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Re: Need something like a TextSpan, but one that goes to the end of a m
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Neil Thornock |
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Re: Need something like a TextSpan, but one that goes to the end of a measure . . . |
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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:24:52 -0700 |
I don't see this behavior. Can you provide a snippet?
Try this:
{ \override TextSpanner #'to-barline = ##t c\startTextSpan c c c R1
c4\stopTextSpan c c c }
which I think does what you want.
Neil
On 11/6/09, Matthew Probst <address@hidden> wrote:
> I'm trying to mark up a score that alternates rapidly between notated and
> improvised sections. I had planned to use a TextSpan to mark these, kind of
> like this;
>
> Solo ----------------+
>
> Where the + is a downward line, closing it like a bracket. The solo
> sections
> might start anywhere within a measure, and might end anywhere within a
> measure.
>
> The problem with my use of TextSpan is that I can't figure out how to get
> the
> line to go to the very end of a measure containing a whole rest. The line
> only
> goes to the middle of the whole rest and stops. I guess the same would
> apply
> for any other rest at the end of a measure, over which this construct is
> used;
> if the span ends on a rest at the end of a measure, I'd prefer that the line
> would reach until the end of the containing measure.
>
> I've tried looking through the reference and snippet guide for guidance, but
> I'm
> not sure of what terminology to even search for. I looked into the
> alternate
> endings; might they be appropriate? If not, what constructs should I be
> researching to find out how to do this?
>
>
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