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2.2.99 Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

Music types accepted: ottava-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all non-breakable items (note heads, lyrics, etc.).

middleCOffset (number)

The offset of middle C from the position given by middleCClefPosition This is used for ottava brackets.

ottavation (markup)

If set, the text for an ottava spanner. Changing this creates a new text spanner.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): OttavaBracket.

Ottava_spanner_engraver is part of the following context(s) in \layout: GregorianTranscriptionStaff, InternalGregorianStaff, InternalMensuralStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff and VaticanaStaff.