Re: sustain pedal notation

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen]

Michael Vanier <address@hidden> writes:

> I know about \sustaindown and \sustainup but they use the older
> notation ("Ped" for down and "*" for up), and what I want is the
> notation wherein you have a single line under the music, which is
> notched when the pedal goes up and down.

> Is there a way to do this in Lilypond?

Someone would have to add this notation as an option for \sustain*
pedals.  It should not be too difficult, we have a generic text
spanner that can already provide lines with standing edges
(and if necessary) text:

> down          up
> |_____________|


To get the /\ in

> down       up/down         up
> |____________/\____________|

the edges of the text spanner should be made a bit more flexible, now
you can only specify edge-height, possibly a width should be added.

Jan.

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