Re: Ottavation text too long for next line

[Simon Albrecht]

Hi Knute,

well this is one of those complicated cases where Lily is not yet smart enough. I’d suggest to make the text ‘shorter’, the following may give some ideas:

\version "2.19.20"
\language "english"

octaveUp = {
  \set Staff.ottavation = \markup \override #'(baseline-skip . 1.5)
  \column { \line { 8va \tiny \normal-text m.d. } \tiny \normal-text seulement }
  \once \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #UP
  \set Voice.middleCPosition = #(- 6 5) % c''
}

octaveOff = {
  \unset Staff.ottavation
  \unset Voice.middleCPosition
}

\relative c' {
  <<
    {
      s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 |
      \octaveUp
      \repeat unfold 4 { e4 f g a }
      \octaveOff
      s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 |
    }
    \\
    {
      \repeat unfold 4 { c4 d e f }
      c_\markup \italic "loco" d e f
      \repeat unfold 11 { c4 d e f }
    }
  >>
}

The "loco" marking on the other voice should be considered an alternative to writing "m.d. seulement", of course.

HTH, Simon

Am 16.05.2015 um 19:13 schrieb Knute Snortum:

I have a piece where I need a fairly long ottavation text that goes from one line to the next (it says that the ottavation applies to the right hand only).  The problem is that there is only one measure on the second line and the text doesn't fit when it's repeated.  One solution is to set \break so that the ottavation is all on one line but this sometimes produces stretched or crowded measures.  Is there another solution?

\version "2.19.20"

\language "english"

octaveUp = { 

  \set Staff.ottavation = #"8va pour la main droite seulement"

  \once \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #UP

  \set Voice.middleCPosition = #(- 6 5) % c'' 

}

octaveOff = {

  \unset Staff.ottavation

  \unset Voice.middleCPosition

}

\relative c' {

  <<

    {

      s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 |

      \octaveUp

      \repeat unfold 4 { e4 f g a }

      \octaveOff

      s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | s1 | 

    }

    \\

    {

      \repeat unfold 16 { c4 d e f }

    }

  >>

}

Knute Snortum

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