Re: markup free positioning?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Felix Hammer wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 22. Januar 2006 21:24 schrieb Han-Wen Nienhuys:
>
> > Please keep discussion on the list.
> >
> > try
> >
> >
> > #(def-markup-command (with-dimensions layout props x y arg)
> > (number-pair? number-pair? markup?)
> >   "Set the dimensions of @var{arg} to @var{x} and @var{y}."
> >
> >   (let* ((m (interpret-markup layout props arg)))
> >     (ly:make-stencil (ly:stencil-expr m) x y)))
> >
> > {
> >   c^\markup { \with-dimensions #'(1000 . -1000) #'(1000 . -1000) \bla }
> > }
>
> Thx Han for answer. Sry but i didnt undertand to use this. 
>
> I tried this last with different values for \with-dimension
> ____________________________________________________
> \version "2.6.4"
>
> #(def-markup-command (with-dimensions layout props x y arg)
> (number-pair? number-pair? markup?)
>         "Set the dimensions of @var{arg} to @var{x} and @var{y}."
> (let* ((m (interpret-markup layout props arg)))
>         (ly:make-stencil (ly:stencil-expr m) x y)))
>
> \book {
>         \markup { "abc" }
>         \score {
>         << 
> 	\new Staff { 
> 	d4^\markup { \with-dimensions #'(10 . -20) #'(10 . -20) "bla" } e f g
>         }
>         >>
>         }
>         \markup { \with-dimensions #'(10 . -20) #'(10 . -20) "bla" }
> } 
> _____________________________________________________
>
> "bla" did not appear. what i'am doing wrong?

sorry for the confusion, apparently, the "bla" disappears if it doesn't 
have any dimensions. Try this,

{
  c^\markup { foo
              \with-dimensions #'(0 . 0) #'(0 . 0)
              \translate #'(0 . -5)
              bla }
}


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