You can use \lower #value. eg \markup { \column { "line 1" \lower #1 "line 2" } }
Play around with the value to get the desired spacing. Nick > -----Original Message----- > From: lilypond-user-bounces+nick.payne=internode.on....@gnu.org > [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+nick.payne=internode.on....@gnu.org] On > Behalf Of David Stocker > Sent: Tuesday, 10 February 2009 23:48 > To: M Watts > Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org > Subject: Re: String number in a \markup > > How can I manipulate the space between lines in a \column? I'd like to > reduce the space between the two lines in the below example by about > 25%. I didn't see this referenced anywhere in the section on Text in > the > Notation Reference. > > Thanks, > > Dave > > David Stocker wrote: > > Thanks. > > > > To elaborate, and make it a little more elegant looking: > > > > \version "2.12" > > > > \relative c' { > > c1_\markup { > > \column { > > \line { \general-align #Y #CENTER { \teeny \bold { \circle 5 } > > "=" "G" } } > > \line { \general-align #Y #CENTER { \teeny \bold { \circle 6 } > > "=" "C" } } > > } > > } > > } > > > > Jonathan-I think this does what we're looking for. It doesn't call > the > > characters used for the string numbers, but it looks very similar. > Now > > we need to move it left so that it's left aligned the clef, below the > > first line in the score. > > > > Dave > > > > M Watts wrote: > >> David Stocker wrote: > >>> Hi folks, > >>> > >>> Is there a way to insert a string number into a \markup? What I > need > >>> is to indicate a scordatura for a guitar piece like this: > >>> > >>> \markup { > >>> \column { > >>> \line { \small "5 = G" } > >>> \line { \small "6 = C" } > >>> } > >>> } > >>> > >>> where the '5' and '6' are identical to their analogous string > >>> numbers (i.e. they are encircled) > >>> > >>> In the Feta Font, these don't seem to by music-glyphs. Is there a > >>> reasonably easy way to call these within a \markup? are they glyphs > >>> from another font? > >>> > >> > >> \markup { > >> \column { > >> \line { \small \circle 5 "= G" } > >> \line { \small \circle 6 "= C" } > >> } > >> } > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lilypond-user mailing list > > lilypond-user@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.234 / Virus Database: 270.10.20/1943 - Release Date: > 02/10/09 07:20:00 _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user