Re: Dynamics context and vertical positions

[Simon Albrecht]

On 16.03.2016 11:07, Gilberto Agostinho wrote:
> \layout {
>    \context {
>      \Dynamics
>      \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.basic-distance
> = #0
>    }
> }
>
> I wonder why isn't this the default behaviour though, why would people want
> the Dynamic context so far away from the related staff. Would it be because
> that helps the dynamics being centralized in the PianoStaff?

Yes: for a single-staff instrument one wouldn’t normally use an extra 
Dynamics context.
You can make this your ‘personal’ default by using a stylesheet, though.

>   Anyway, I think
> it could be nice to document this at
> http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/expressive-marks-attached-to-notes#dynamics
> as, at least for me, the solution is far from obvious and the default
> behaviour isn't satisfactory for single staffed instruments.

I don’t think we can blow the documentation up with explanations for 
such particular use cases.

Best, Simon