Re: how to force the ottava bracket to go above the notes?

[Kenneth Wolcott]

Thanks, Jean!

However, I see no change in the pdf output and I get no errors or warnings.

I saw this command in Notation reference, and had tried it already.  I
thought perhaps I had not used the correct syntax.

So I tried copy&paste from your email; no change.

Thanks,
Ken

On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 2:36 PM Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:
>
> Le 11/08/2021 à 23:30, Kenneth Wolcott a écrit :
> > Hi All;
> >
> >    I'm using Lilypond 2.22 on a Mac.
> >
> >    How to force the ottava bracket to go above the notes in a Piano piece?
> >
> >    The ottava bracket is not clear when placed in between the clefs; I
> > suppose I could make it bold face...
> >
> >    The notes are still within the treble staff.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Wolcott
> >
> In LilyPond 2.22, you have to issue
>
> \overrideProperty Staff.OttavaBracket.direction #DOWN
>
> If you upgrade to LilyPond 2.23.3 (the latest development
> version), you will be able to use the simple
>
> \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #DOWN
>
> (this is so since
> https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests/762).
>
> Example:
>
> \version "2.23.3"
>
> {
>    \once \override Staff.OttavaBracket.direction = #UP
>    \ottava -1
>    c1
> }
>
> Best,
> Jean