Re: How to "loosen up" the balloon box? (cool ossia trick you can use too)

[Mats Bengtsson]

Try
\once \override NoteHead #'balloon-padding = #0.6

The property name is listed if you click on the link to 
text-balloon-interface,
even though the text describing the property is missing.

  /Mats

Rick Hansen (aka RickH) wrote:
> In the example that follows I'm using a "helium balloon on a string" to point
> at an ossia.  I like everything about this example except for the box
> (balloon) that gets drawn around the note head.  Is there any way to "loosen
> up" the box, that is, add some internal padding so that the inside edges of
> the box wont actually touch the note head like it is now?  I swear I looked
> everywhere but could not find any documentation on the "add-balloon-text"
> thingy.  As always, the example that follows will run as-is.
>
> Thanks Rick
>
>
> % EXAMPLE BEGIN
>
> \version "2.9.18"
> \include "english.ly"
>
> varFreeFormOssiaNotes = \relative c' {
>    %1
>    a'^\markup { \tiny \sans "alternative ending" } b c d
>    |
>    %2
>    e f g a
>    \bar "|."
> }
>
> varFreeFormOssia = \markup {
>    \score {
>        \new Staff \with {
>             \remove Time_signature_engraver
>             \remove Clef_engraver
>             \override KeySignature #'transparent = ##t
>             \override KeySignature #'space-alist =
>                       #'((time-signature extra-space . 0.0)
>                       (staff-bar extra-space . 0.0)
>                       (right-edge extra-space . 0.0)
>                       (first-note fixed-space . 0.0))
>             \override KeySignature #'font-size = #'-10.0
>             } % end ossia staff with
>             {
>                #(set-accidental-style 'modern)
>                \clef "treble"
>                \key ef \major
>                \time 4/4
>                \varFreeFormOssiaNotes
>             } % end ossia staff music
>        \layout {
>             ragged-right = ##t
>             ragged-last = ##t
>             ragged-bottom = ##t
>             ragged-last-bottom = ##t
>             indent = 0.0\in
>             system-count = #1
>        } % end ossia layout
>    } % end ossia score
> } % end ossia markup
>
>
>
> \score {
>
>    \new Staff {
>          #(set-accidental-style 'modern)
>          \clef "treble"
>          \key ef \major
>          \time 4/4
>          \relative c'' {
>          %1
>             g'4. g8 g2~ |
>          %2
>             g8 r <c,\3> ef \times 2/3 { <g\2>4 f ef } |
>          %3
>             <g a, ef'>1~ |
>          %4
>             g8 r c, ef \times 2/3 { g4 f ef } |
>          %5
>             <g af, ef'>1~ |
>          %6
>             g8 r c, ef \times 2/3 { g4 f ef } |
>          %7
>            \applyOutput #'Voice #(add-balloon-text
>                           'NoteHead varFreeFormOssia
>                           '(3 . -8))
>            g2 gs2
>          %8
>             a2 gs2 |
>          %9
>             g2 gs2 |
>          %10
>             a2 bf2 \bar "||"
>
>          } % end notes
>
>    } % end staff
>
>    \layout {
>          ragged-right = ##f
>          ragged-last = ##f
>          ragged-bottom = ##t
>          ragged-last-bottom = ##t
>          indent = 0.0\in
>          system-count = #2
>          \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }
>          \context { \Score
>             \override VerticalAxisGroup #'remove-first = ##t
>          }
>          \context { \Staff
>             \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
>          }
>    } % end main layout
>
> } % end main score
>
>
> % EXAMPLE END
>
>
>   

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