Re: TextScript.outside-staff-padding and text's baseline

[Aaron Hill]

On 2018-10-20 5:45 pm, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi Aaron,
>
> > %%%%
> > \version "2.19.82"
> > {
> >  \override TextScript.staff-padding = #(lambda (grob)
> >    (let ((dir (ly:event-property (event-cause grob) 'direction)))
> >      (if (> dir 0) 2.5 3.5)))
> >  g' _"g" ^"q"
> >  g' _"b" ^"b"
> > }
> > %%%%
>
> The baselines above the staff seem aligned, but not below the staff.
> Is that expected behaviour?

Hi Kieren,

The baselines are aligned.  It is just that "g" in the default font lies 
above the baseline, so it looks odd.  Change _"g" to _"gb" and you can 
see that the b's align.

-- Aaron Hill