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Re: Custom caesura command
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Matthew |
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Re: Custom caesura command |
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Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:18:11 -0800 |
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On 02/05/2014 09:36 PM, Paul Scott wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 05, 2014 at 09:17:53PM -0800, Matthew wrote:
>> Not wanting to type a long \override command in every staff I want a
>> caesura, I
>> tried defining a command to shorten things for me :) . This is what I've
>> tried
>> so far:
>>
>> caesura = {
>> \override BreathingSign.text = \markup { \musicglyph
>> #"scripts.caesura.straight" }
>> \breathe
>> \override BreathingSign.text = \markup { \musicglyph #"scripts.rcomma" }
>> }
>>
>> As you might guess, it doesn't work. Specifically, the breathe mark that
>> appears
>> is an rcomma, which also happens when I inline this. I guess this is because
>> I
>> need another note to appear before the next override. It works if I remove
>> the
>> rcomma override, though I'd like to "un-override" BreathingSign.text within
>> the
>> command.
>>
>> My question is, is there a way to accomplish this? Some way to make that
>> command
>> there take the next note as a parameter? I realize I could come up with an
>> \uncaesura command, though I'd rather keep this to one command if possible. I
>> wouldn't be surprised if a proper Scheme function will be needed to this,
>> actually.
>
> Here's what I use:
>
> caesuraOn = \override BreathingSign #'text =
> #(make-musicglyph-markup "scripts.caesura.straight")
>
> caesuraOff = \revert BreathingSign #'text
> caesura = { \once \caesuraOn \revert BreathingSign #'Y-offset \breathe }
> breath = { \caesuraOff \override BreathingSign #'Y-offset = #5 \breathe }
>
> I then use \caesura or \breath where I need them.
>
> HTH
>
> Paul Scott
>
>
Works great, thanks Paul. Funny enough though, I had a similar idea pop into my
head
at one point, except \breath was called \rcomma, and there wouldn't've been
\caesura*
commands.