Re: Text Spanner misbehaving?

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 4/17/09 11:46 AM, "Diosnel Herrnsdorf" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Howdy!
>  
> I'm working on a piece that calls for a custom text span (v2.12.1). After
> setting up the following (I'm copying from the online manual):
> \override TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = #"slargandosi poco a poco"
> \override TextSpanner #'(bound-details right text) = #" "
> and applying the \startTextSpan and \stopTextSpan where I want them in the
> score, I get what you see in the attached graph. Is the "left text" not
> manageable?

I think the problem is that you currently have the dynamics set to be
represented as hairpins, rather than text.  You also need to use the
commands found in the notation reference, section 1.3.1. about using text
marks, like

\dimTextDecresc

HTH,

Carl