Re: textSpanner - disable repeat of text on new line

[Knute Snortum]

On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 1:39 PM Bevan Broun <bevanbr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> When using a text spanner I get the text repeated after a line break,
> followed by new dashes. Can I disable getting the repeat of the text and
> only get dashes on the new line? I have a case where the repeated text is
> banging up against some other text and it would be clearer with just dashes
> on the new line.
>
> Thanks
>
> \version "2.22.2"
>
> mybar = { c4 d c d }
> \score {
>   \relative c' {
>     \mybar \mybar \mybar
>     \override TextSpanner.bound-details.left.text = "poco a poco
> accelerando"
>     c \startTextSpan d c d
>     \mybar
>     \mybar \break
>     \mybar
>     \stopTextSpan
>     \tempo "Tempo I"
>     \mybar \mybar \mybar \mybar
>   }
> }
>

Try using:

 \override TextSpanner.bound-details.left-broken.text = ""

like this:

\version "2.22.2"

mybar = { c4 d c d }
\score {
  \relative c' {
    \mybar \mybar \mybar
    \override TextSpanner.bound-details.left.text = "poco a poco
accelerando"
    \override TextSpanner.bound-details.left-broken.text = "" % <-- add this
    c \startTextSpan d c d
    \mybar
    \mybar \break
    \mybar
    \stopTextSpan
    \tempo "Tempo I"
    \mybar \mybar \mybar \mybar
  }
}


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Knute Snortum