Concat should work, but only if you’re using 2.11.
The easy way to fix this problem is to save your files in UTF-8
format – then you can use the suggested subtitle without any issue. If
you’re running on Windows, you can open the file in Notepad, and choose
File->Save As, and set the Encoding value to “UTF-8” before
saving.
BTW, it’s always helpful to include the version of
Lilypond you’re using, and what OS you’re running on in emails like
this, since it’s often important to know that information to successfully
answer your question.
--Steven
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Steven
Padalino
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 4:30 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: \char arg not working properly
Hi,
Brand new LilyPond user here. I installed it yesterday on my XP
machine. I'm having trouble getting the subtitle to display
properly. I've done a search of the archives and none of the solutions
offered are working for me.
The command:
subsubtitle = \markup { "from \"Instruccion de musica sobra la
guitarra espa" \char #'241 "ola\" (Zarago" \char #'231
"a, 1674)" }
Results in:
from "Instruccion de musica sobra la guitarra espa ñ ola" (Zarago ç
a, 1674)"
The same thing happens if I don't use the single quote after the pound sign.
The command (suggested in the archives):
subsubtitle = "from \"Instruccion de musica sobra la guitarra
española\" (Zaragoça, 1674)"
Results in:
from "Instruccion de musica sobra la guitarra espa" ( Zarago
1674)
Does anyone know how I can eliminate the spaces before and after the special
characters? The \concat command was also offered, but it didn't work
because I think it's been discontinued (At least it's not in the documentation
PDF)?
Steve