Stacked Chords
I have added this code to the jazz chords style folder:
How would I go about making the b9b13 smaller? I've added a screenshot of how it currently looks.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Stacked.jpg | 2.62 KB |
Do you still have an unanswered question? Please log in first to post your question.
Comments
Smaller in what way? Fewer alterations?
If you parse harmony and the way we use alterations today, the chord which implies both those alterations is often called the altered chord, which name represents the "fact" that all possible alterations, b9, +9, +11 and b13 are a part of the tonal pallet.
In reply to Smaller in what way? Fewer by xavierjazz
Smaller in terms of font. The chord font is 15. I'd like to keep the Db7 at 15 and have the b9b13 at a lower font value.
In reply to Smaller in terms of font. The by Splops
Look a little ways up in that file and you'll see "sym" declarations, within a "font" declaration that includes a scaling factor. You'll want to put the ones you want in an appropriately-scaled font declaration. If you dont want this to apply to *all* flats or all 9, maybe define your own syms "stackedb" and "stacked9" etc so you can reference them instead.
In reply to Look a little ways up in that by Marc Sabatella
Marc, is the "0xe10c", etc. in the attached scan the font declaration?
I tried changing the 10 to 8 and the sharps and flats didn't even appear in the score. I'm quite ignorant to coding.
In reply to Marc, is the "0xe10c", etc. by Splops
No, the "font" declaration is a few lines higher - "font family=MuseJazz". You;ll see a section that declares a bunch of syms for MuseJazz, then below that is another font declaration for MuseJazz but this one has a "mag" declaration to set a scaling factor. There is a section for mag 1.3 (larger than normal), and another for mag 0.85 (smaller than normal). You'll want to put your sym declarations in the latter section. It's right after the liens you quote above. Like, literally, the very next few lines.
In reply to No, the "font" declaration is by Marc Sabatella
The next few lines are the render commands.
I see the mag for 1.33 scale, but not for the smaller 0.85. Don't see that anywhere.
In reply to The next few lines are the by Splops
Oh, you're looking at the wrong file. That's the old 1.X "jazxzchords.xml", kept around for compatibility only. You want to be starting from file that defines the new 2.0 "Jazz" style: chords_jazz.xml. The whole chord symbol parsing and rendering is much more sophisticated for 2.0, but it won't work with the old style jazzchords.xml.