Re: padding for DynamicText

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

address@hidden writes:
> 
> > >    Dynamics are objects of *note (lilypond-internals)DynamicText::
> > >    and *note (lilypond-internals)Hairpin::.  Vertical positioning
> > >    of these symbols is handled by the *note
> > >    (lilypond-internals)DynamicLineSpanner:: object.
> > > 
> > > but this isn't true.  Setting the `padding' property for
> > > DynamicText has no effect at all.
> > 
> > That's exactly what it says: for vertical positioning (i.e. setting
> > padding) use the DynamicLineSpanner.
> 
> Thanks, it works.  Apparently I've done a mistake somewhere.
> 
> What about `staff-padding'?  If I understand the description properly,
> it gives the minimum distance of a grob to the staff.  This is even
> more useful than `padding' for dynamics.  Unfortunately, I can't make
> it work (see below and attached image).

At the moment, staff-padding is interpreted only by the
Side_position_interface::out_of_staff function.

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