Re: Moving markup over rests

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Charles:

> I have been having trouble moving a tempo mark that appears over a  
> rest.

Actually, it appears over a MULTI-MEASURE REST, not a (standard) rest  
-- therefore, you need to move it using

    \once \override MultiMeasureRestText #'staff-padding = #2.6

Hope this helps!
Kieren.