Re: [tablatures] Howto print every strings tuning at TAB start?

[Carl Sorensen <c_sorensen@xxxxxxx>]

On 2/11/10 9:11 AM, "Frank Stefani" <frank.stefani@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Carl Sorensen schrieb:
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/11/10 8:01 AM, "Frank Stefani" <frank.stefani@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> I read somewhere[TM] in the docs or forum about
>>> the possibility to name each string of a stringed
>>> instrument at the beginning of a TAB, but I don't
>>> recall ...
>> 
>> This has not yet been implemented in LilyPond.  It has been proposed and may
>> be being developed by Patrick Schmidt.
>> 
> 
> Hm ... I'm quite sure I saw something like a small
> square box at or before the TAB begin with a letter
> refering the tuning inside. Like "[E]".

I'm not aware of it.  But maybe it's there and I just don't know.

> 
> If there is no such (string related) feature implemented,
> it would also help to name the whole staff like it is
> done with "soprano", "alto", etc. I would use
> 
>   "E - A - D - G - H - e"
> 
> and rotate it counter clockwise and put it in front
> of the TAB. Would be nice to make the gaps between
> the string names fitting the gaps between the strings
> of the TAB. I guess, the latter could be achieved
> bei selecting the correct font size and/or letter
> spacing (if that is available).
> 
> Do you know whether this idea with the rotated text
> could work?

Yes, this should work.  You could do it by setting the instrument name for
the tabstaff.  And use a column markup for the instrument name.

HTH,

Carl