Re: modern-straight-flag in tempo indication or markup

[Karim Haddad]

Dear Ben,

This is what I use hope it helps :

  \tempo \markup {\general-align #Y #DOWN  \note #"8" #1   "= 40 c.a" }

Best
K


On Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 09:35:22AM -0400, address@hidden wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 09:35:14 -0400
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> Subject: Re: modern-straight-flag in tempo indication or markup
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> On 8/9/2018 8:50 AM, Thomas Morley wrote:
> > 2018-08-09 13:57 GMT+02:00 Karim Haddad <address@hidden>:
> >> Hello List,
> >>
> >> Is there a way to have a modern-straight-flag in tempo indication or in a 
> >> \note markup ?
> >> I tried different tweaks,  to get a straight flag for an eight note in a 
> >> tempo indication but it is not happening.
> >>
> >> Even if \override Flag.stencil = #modern-straight-flag is declared in the  
> >> \Score context  it apparently doesn't work for tempo or markup.
> >>
> >> I will be very gratefull for a solution.
> > \override Score.MetronomeMark.flag-style = #'modern-straight-flag
> >
> > HTH,
> >    Harm
> >
> 
> If you use the modern flag in the metronome/tempo mark, how can you 
> include the circa markup while preserving the modern as well?
> 
> I can't quite figure out the correct code. Here's what I have so far. 
> Thank you!
> (img attached)
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.19.82"
> \language "english"
> 
> 
> % I'd like to have a modern flag while keeping all of this formatting 
> the same but simply add a "ca" to it.
> \new Staff \with {
>  ? instrumentName = #""
>  ? shortInstrumentName = #""
> }
> \relative c' {
>  ? \override Score.MetronomeMark.flag-style = #'modern-straight-flag
>  ? \tempo Allegro 8 = 120
>  ? c d e f
> 
> 
> }
> 
> % i.e. How can I make the 120 look like the above, instead of the bold 
> 'markup' appearance?
> \relative c' {
>  ? \tempo \markup {
>  ??? \concat {
>  ????? \smaller \general-align #Y #DOWN \note #"8" #1
>  ????? " = "
>  ????? \tiny
>  ?????? "ca."
>  ????? \hspace #0.25
>  ????? "120"
>  ??? }
>  ? }
>  ? c1
>  ? c4 c' c,2
> }


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Karim Haddad