Re: Creating a ://: repeat mark?

[M Watts]

On 07/02/2010 06:20 PM, Marc Hohl wrote:

> Why don't you just combine the double slash?
>

Um, mental block; or just blockhead :)


> you can use \raise:
> \markup { \raise #0.25 { \italic : } \hspace #-1.25 "/" \hspace #-1.25
> "/" \hspace #-1.25 \raise #0.25 { \italic : }}

Instead of experimenting with various values for \raise, you can 
\vcenter the whole thing; this goes for all markups, too.

\markup { \vcenter  { { \italic : } \hspace #-1.25 "/" \hspace #-1.25 
"/" \hspace #-1.25 { \italic : }}}