Re: Is it possible to insert a "break" in a ottava bracket?

[Simon Albrecht]

On 08.09.2017 22:58, David Kastrup wrote:
> Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > at = #(define-music-function (time event music)
> >    (ly:duration? ly:music? ly:music?)
> > "Place @var{event} at a relative duration @var{time} in relation
> > to @var{music}."
> >    #{ \context Bottom << { \skip $time <>$event } $music >> #})
> Someone remind me: was there a reason we did not make this part of
> LilyPond proper?  I think there was but I cannot remember it.  It's
> coming up time and again...

I think one reason is the lack of a really satisfying name – personally, 
I like the way
\after 4 \< c2
translates to
‘after a quarter note duration, insert a hairpin on the note c2’
but I don’t really think that’s good enough for Lily proper, namely 
because it’s too unspecific.

Best, Simon