Re: TextSpanner: Change text at automatic line break?

[Thomas Morley]

2018-05-21 12:28 GMT+02:00 James Harkins <address@hidden>:
> Hi,
>
> Using a TextSpanner, is there a way to change the text in the middle, so that 
> the new text appears at the next system break (whichever bar that is)?
>
> \version "2.19.80"
> \language "english"
>
> \relative c' {
>   \override TextSpanner.bound-details.left.text = "abc"
>   c1 \startTextSpan
>   \repeat unfold 20 { c1 }
>   c1\stopTextSpan
> }
>
> With default settings, LP engraves 11 bars on the first line, putting bar 12 
> on the next. I know I could stop the spanner at the end of bar 11 and start a 
> new one on bar 12, but future changes might move the line breaks, so I would 
> rather not have to hardcode. I would like to set some property in the middle 
> of the spanner and have it take effect at the next automatic system break.
>
> I tried overriding TextSpanner.bound-details.left.text -- no difference on 
> the second line.
>
> Same for TextSpanner.bound-details.left-broken.text -- if "left-broken" has a 
> text property, it's ignored for rendering.
>
> If it's too hard, I can change the notation style. (It's a score for computer 
> ensemble. The text indicates which patch and which variant to play. The 
> variant might change in the middle. I'd like the text to change accordingly. 
> If it isn't possible, I'll use the spanner only for the patch name, and put 
> the variant underneath.)
>
> Thanks,
> James


Hi,

  \relative c' {
    \override TextSpanner.bound-details.left.text = "abc"
    \override TextSpanner.bound-details.left-broken.text = "foo"
    c1 \startTextSpan
    \repeat unfold 20 { c1 }
    c1\stopTextSpan
  }

works here. A typo somewhere?


Cheers,
  Harm