BTW, I'm on Lilypond 2.22 (it looks like I see something different in 2.23 regarding dim and cresc being Lilypond commands now?)
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 2:14 PM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi; > > How to write an extended dim and cresc (text, not hairpins) ,like a trillSpan? > > I have attached screenshots of the original music I am transcribing > from to show what I am trying to engrave. > > I have the following macros defined: > > cresc = _\markup \italic "cresc." > dimin = _\markup \italic "dimin." > > I tried adding a dash to the end of the quoted text in each macro. I > got an error that there was no terminating of the macro (I don't > remember the text text of the error message). > > Where do I look in the manual for this long extension (span?) of the > expressive mark? > > Thanks, > Ken Wolcott