Hi David, > %%% SNIPPET BEGINS > \version "2.19.80" > > cue = > #(define-event-function (text) (markup?) > #{ ^\markup \bold #text #}) > > { c''\cue "This is the cue." } > %%% SNIPPET ENDS > > If you don't want to bake the direction in, use - instead of ^ .
Thanks for that! Is there any technical reason not to make *every* markup function work like this? It seems like a no-brainer to save the keystrokes every time… but it may not be "blessed" for some reason I don’t know. Thanks, Kieren. ________________________________ 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