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Re: Positioning of "8" under clef symbol in G_8 clef


From: Colin Hall
Subject: Re: Positioning of "8" under clef symbol in G_8 clef
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:34:30 +0000
User-agent: mu4e 0.9.9.5-dev6; emacs 23.3.1

Phil Holmes writes:

> "Nick Payne" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
> news:address@hidden
>> The default positioning of the small "8" under the clef symbol when
>> using the treble_8 or G_8 clef is too far to the right. It looks better
>> when the X-offset is about 0.7 staff units:
>>
>> %============
>> \version "2.17.10"
>>
>> \relative c'{
>>   \clef "G_8"
>>   \override Staff.OctavateEight.X-offset = #0.7
>>   c d e f
>> }
>> %============
>>
>> Nick
>
>
> I'd guess that this is because the centre lines of the 8 and clef line up. 
> Do you have examples supporting your view?

Nick Payne posted to the lilypond-user thread here:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2013-01/msg00927.html

commenting that there isn't a single value for X-offset that works for
all ottavations.

Cheers,
Colin.

-- 
Colin Hall



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