Re: Globally Increase Padding Between Text and Box?

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On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 10:09=E2=80=AFAM Thomas Morley <thomasmorley65@gmai=
l.com>
wrote:

> Am Fr., 31. Juli 2026 um 15:54 Uhr schrieb Lukas-Fabian Moser <[email protected]
> >:
> >
> > Hi Brin,
> >
> > > \markup { \box "some text" }
> > >
> > > Looking at it as it renders in 2.26.0, the box is a little close to
> > > the text for my taste. In the markup appendix of the notation manual
> > > (
> https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.26/Documentation/notation/text-markup-command=
s
> ),
> > > I can see that inside a \markup block, it's possible to override
> > > box-padding to adjust this property. My question: Is there a way to d=
o
> > > this globally for the entire score at once? There are dozens of these
> > > boxed items in the score I'm working on, and it would be a real pain
> > > to go in and adjust each one individually.
> >
> > You can do:
> >
> > \paper {
> >    property-defaults.box-padding =3D 2
> > }
> >
> > I'm not really sure whether this is documented clearly enough.
> >
> > Lukas
> >
> >
>
> Lukas pointed you to the general command you requested.
> It will affect both \box and \rounded-box.
>
> You could also redefine one of them to distinguish them.
> We have a nice and concise syntax:
> \markup box =3D \markup \override #'(box-padding . 5) \box \etc
> \markup { \box "some text" }
> \markup { \rounded-box "some text" }
>
> Cheers,
>   Harm
>

Hi Harm,

Ah, I see, that's helpful! Do these also go in the \paper block?

Thanks,
brin

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 31,=
 2026 at 10:09=E2=80=AFAM Thomas Morley &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:thomasmorley6=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli=
d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Am Fr., 31. Juli 2026 um 15:54 Uhr sch=
rieb Lukas-Fabian Moser &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi Brin,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; \markup { \box &quot;some text&quot; }<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Looking at it as it renders in 2.26.0, the box is a little close =
to<br>
&gt; &gt; the text for my taste. In the markup appendix of the notation man=
ual<br>
&gt; &gt; (<a href=3D"https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.26/Documentation/notation=
/text-markup-commands" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lilypon=
d.org/doc/v2.26/Documentation/notation/text-markup-commands</a>),<br>
&gt; &gt; I can see that inside a \markup block, it&#39;s possible to overr=
ide<br>
&gt; &gt; box-padding to adjust this property. My question: Is there a way =
to do<br>
&gt; &gt; this globally for the entire score at once? There are dozens of t=
hese<br>
&gt; &gt; boxed items in the score I&#39;m working on, and it would be a re=
al pain<br>
&gt; &gt; to go in and adjust each one individually.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; You can do:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; \paper {<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 property-defaults.box-padding =3D 2<br>
&gt; }<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I&#39;m not really sure whether this is documented clearly enough.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Lukas<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
Lukas pointed you to the general command you requested.<br>
It will affect both \box and \rounded-box.<br>
<br>
You could also redefine one of them to distinguish them.<br>
We have a nice and concise syntax:<br>
\markup box =3D \markup \override #&#39;(box-padding . 5) \box \etc<br>
\markup { \box &quot;some text&quot; }<br>
\markup { \rounded-box &quot;some text&quot; }<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
=C2=A0 Harm<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div>Hi Harm,</div><div><br=
></div><div>Ah, I see, that&#39;s helpful! Do these also go in the \paper b=
lock?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>brin</div><div><br></div><=
span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature">And she forgot the stars, the moon, and sun,<br>And sh=
e forgot the blue above the trees,<br>And she forgot the dells where waters=
 run,<br>And she forgot the chilly autumn breeze...<br><div><br></div><div>=
=E2=80=94 Keats, &quot;Isabella, or the Pot of Basil&quot;</div></div></div=
>

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