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List:       lilypond-user
Subject:    Re: French tablature?
From:       Alasdair McAndrew <amca01 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2016-12-30 10:26:32
Message-ID: 87shp5g1bb.fsf () gmail ! com
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Many thanks - I've taken your advice to upgrade to version 2.19.53 
(also advised by other correspondents), and ran your example with 
the code block to fix the alignment.

It looks lovely!

Is it possible to write tablature directly as letters on the 
6-line staff, rather than as pitches?  The reason I ask is that 
some of the music I typeset uses a multitude of different tunings 
(scordatura, if you like), and keeping track of the pitches and 
their positions on the frets is fiddly.  On the other hand, if I'm 
copying from a manuscript, I can type out letters directly.

Thank you again for your time and trouble.

cheers,
Alasdair

Malte Meyn writes:

> Am 30.12.2016 um 09:09 schrieb Alasdair McAndrew:
>> I tried it without the RhythmicStaff, just to see what the 
>> tablature
>> looks like.  However, the tablature is written on the lines, 
>> rather than
>> between them.  I suppose this could be tweaked by moving all 
>> the letters
>> up by half the distance between lines, but it would be nice to 
>> have this
>> done automatically.
>
> I would strongly recommend to use version 2.19 not only because 
> of the 
> bass string support (I don't know whether you need it) but 
> because of a 
> better letter positioning. In 2.18.2 the letters are positioned 
> around 
> their vertical center instead of the base line so the "d" sits 
> lower 
> than the "a" and "c"; see attachment.
>
> Then you can add the following code to the 
> \layout-\context-\TabStaff 
> block (f. e. after setting tablatureFormat):
>
>        \override TabNoteHead.before-line-breaking =
>          #(lambda (grob)
>            (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'Y-offset
>              (+  (ly:grob-property grob 'Y-offset) 0.5)))
>
> This moves the letters 0.5 staff spaces up from their original 
> position. 
> This code works also in 2.18.2 but it won't fix the 
> misalignment.
>
> Attached you'll find the original and the tweaked versions for 
> both 
> 2.18.2 and 2.19.53.


-- 
Alasdair McAndrew
http://numbersandshapes.net

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