RE: Ottava brackets abuse

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Helge,

> I need to write something that looks like ottava brackets, but must not
> affect the pitch. With _#(set-ocatavation 1)_ I can create a bracket
> that yields to _#(set-ocatavation 0)_ and I would also change the text
> to i.e. _\set Staff.ottavation = #"Pincé"_ after several measures.
>
> But how do I keep the pitch for these notes?

Why can you not just use a TextSpanner?

Regards,
Kieren.