user28 wrote: > > > is it possible to make they more compact? >
with \textLengthOn you can make sure the next note or barline is starting when the text has been written. additionally you can move the starting position of your bows (which i replaced with \dmarcato) to the right if needed. { \clef "G_8" <e c'>2 <e a>4 \textLengthOn <e e'> ^\markup { \hspace #.5 \raise #1 \musicglyph #"scripts.dmarcato" \musicglyph #"scripts.umarcato" \raise #1 \musicglyph #"scripts.dmarcato" \musicglyph #"scripts.umarcato" \raise #1 \musicglyph #"scripts.dmarcato" \musicglyph #"scripts.umarcato" \raise #1 \musicglyph #"scripts.dmarcato" \musicglyph #"scripts.umarcato" } \textLengthOff % optional <e g b>8[ ^\markup { \hspace #.5 \raise #1 \musicglyph #"scripts.dmarcato" } <e g b>8] ^\markup { \hspace #.5 \musicglyph #"scripts.umarcato" } } -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/series-of-up%27n%27down-bows%3A---%5C%5C--%5C%5C--tp26295691p26300641.html Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user