Re: Manipulating instrument names and staff group names

[josh]

I was able to use a combination of approaches with one last hurdle and I 
am still completely lost when it comes to this facet of Lilypond.

I have used the following input to create the bracket in the attached 
image.

#(define-markup-command (openBracket layout props heitgh) (number?)
  (interpret-markup layout props
    (markup #:line (#:with-dimensions (cons 0 0) (cons 0 0)
      (#:path 0.1
        (list (list (quote moveto) 0 0)
        (list (quote lineto) -1 0)
        (list (quote lineto) -1 (* heitgh -1))
        (list (quote lineto) 0 (* heitgh -1))))))))

\new StaffGroup \with { instrumentName = \markup \concat { \rotate #90 { 
\center-column { \override #'(font-name . "Libre Franklin Light") 
\smallCaps "Clarinets" \raise #1.5 \rotate #-90 \openBracket #30 \lower 
#2.5 " " }}}}

As you can see in the image, the bracket isn't "center aligned" (for 
lack of a better term) beneath the staff group name ("Clarinets"). Is 
there a way to tweak what I have so far to align the bracket beneath the 
center of the staff group name?

Thanks a ton.
On 10/29/2021 3:04 PM, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> > I don’t know of a good way to get this
> There are a whole bunch of ways to clothe that particular cat… Here’s one:
>
> %%%  SNIPPET BEGINS  %%%
> \version "2.22.1"
>
> \paper { indent = 1\in }
>
> \layout {
>      \context {
>         \Score
>         \override InstrumentName.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT
>         \override InstrumentName.padding = #2
>      }
> }
>
> \new StaffGroup
>    \with { instrumentName = \markup \concat { \rotate #90 { \center-column { "Sax." 
> \raise #1.5 \draw-line #'(10 . 0) \lower #3.5 " " } } } }
> <<
>    \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Sax 1" } s1
>    \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Sax 2" } s1
> %%%  SNIPPET BEGINS  %%%
>
> Some syntactic sugar — and maybe a really well-designed engraver — would be 
> nice, though…
>
> Hope this helps!
> Kieren.
> ________________________________
>
> Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his)
> ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info
> ‣ email: kieren@kierenmacmillan.info

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