Re: metronome marking

[Paul Scott]

David Bobroff wrote:

> I'm using the following contruction to make metronome markings.  I need
> to make a metronome marking with a dotted quarter note and have not been
> able to figure out how to do it.  
>
>     quarterStem = \markup \combine
>         \musicglyph #"flags-stem"
>         \translate #'(0.0 . 3.5) \musicglyph #"flags-u"
>     quarterNote = \markup
>         \override #'(word-space . 0.0)
>         { \musicglyph #"noteheads-2"
>           \translate #'(-0.05 . 0.1) \quarterStem }
>
> I've found  a dotted eight contruction but it uses the older scheme
> structure.  Here it is modified to produce a dotted quarter note but the
> dot is too close to the notehead.
>
>     #(define note '(columns
>       (music "noteheads-2" ((kern . -0.1) "flags-stem"))))
>     #(define quarter-note `(columns ,note ((kern . -0.1)
>       (music ((raise . 3.5) "flags-u2")))))
>     #(define dotted-quarter-note
>       `(columns ,quarter-note (music "dots-dot")))
>
> I would like to use the newer \markup structure.  It is more compact and
> streamlined.  Is it planned to replace the earlier style?
>
>  
quarterStem = \markup \combine
       \musicglyph #"flags-stem"
       \translate #'(0.0 . 3.5) \musicglyph #"flags-u2"
eighthStem = \markup \combine
       \musicglyph #"flags-stem"
       \translate #'(0.0 . 3.5) \musicglyph #"flags-u3"
quarterNote = \markup \override #'(word-space . 0.0 )
       { \magnify #0.8 { \musicglyph #"noteheads-2"
                         \translate #'(-0.05 . 0.1) \quarterStem } }
eighthNote = \markup    \override #'(word-space . 0.0)
       { \musicglyph #"noteheads-2"
         \translate #'(-0.05 . 0.1) \eighthStem }

dottedQuarter = \markup { \magnify #0.8 \quarterNote
                         \musicglyph #"dots-dot" }

Here's what I am using at the moment.  I would guess you can figure out 
what you want from here.

HTH,

Paul Scott