Thanks a lot for your response, Nick Payne... I am getting a Syntax error, I need to study a bit about tweak and then construct your solution in a way that matches my version of Lily. I don't think I have the patch that can deal with . for object properties:
Processing `/var/folders/Xz/XzbFT1b8F2CmxVflynxGhE+++TI/-Tmp-/frescobaldi-asYWrk/tmpwoxO2b/document.ly' Parsing... /var/folders/Xz/XzbFT1b8F2CmxVflynxGhE+++TI/-Tmp-/frescobaldi-asYWrk/tmpwoxO2b/document.ly:3:28: error: syntax error, unexpected '.' mpCresc = \tweak DynamicText .self-alignment-X #LEFT /var/folders/Xz/XzbFT1b8F2CmxVflynxGhE+++TI/-Tmp-/frescobaldi-asYWrk/tmpwoxO2b/document.ly:6:0: error: syntax error, unexpected MUSIC_FUNCTION, expecting '=' Thanks again! On Aug 25, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Nick Payne wrote: > On 26/08/13 08:24, Alexander Wallace wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I am very new to music and just started playing with Lilypond today. >> >> I'm really liking it so far, but I'm having problems doing a couple of >> things... >> >> I can't add a 'mp cresc.' label to my notes.... >> >> \version "2.16.2" >> \relative c' >> { >> % can't have mp cresc... >> d4_\mp d\cresc e c >> } > > You could use something like so: > > \version "2.16.2" > > mpCresc = \tweak DynamicText.self-alignment-X #LEFT > #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:dynamic "mp" #:normal-text #:italic "cresc.")) > > \relative c' > { > d4_\mpCresc d e c > } > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
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