Re: Markup macro?

[Mats Bengtsson]

Stewart Holmes wrote:

> Okay... I've tried that, but I'm still getting an error. A test file:
>
> fingerSwitch =
> #(define-music-function (parser location text) (string?)
>  (make-music 'TextScriptEvent
>   'direction 1
>   'text (markup #:finger text)))
>
> \relative
> {
> c1-\fingerSwitch "5-4" | c | c | c |
> }
>
> gives me the error, "syntax error, unexpected MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM". I'm 
> not quite sure what I'm doing wrong.

It seems as if you just found one of the features that differ between
version 2.8 and 2.9. I don't know any details but it's probably related to
Erik's major revision of the front end of LilyPond.

One simple solution that works well in both 2.8 and 2.9 is:

fingerscript = {
 \once \override TextScript #'font-size = #-5
 \once \override TextScript #'font-encoding = #'fetaNumber
}

\relative
{
\fingerscript c1-"1-2" | c | c |
}

Unfortunately, this low-tech solution doesn't use your newly acquired skills
in writing music functions.  ;-)

  /Mats