(8va) to extend to barline

2014-06-28 Thread MING TSANG
Hi lilyponders, How can I extend an ottava to the barline for c''1?   Any help is appreciated. Emmanuel, Ming. linly code: \version "2.19.8" \language "english" ottavaa = { \ottava 1 \set Staff.ottavation = \markup \bold \concat {"8" \tiny \raise #0.7 "va" } } ottavab = { \ottava -1 \set Staff.ott

Re: (8va) to extend to barline

2014-06-28 Thread Phil Holmes
To do this would be poor notation. Elaine Gould says that the line should be terminated after the notehead. -- Phil Holmes - Original Message - From: MING TSANG To: lilypond-user mailinglist Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 5:37 PM Subject: (8va) to extend to barline Hi

Re: (8va) to extend to barline

2014-06-28 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
Hi Ming, 2014-06-28 18:37 GMT+02:00 MING TSANG : > Any help is appreciated. > Please provide compilable example. This should do what you're looking for : { \once\override Staff.OttavaBracket.minimum-length = #30 \once\override Staff.OttavaBracket.extra-offset = #'(30 . 0) \ot

Re: (8va) to extend to barline

2014-06-28 Thread MING TSANG
Sorry! I did a cut & paste in my previous email. Here is a compilable .ly file. Phil: thank you for the info per Elaine Gould. Pierre:  Where do I put your code?  I put if before line 26 and it is not what I expected. Emmanuel, Ming. On Saturday, June 28, 2014 3:55:01 PM, Pierre Perol-Schneider

Re: (8va) to extend to barline

2014-06-28 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
2014-06-28 23:35 GMT+02:00 MING TSANG : > Pierre: Where do I put your code? I put if before line 26 and it is not > what I expected. > With these settings : ... \once\override Staff.OttavaBracket.minimum-length = #10 \once\override Staff.OttavaBracket.extra-offset = #'(10 . 0) See enc

Re: (8va) to extend to barline

2014-06-28 Thread MING TSANG
Pierre: Thank you very much. It is exactly the same as the score sheet I am trying to transcribe. Emmanuel, Ming. On Saturday, June 28, 2014 5:43:38 PM, Pierre Perol-Schneider wrote: 2014-06-28 23:35 GMT+02:00 MING TSANG :   Pierre:  Where do I put your code?  I put if before line 26 and