hi kieren, On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> wrote: >> In regards to tempo markings, it is a different matter, since any change in >> tempo needs to apply to each and every voice in the system. It makes perfect >> sense that the \tempo marking always goes to the System - I just don't >> understand why it is much more difficult to give a ritardando or stringendo >> the same behavior. > > It’s not… I do exactly this all the time. > Simply put your ritardando or stringendo in the same global variable as your > \tempo and \mark items.
he doesn't want to use a global structure variable: On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 1:49 PM, jensgc <jen...@gmail.com> wrote: <...SNIP...> > The reason I don't like the idea of a global "structure" definition is that > I have the individual parts (e.g. the quartet and the choir parts) defined > in seperate files to be able to test and work with them independently. > Having the \time and \key definitions in a part that is "active" makes a lot > more sense to me compared to having them in an otherwise "empty" skeleton. @ Jens: On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 1:49 PM, jensgc <jen...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have tried the dynamics approach now - and I do indeed get the dynamics of > the topmost voice printed twice (I used that voice to "fill" the dynamics > content). > I might be able to overwrite the "default" dynamics display of the topmost > voice - so that the dynamics displayed above the top staff is only the > content of the Dynamics - any idea if this will work? you could use the following score definition: %%% SNIP SNAP %%% \score { << \new Dynamics = "TopSpanner" \with { \remove "New_dynamic_engraver" } { \solosopran } \quartetSystem \choirPart %\pianoReduction >> \layout { \context { \Staff \RemoveEmptyStaves } } } %%% SNAP SNIP %%% removing the "New_dynamic_engraver" _should_ suppress the dynamics, but still leave the following engravers alive: - Axis_group_engraver - Bar_engraver - Dynamic_align_engraver - Output_property_engraver - Piano_pedal_engraver - Script_engraver - Text_engraver - Text_spanner_engraver - Tweak_engraver Of course, you can remove any other of these ones you don't need, and leave only the Text_spanner_engraver if you so desire. (cf. http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/internals/dynamics ). Regards, sb -- Do not meddle in the affairs of trombonists, for they are subtle and quick to anger. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user