I was able to use a combination of approaches with one last hurdle and I
am still completely lost when it comes to this facet of Lilypond.
I have used the following input to create the bracket in the attached
image.
#(define-markup-command (openBracket layout props heitgh) (number?)
(interpret-markup layout props
(markup #:line (#:with-dimensions (cons 0 0) (cons 0 0)
(#:path 0.1
(list (list (quote moveto) 0 0)
(list (quote lineto) -1 0)
(list (quote lineto) -1 (* heitgh -1))
(list (quote lineto) 0 (* heitgh -1))))))))
\new StaffGroup \with { instrumentName = \markup \concat { \rotate #90 {
\center-column { \override #'(font-name . "Libre Franklin Light")
\smallCaps "Clarinets" \raise #1.5 \rotate #-90 \openBracket #30 \lower
#2.5 " " }}}}
As you can see in the image, the bracket isn't "center aligned" (for
lack of a better term) beneath the staff group name ("Clarinets"). Is
there a way to tweak what I have so far to align the bracket beneath the
center of the staff group name?
Thanks a ton.
On 10/29/2021 3:04 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
Hi all,
I don’t know of a good way to get this
There are a whole bunch of ways to clothe that particular cat… Here’s one:
%%% SNIPPET BEGINS %%%
\version "2.22.1"
\paper { indent = 1\in }
\layout {
\context {
\Score
\override InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT
\override InstrumentName.padding = #2
}
}
\new StaffGroup
\with { instrumentName = \markup \concat { \rotate #90 { \center-column { "Sax."
\raise #1.5 \draw-line #'(10 . 0) \lower #3.5 " " } } } }
<<
\new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Sax 1" } s1
\new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Sax 2" } s1
%%% SNIPPET BEGINS %%%
Some syntactic sugar — and maybe a really well-designed engraver — would be
nice, though…
Hope this helps!
Kieren.
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