Re: CHanging the = sign in a metronome mark

[Paul Hodges]

On 28/09/2021 10:02:24, "Peter Toye" <lilypond@ptoye.com> wrote:

I want to change the "=" to "~" or "ca." in a metronome mark but I can't see how to do it. There's a 'stencil' property but I assume that refers to the entire MM and not the equals sign. Can someone please help?

You can use arbitrary markup in a \tempo directive.  For instance, in my current work I have this (because I wanted no brackets and a smaller note symbol):

  \tempo \markup {\bold "Leggero "

                  \teeny \general-align #Y #DOWN \note {4.} #1

                  \medium "= 126"}

Change the literal = to ~ and you're there.

Paul