Ok, thanks for the explanation Andrew. But I'm afraid you can't do that here since 'elipse' draws a single line with a specific thickness. A note head with a counter would need at least two lines/elipses, one filled 'inside' and the other filled 'outside' (but I don't know how to do that). So I'm afraid you'll have to go through a postscript - that you don't want if I understood you well - or a 'path' drawing.
Here's a draft for a 'path' (counter has, of course, to be adapted to your design): \version "2.19.18" sOne = \markup \override #'(filled . #t) \path #0.01 #'((moveto 0.00 -0.35) (lineto 0.08 -0.28) (curveto 0.08 -0.32 0.10 -0.33 0.18 -0.33) (curveto 0.48 -0.33 1.03 0.08 1.03 0.28) (curveto 1.03 0.34 0.94 0.33 0.93 0.33) (curveto 0.65 0.33 0.08 -0.05 0.08 -0.28) (lineto 0.00 -0.35) (curveto 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.55 0.90 0.55) (curveto 1.00 0.55 1.10 0.50 1.10 0.35) (curveto 1.10 0.00 0.55 -0.55 0.20 -0.55) (curveto 0.05 -0.55 0.00 -0.45 0.00 -0.35)) sTwo = \markup \override #'(filled . #t) \path #0.01 #'((moveto 0.00 -0.35) (curveto 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.55 0.90 0.55) (curveto 1.00 0.55 1.10 0.50 1.10 0.35) (curveto 1.10 0.00 0.55 -0.55 0.20 -0.55) (curveto 0.05 -0.55 0.00 -0.45 0.00 -0.35)) #(define exp-stencil-2 (lambda (grob) (let ((duration (ly:grob-property grob 'duration-log))) (if (> duration 1) (grob-interpret-markup grob sTwo) (grob-interpret-markup grob sOne))))) %%% test: treble = \relative c'' { \clef treble \time 4/4 c c8 c16 c2 c16 | c1 b4 bes a ais <bes cis des e fis ges>8 } bass = \relative c { \clef bass \time 4/4 c4 c8 c16 c2 c16 | c1 d4 dis ees e \stemUp <c d e f g>4 } \score { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff = "treble" { \treble } \new Staff = "bass" { \bass } >> \layout { \context { \Score \override NoteHead.stencil = #exp-stencil-2 } } } I hope this will bring you a better help than my previous answer ;) Cheers, Pierre 2015-04-12 15:56 GMT+02:00 Andrew Bernard <andrew.bern...@gmail.com>: > In typography, the hole in characters such as ‘o’ and ‘a’ is called the > counter. Most notes are engraved with an ellipse as the empty space, with > ‘italic pen’ style thick and thin. > > The standard lilypond noteheads do this. > > Andrew > > > On 12 April 2015 at 23:35:58, Pierre Perol-Schneider ( > pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com) wrote: > >> 1. How does one achieve an elliptical counter in unfilled notes? I know >> how to do this in Postscript, but not here. >> > > Sorry, I don't understand the question. :( >
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