Re: how to force the ottava bracket to go above the notes?

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 11/08/2021 à 23:30, Kenneth Wolcott a écrit :
> Hi All;
>
>    I'm using Lilypond 2.22 on a Mac.
>
>    How to force the ottava bracket to go above the notes in a Piano piece?
>
>    The ottava bracket is not clear when placed in between the clefs; I
> suppose I could make it bold face...
>
>    The notes are still within the treble staff.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wolcott
In LilyPond 2.22, you have to issue

\overrideProperty Staff.OttavaBracket.direction #DOWN

If you upgrade to LilyPond 2.23.3 (the latest development
version), you will be able to use the simple

\override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #DOWN

(this is so since
https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests/762).

Example:

\version "2.23.3"

{
  \once \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #UP
  \ottava -1
  c1
}

Best,
Jean