you, I always prefer to have the dynamic first
>> (when possible).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kieren.
>
> Hi all,
>
> the here so far proposed codes fail, if punctuation comes into the game.
> \new Staff { c''\dynamic  "poco f, but p sub. ma non troppo" }

\dynamic "poco [f], but [p] sub. ma non troppo" ?

-- 
David Kastrup