Re: Current octave in relative mode

[David Kastrup]

Flaming Hakama by Elaine <address@hidden> writes:

>> From: Klaus Blum <address@hidden>
>> To: "address@hidden" <address@hidden>
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 12:01:06 +0200
>> Subject: Current octave in relative mode
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a function that uses a music expression twice.
>> My problem is:
>> In relative mode, this expression can lead into a different octave. Then
>> the second application of the music expression starts from that new octave.
>> (See the last two invocations of "\highlight" in the example below)
>>
>>
>> % ----------------------------------------
>> highlight =
>> #(define-music-function (mus)
>>     (ly:music?)
>>     #{
>>       <<
>>         $mus
>>         \makeClusters $mus
>>       >>
>>     #})
>>
>> \new Staff {
>>    \highlight { c'8 d' e' f' g' a' b' c'' }
>>    \relative c' {
>>      c1  \highlight { c8 d e f g f e d }
>>      c1  \highlight { c8 d e f g a b c }
>>      c1  \highlight { f,4 e d c }
>>      c1
>>    }
>> }
>> % ----------------------------------------

> I'm not quite sure what you are after here, except that some things are not
> in the octave you want, but I'm not sure which.
>

[...]

> So, in your example, if all the c1's are supposed to be the same octave
> this is accomplished by just specifying each of the ones you pass to your
> function.
>
>
> \version "2.19.81"
> % ----------------------------------------
> highlight =
> #(define-music-function (mus)
>   (ly:music?)
>   (make-relative (mus) mus
>    #{
>      <<
>        $mus
>        \makeClusters $mus
>      >>
>    #}))

You are aware that make-relative here fixes the problem?  Did you just
copy the fixed version by accident from my reply?

-- 
David Kastrup