Re: Setting Gregorian chant: Note spacing for two note neumes seem to depend on length of lyric text

[Aaron Hill]

On 2020-10-07 11:03 am, Matthew Fong wrote:
> I suppose I could also use markup on the note if it's
> a graphical articulation?

I can think of four ways to decorate a note:

%%%%
\version "2.20.0"

decoMarkup = \markup \circle \normalsize \normal-text !
decoDynamic = #(make-dynamic-script decoMarkup)
decoFingering = \finger \decoMarkup
decoScript = \tweak stencil #ly:text-interface::print
             \tweak text \decoMarkup
             \staccato

{
  \override TextScript.color = #'(0.9 0.4 0.3)
  \override Script.color = #'(0.9 0.8 0.3)
  \override Fingering.color = #'(0.3 0.8 0.4)
  \override DynamicText.color = #'(0.3 0.6 0.9)
  \set fingeringOrientations = #'(left)
  <b' \decoFingering>4 \decoScript ^\decoMarkup \decoDynamic
}
%%%%

TextScript is the most straightforward, although it may require tweaking 
to get its positioning as desired.  DynamicText aligns differently by 
default, so it might be better candidate; however, it assumes the 
\dynamic font style which would require use of \normal-text to 
counteract.

Fingering and Script are both interesting because they naturally can 
exist within the staff lines while still avoiding collisions with other 
elements.  Fingering both assumes the \number font style and a smaller 
font size; so you may need to use both \normal-text and \normalsize, as 
demonstrated in the example above.

Customizing Script involves hijacking an existing articulation, so it is 
the least "clean" of the options.  Note that each articulation has its 
own preferred spacing and alignment, so you may need to play around a 
bit to find one that matches your needs.


-- Aaron Hill

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