Re: Add text to score without affecting spacing

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 10/02/2022 à 01:08, Kieren MacMillan a écrit :
> \markup \with-dimensions-from \null "foobar"


By the way: pedantically, I would recommend

\markup \with-dimensions #empty-interval #empty-interval "foobar"
or
\markup \with-dimensions-from \stencil #empty-stencil "foobar"
or
\markup \with-outline #empty-stencil "foobar"
over
\markup \with-dimensions-from \null "foobar"

Because the dimensions of \null can still matter in some cases.
Here's one that comes to mind:

\version "2.22.1"

\markup \column {
  a b c
  \with-dimensions-from \null d
  e f g
}

\markup \vspace #2

\markup \column {
  a b c
  \with-dimensions #empty-interval #empty-interval d
  e f g
}


Basically, \null leads to point-stencil, which has
the extent '(0 . 0) on both axes -- a single-point
interval. That's small, but not totally empty.
empty-interval is '(+inf.0 . -inf.0) which is truly
empty, and this is the extent of empty-stencil on
both axes.

Best,
Jean