On 12 January 2012 12:51, pls <p.l.schm...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hey all, > > today I tripped over a command for typesetting horizontal brackets > (\[ \]) which doesn't seem to be covered in the manuals. > (At least I didn't find it.)
Ligatures are covered in the notation reference manual, in the "Ancient notation" section: NR 2.9.2 Ancient notation—common features > Ligatures http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/notation/ancient-notation_002d_002dcommon-features.html#ligatures > How can I invert and change the vertical alignment of these horizontal > brackets? (I'd like to place them below the staff.) \override LigatureBracket #'direction = #DOWN Ligatures should not be confused with "Analysis brackets", which is maybe what you are actually looking for. They are explained in NR 1.7.2 Editorial annotations Outside the staff > Analysis brackets http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/notation/outside-the-staff.html#analysis-brackets Cheers, Xavier -- Xavier Scheuer <x.sche...@gmail.com> _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user