Phil Holmes <mail <at> philholmes.net> writes:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gérard Degrez" <gerard.degrez <at> yahoo.fr>
> To: <lilypond-user <at> gnu.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 4:16 PM
> Subject: Fit measure to markup
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > For an orchestral part that I am typesetting, I want to put a markup (Poco
> > rit.)
> > over a silent measure, but the markup is wider than the measure. Is there
> > a way
> > to enlarge the measure so that it fits to the markup width?
> >
>
> This is explained in the Notation Reference section on multi-measure rests.
> Basically, you need to attach your markup to a spacer rest:
>
> R2.*7 | s2.*0^\markup { \italic "Poco rit." } R2. |
I had tried this, but it doesn't work.
But I found a workaround by playing with the base-shortest-duration.
Thanks anyway.
Gérard Degrez
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