Thanks, Jean! However, I see no change in the pdf output and I get no errors or warnings.
I saw this command in Notation reference, and had tried it already. I thought perhaps I had not used the correct syntax. So I tried copy&paste from your email; no change. Thanks, Ken On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 2:36 PM Jean Abou Samra <j...@abou-samra.fr> wrote: > > Le 11/08/2021 à 23:30, Kenneth Wolcott a écrit : > > Hi All; > > > > I'm using Lilypond 2.22 on a Mac. > > > > How to force the ottava bracket to go above the notes in a Piano piece? > > > > The ottava bracket is not clear when placed in between the clefs; I > > suppose I could make it bold face... > > > > The notes are still within the treble staff. > > > > Thanks, > > Ken Wolcott > > > In LilyPond 2.22, you have to issue > > \overrideProperty Staff.OttavaBracket.direction #DOWN > > If you upgrade to LilyPond 2.23.3 (the latest development > version), you will be able to use the simple > > \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #DOWN > > (this is so since > https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests/762). > > Example: > > \version "2.23.3" > > { > \once \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #UP > \ottava -1 > c1 > } > > Best, > Jean
