Reggie, You will need both bits of code. \once \override TrillSpanner.extra-offset = #'(0 . -0.2) The last number controls the vertical position. It will require experimentation and guesswork try a value as large as 3 and observe what happens to the trill spanner. It will work.
regards, Shane On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 3:30 PM Reggie <reegist...@gmail.com> wrote: > Shane, your code does not work. When I move left and right the trills still > do not align line up side by side as I show in my picture. Please? > > > Shane Brandes-2 wrote > > \once \override TrillSpanner.extra-offset = #'(0 . -0.2) That will help > > with the vertical position somewhat cumbersome as you must guess the > > offset > > value. > > > > you can also define a function, which you can invoke where needed. > > > > trillArrow = > > \once \override TrillSpanner.bound-details.left.text = \markup { > > \concat { > > \musicglyph #"scripts.trill" > > \translate #'(0.5 . 1.0) > > \fontsize #-4 > > \with-dimensions #'(0 . 1.2) #'(0 . -2) > > \↓ > > } > > } > > > > That should get you going in the right direction. > > > > regards, > > Shane > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 6:22 AM Reggie < > > > reegistoop@ > > > > wrote: > > > >> Hello list. I am struggling with this. Please don't laugh I just feel > >> like > >> crying I cannot see what is right in front of me I must be. I am > >> attempting > >> to learn more deeper in lilypond and try a cadenza sort of passage. I > see > >> two problems I am bad at. One, how do I get the trills to be side by > >> alongside? Two, I can't understand how to make piano empty system end at > >> the > >> same location vertical as the trill staff? What is the secret I feel so > >> stupid. Thank you for your kind help. Is there any details about working > >> with free music cadenza pieces? I've read the documentation section on > >> cadenza mode but not in practice I'm struggling. > >> > >> \version "2.19.83" > >> << > >> \time 4/4 > >> > >> \new Staff { > >> \cadenzaOn > >> \hide Score.TimeSignature > >> r8 a'4\startTrillSpan^\markup {"senza tempo -" \italic "quasi > >> cadenza"} > >> b'\startTrillSpan\stopTrillSpan a'\startTrillSpan\stopTrillSpan > >> > >> b'\startTrillSpan\stopTrillSpan > >> > >> > >> e'''\stopTrillSpan f'''\startTrillSpan > >> e'''\startTrillSpan\stopTrillSpan > >> f'''\stopTrillSpan > >> \bar "" \break > >> > >> \cadenzaOff > >> \time 4/4 c''' c''' c''' c''' > >> > >> } > >> \new PianoStaff { > >> << > >> \new Staff { \clef treble s1*2 } > >> \new Staff { \clef bass s1*2 } > >> >> > >> > >> } > >> >> > >> > >> \paper { > >> ragged-right = ##f > >> } > >> > >> Chou_Wen-chungg.jpg > >> < > http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/t5625/Chou_Wen-chungg.jpg> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/User-f3.html > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/User-f3.html > >