2016-04-07 0:26 GMT+02:00 Simon Albrecht <simon.albre...@mail.de>: > On 06.04.2016 23:33, Gianmaria Lari wrote: >> >> >> Why this is not correct: >> >>\chordmode {c} \markup {test} >> >> [Carl] >> >When you do \chordmode{c}, you have ended the music expression containing >> >the c, so you can no longer attach a markup to the c chord. So you just >> >move the markup inside the \chormode music expression, where it is >> >attached to the chord. >> >> Thank you to David, Carl, Simon and Thomas for your help!! >> >> 1 Where I was supposed to find/understand this thing in the manual? > > > This specific situation isn’t covered, but it would be impossible to cover > all possible situations. The manuals are big enough as they are. > You have to assemble information, such as how to attach markup to a note, > and how sequential music (that’s what’s in {}) works. > >> 2 May I suggest to add a remarks in the manual to avoid this error, >> something like Carl noted: >> >> When you do \chordmode{c}, you have ended the music expression >> containing >> the c, so you can no longer attach a markup to the c chord. So >> you just >> move the markup inside the \chordmode music expression, where it is >> attached to the chord. >> > > As said, this is a far too specific case to be covered in the manuals. We > need to rely on the user knowing that } ends a music expression, and it > isn’t possible to attach a markup to a music expression, only to a note > column. > >> >> 3 Would it be possible to write in the compiler error a hint for the user? >> Something like: >> >> Error: markup outside of text script or \lyricmode >> \chordmode {c} _\markup {test} >> >> Maybe you want to do >> \chordmode{c _\markup {test}} >> ? >> > > If I run the wrong example, I get > document.ly:3:18: error: markup outside of text script or \lyricmode > \chordmode {c} > \markup {test} > and no markup shows up. I’d say that’s enough hints. > > Best, Simon
And how to distinguish from \chordmode {c} \markup {test} which is viable code? So no error at all. Guessing what a user may have intended is very difficult task. Cheers, Harm _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user