dtsmarin <dts_mari...@yahoo.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> How can I create a function such as: \Rpad #2 which will control the padding
> of a text spanner?
>
> It's only for reducing my code's size since using the \override blah blah
> takes a lot of space if used many times!
> To be absolutely clear this will not used for common things that work well
> but for a custom spanner that needs tweaking every time I use it so having a
> shorter command made sense to me.
>
> Here is a template:
> Rpad = #(define-music-function (parser location %??% ) (number?)
> #{
> ..... %%%%
> #})
> triggered by:
>
> \Rpad #2
>
> I hope this can be achieved relatively easy.
With 2.19.35 or so you can use
Rpad = \override Staff.TextSpanner.padding = \etc
(or whatever you are overriding) and then use \Rpad #2
Of course, you can also write
Rpad = #(define-music-function (parser location arg) (number?)
#{
\override Staff.TextSpanner.padding = #arg
#})
and this has the slight advantage that \Rpad will check right away for
"arg" being a number and possibly coerce it to one (well, if you are
overriding with a callback or with #f this might actually be a
nuisance). The version with \etc is just passing the argument as-is.
--
David Kastrup
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