\override BreathingSign #'text = #(make-musicglyph-markup "x") where x is the glyph you want to use.
\override BreathingSign #'extra-offset = #'(0.0 . 2.0) adjust x y values as necessary Shane On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Evan Driscoll <edrisc...@wisc.edu> wrote: > Hi, I'm a newbie at Lilypond. How can I get a bow lift/breath mark > placement above the staff, a la [1], instead of crossing the top line [2]? > > (I also like the more pronounced comma look of [1], but that matters less.) > > [1] http://www.music.vt.edu/**musicdictionary/textb/images/** > Breathmark.jpg<http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textb/images/Breathmark.jpg> > [2] http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/**Documentation/user/a1/lily-** > 33a6af2e.png<http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/a1/lily-33a6af2e.png> > > Thanks, > Evan > > ______________________________**_________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/**listinfo/lilypond-user<https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user> >
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