Re: #(make-dynamic-script)

[Kieren Richard MacMillan]

Hi, Vivian:

> What I would really like to do, though, is make a dynamic mark
> that included normal text (specifically "sub p" or "sub f")

    subP = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:line(#:normal-text  
#:italic "sub." #:hspace -0.3 #:dynamic "p" )))

[Note that I put in the #:hspace -0.3 because I thought that without  
it the "sub." was too close to the "p" -- you can adjust this value  
(or leave it out entirely), according to your preference.

> It would save time to just be able to write c4\subp or something  
> similar.

Well, unfortunately this dynamic mark is center-aligned to the  
notehead, and so you still need to use a \once \override DynamicText  
#'self-alignment-X = #SOMEVALUE in order to compensate. The sample  
from the docs uses a #:translate (cons VALUEA VALUEB) construct in  
order to shift the text within the dynamic itself, e.g.

    subPTrans = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:hspace 0 #:translate  
(cons 4 0) #:line(#:normal-text #:italic "sub." #:hspace -0.3  
#:dynamic "p" )))

However, I find that the extra padding is irritating -- for example,  
with a leading hairpin:

%% CODE SNIPPET BEGINS
\version "2.9.5"
subP = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:line(#:normal-text #:italic  
"sub." #:hspace -0.3 #:dynamic "p" )))
subPTrans = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:hspace 0 #:translate  
(cons 4 0) #:line(#:normal-text #:italic "sub." #:hspace -0.3  
#:dynamic "p" )))
\relative c''
{
        c4\< c\subP\> c\subPTrans\< c\subPTrans\<
        \once \override DynamicText #'self-alignment-X = #-0.8 c4\subP
}
%% CODE SNIPPET ENDS

The non-padded manually-realigned version (i.e., the last one) is the  
most satisfying to my eye. Since nobody (hint hint!) has gotten back  
to me on how to align the dynamic text within the Scheme construct  
*without* adding all that padding, this is the best I can do for you  
right now...

Best wishes,
Kieren.