Hi Michael, That may work, e.g.: \version "2.20.0"
#(define-markup-command (lcb layout props arg) (number?) "Draw a curly bracket with a variable length." (interpret-markup layout props (markup (#:override (cons (quote filled) #t) (#:path 0 `( (moveto -0.8 0.0) (curveto -0.2 0.4 -0.3 0.7 -0.3 1.5) (lineto -0.3 ,arg) (curveto -0.4 ,(+ arg 1.3) 0.5 ,(+ arg 2.8) 0.7 ,(+ arg 2.8)) (curveto 0.6 ,(+ arg 2.5) 0.1 ,(+ arg 2) 0.1 ,arg) (lineto 0.1 1.5) (curveto 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.8 0.0) (closepath) (curveto -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -1.5) (lineto -0.3 ,(* arg -1)) (curveto -0.4 ,(* (+ arg 1.3) -1) 0.5 ,(* (+ arg 2.8) -1) 0.7 ,(* (+ arg 2.8) -1)) (curveto 0.6 ,(* (+ arg 2.5) -1) 0.1 ,(* (+ arg 2) -1) 0.1 ,(* arg -1)) (lineto 0.1 -1.5) (curveto 0.1 -0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.8 0.0) (closepath))))))) \relative c'' { c4 _\markup { \with-dimensions-from \null \left-align { \override #'(baseline-skip . 0) \center-column { "a" \vspace #-.1 \rotate #90 \lcb #3 \vspace #.1 "b" } } } d e -\tweak extra-offset #'(0 . -5) _\markup { \with-dimensions-from \null \left-align { \override #'(baseline-skip . 0) \center-column { "a" \vspace #-.1 \rotate #90 \lcb #5 \vspace #.1 "b" } } }d c b -\tweak extra-offset #'(.5 . 3) ^\markup { \with-dimensions-from \null \left-align { \override #'(baseline-skip . 0) \center-column { "a" \vspace #.1 \rotate #-90 \lcb #6 \vspace #-.1 "b" } } } a g f e d c } HTH, Cheers, Pierre Le jeu. 9 avr. 2020 à 17:27, Michael Taylor <wmichael.tay...@gmail.com> a écrit : > Dear David, > Many thanks for this. I was curious about the curly analysis brackets > when I saw this in Snippets http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Search?q=curly but > couldn't figure out how (or if) these > shapes could be used for what I wanted. The only application I could find > was to group an > ensemble within a larger instrumental contingent. > With best wishes > Michael > > On Tue, 7 Apr 2020 at 23:00, David Nalesnik <david.nales...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 11:07 AM Michael Taylor >> <wmichael.tay...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Would it be possible in a future version to have the option of placing >> text within analysis brackets as well as the default above? MT >> >> HorizontalBracketText.direction with a little more tweaking than >> should be necessary. >> >> \layout { >> \context { >> \Voice >> \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver" >> \override HorizontalBracket.direction = #UP >> } >> } >> >> { >> \once\override HorizontalBracketText.direction = #DOWN >> \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = "a" >> \once\override HorizontalBracketText.padding = #-0.5 >> \once\override HorizontalBracket.padding = 1 >> c''\startGroup d''\stopGroup >> } >> >