Hi Eby, > here is my code, the note column won't shift on the second staff, even if you > put Score.NoteColumn in the "left hand" section.
I hope the attached modified version of your snippet helps. Note that I also made some other changes, to make the code more efficient, readable, etc. (Oh, and you should probably upgrade to a more recent version of Lilypond!) Cheers, Kieren. %%%% SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.16.2" %%% SNIPPET FOR BRACKETS %%% #(define-markup-command (openBracket layout props height) (number?) (interpret-markup layout props (markup #:line (#:with-dimensions (cons 0 0) (cons 0 0) (#:path 0.20 (list (list (quote moveto) 0 0) (list (quote lineto) -1 0) (list (quote lineto) -1 (* height -1)) (list (quote lineto) 0 (* height -1)))))))) #(define-markup-command (closeBracket layout props height) (number?) (interpret-markup layout props (markup #:line (#:with-dimensions (cons 0 0) (cons 0 0) (#:path 0.13 (list (list (quote moveto) 1.3 0) (list (quote lineto) 2.3 0) (list (quote lineto) 2.3 (* height -1)) (list (quote lineto) 1.3 (* height -1)))))))) %%% SNIPET END %%% global = { \time 4/4 \key d \major s1 \mark \markup { \box B } % SECTION B } %%%%% rightOne = \relative c'' { d1 | \once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(2.75 . 0) \once \override TextScript #'X-offset = #1.5 <>^\markup { \openBracket #19.3 } <>_\markup { \small \rounded-box "II: Principal Chorus" } d4 \once \override Score.NoteColumn #'X-offset = #1 a d e | } %%%%% rightTwo = \relative c'' { s1 | % SECTION B a4 s b a | } %%%%% leftOne = \relative c' { d1 | % SECTION B fis4 e d e | } %%%%% leftTwo = \relative c { <fis a>1 | % SECTION B <a d>4 a <fis b> <a cis> | } %%%%% pedal = \relative c { d,1 | % SECTION B d'4 cis b a | } \score { << \new PianoStaff \with { instrumentName = "Manuals" } << \new Staff = "right" \with { printPartCombineTexts = ##f midiInstrument = "church organ" } { << \global \partcombine \rightOne \rightTwo >> } \new Staff = "left" \with { printPartCombineTexts = ##f midiInstrument = "church organ" } { << \global \clef bass \partcombine \leftOne \leftTwo >> } >> %% instrumentName = "Pedal" \new Staff = "pedal" \with { midiInstrument = "church organ" } { << \global \clef bass \pedal >> } >> \layout { } } %%%% SNIPPET ENDS ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user