Re: Rehearsal marks and tempo markings

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 22/09/2021 à 22:25, Nuno Trocado a écrit :
> When rehearsal marks and tempo markings coincide in the same bar, the 
> rehearsal mark is shifted slightly upwards to avoid a collision, and 
> ends up in an awkward position...
> See "B" in the following example:
> \version "2.19.55"
> \score{
>   {
>     r1
>     \mark \default
>     \tempo 4 = 120
>     r1 r1
>     \mark \default
>     \tempo 4 = 120
>     \repeat unfold 4 c''4
>     r1
>     \once \override Score.MetronomeMark.self-alignment-X = -1.25
>     \mark \default
>     \tempo 4 = 120
>     \repeat unfold 4 c''4
>     r1
>   }
> }
>
> Every time this happens I have to manually move the tempo marking to 
> the right ("C" in the example).
> I wonder if there is a better, more automatic way of accomplishing this.
> Maybe there should be a mechanism like outside-staff-priority, but 
> that moves the element with the lowest priority to the right, instead 
> of away from the staff.


Try the \markLengthOn command described here:

https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/learning/outside_002dstaff-objects.fr.html#the-textlengthon-command

You example becomes:

\version "2.22.1"

{
  \markLengthOn
  r1
  \mark \default
  \tempo 4 = 120
  r1 r1
  \mark \default
  \tempo 4 = 120
  \repeat unfold 4 c''4
  r1
  \mark \default
  \tempo 4 = 120
  \repeat unfold 4 c''4
  r1
}


(Consider upgrading to the latest stable version, LilyPond 2.22.1.)

Best,
Jean