Re: Adjustment to tablature output

[Choan Gálvez]

On 5/8/12 10:48 , Christopher Webster wrote:
> Is there a recommended way of adjusting TabStaff output so that the
> note-heads (fret indications) appear _above_ rather than _on_ the lines
> representing the strings, please? This would make it more closely
> resemble English renaissance lute tablature, and I have a particular
> piece of transcription for which that is a desirable goal.
>
> I've got as far as guessing that assigning a non-standard procedure
> value as the tabStaffLineLayoutFunction property of
> Tab_note_heads_engraver would probably get me towards where I want to
> be, but alas I'm too stupid and/or too ill-informed to see how to write
> such a procedure.

Shouldn't be that difficult. Check this thread: 
<http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general/57580>. By 
adjusting the `TabNoteHead #'extra-offset` you can put the letters above 
the lines.

Unfortunately, they won't align that nicely... but I can't help any further.

Best.
--
Choan Gálvez

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