GNU LilyPond – Internals Reference

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This is the Internals Reference (IR) for version 2.21.0 of LilyPond, the GNU music typesetter.

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1. Music definitions

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1.1 Music expressions

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1.1.1 AbsoluteDynamicEvent

Create a dynamic mark.

Syntax: note\x, where \x is a dynamic mark like \ppp or \sfz. A complete list is in file ‘ly/dynamic-scripts-init.ly’.

Event classes: absolute-dynamic-event, dynamic-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_engraver and Dynamic_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'AbsoluteDynamicEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event
   event
   dynamic-event
   absolute-dynamic-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < AbsoluteDynamicEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ AnnotateOutputEvent > ]

1.1.2 AlternativeEvent

Create an alternative event.

Event classes: alternative-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Bar_number_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'AlternativeEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event alternative-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < AlternativeEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ApplyContext > ]

1.1.3 AnnotateOutputEvent

Print an annotation of an output element.

Event classes: annotate-output-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Balloon_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'AnnotateOutputEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event annotate-output-event post-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < AnnotateOutputEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ApplyOutputEvent > ]

1.1.4 ApplyContext

Call the argument with the current context during interpreting phase.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:apply-context-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'ApplyContext

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(apply-context)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ApplyContext ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ArpeggioEvent > ]

1.1.5 ApplyOutputEvent

Call the argument with all current grobs during interpreting phase.

Syntax: \applyOutput #'context func

Arguments to func are 1. the grob, 2. the originating context, and 3. the context where func is called.

Event classes: apply-output-event, layout-instruction-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Output_property_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'ApplyOutputEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event apply-output-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ApplyOutputEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ArticulationEvent > ]

1.1.6 ArpeggioEvent

Make an arpeggio on this note.

Syntax: note-\arpeggio

Event classes: arpeggio-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Arpeggio_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'ArpeggioEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event arpeggio-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ArpeggioEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ AutoChangeMusic > ]

1.1.7 ArticulationEvent

Add an articulation marking to a note.

Syntax: notexy, where x is a direction (^ for up or _ for down), or LilyPond’s choice (no direction specified), and where y is an articulation (such as -., ->, \tenuto, \downbow). See the Notation Reference for details.

Event classes: articulation-event, music-event, script-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Note_performer and Script_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'ArticulationEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event
   event
   articulation-event
   script-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ArticulationEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ BarCheck > ]

1.1.8 AutoChangeMusic

Used for making voices that switch between piano staves automatically.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:auto-change-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'AutoChangeMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(music-wrapper-music auto-change-instruction)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < AutoChangeMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ BassFigureEvent > ]

1.1.9 BarCheck

Check whether this music coincides with the start of the measure.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:bar-check-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'BarCheck

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(bar-check)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < BarCheck ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ BeamEvent > ]

1.1.10 BassFigureEvent

Print a bass-figure text.

Event classes: bass-figure-event, music-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Figured_bass_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'BassFigureEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event rhythmic-event bass-figure-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < BassFigureEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ BeamForbidEvent > ]

1.1.11 BeamEvent

Start or stop a beam.

Syntax for manual control: c8-[ c c-] c8

Event classes: beam-event, music-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Beam_engraver, Beam_performer and Grace_beam_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'BeamEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event beam-event span-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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1.1.12 BeamForbidEvent

Specify that a note may not auto-beamed.

Event classes: beam-forbid-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Auto_beam_engraver and Grace_auto_beam_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'BeamForbidEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event beam-forbid-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < BeamForbidEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ BreakDynamicSpanEvent > ]

1.1.13 BendAfterEvent

A drop/fall/doit jazz articulation.

Event classes: bend-after-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Bend_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'BendAfterEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event bend-after-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < BendAfterEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ BreathingEvent > ]

1.1.14 BreakDynamicSpanEvent

End an alignment spanner for dynamics here.

Event classes: break-dynamic-span-event, break-span-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'BreakDynamicSpanEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event
   break-span-event
   break-dynamic-span-event
   event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < BreakDynamicSpanEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ClusterNoteEvent > ]

1.1.15 BreathingEvent

Create a ‘breath mark’ or ‘comma’.

Syntax: note\breathe

Event classes: breathing-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Breathing_sign_engraver and Note_performer.

Properties:

midi-length (procedure):

breathe::midi-length

Function to determine how long to play a note in MIDI. It should take a moment (the written length of the note) and a context, and return a moment (the length to play the note).

name (symbol):

'BreathingEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event breathing-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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1.1.16 ClusterNoteEvent

A note that is part of a cluster.

Event classes: cluster-note-event, melodic-event, music-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Cluster_spanner_engraver.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'ClusterNoteEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(cluster-note-event
   melodic-event
   rhythmic-event
   event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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1.1.17 CompletizeExtenderEvent

Used internally to signal the end of a lyrics block to ensure extenders are completed correctly when a Lyrics context ends before its associated Voice context.

Event classes: completize-extender-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Extender_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'CompletizeExtenderEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(completize-extender-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < CompletizeExtenderEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ContextSpeccedMusic > ]

1.1.18 ContextChange

Change staves in Piano staff.

Syntax: \change Staff = new-id

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:change-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'ContextChange

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(translator-change-instruction)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ContextChange ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ CrescendoEvent > ]

1.1.19 ContextSpeccedMusic

Interpret the argument music within a specific context.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:context-specced-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'ContextSpeccedMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(context-specification music-wrapper-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ContextSpeccedMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ DecrescendoEvent > ]

1.1.20 CrescendoEvent

Begin or end a crescendo.

Syntax: note\< … note\!

An alternative syntax is note\cr … note\endcr.

Event classes: crescendo-event, music-event, span-dynamic-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_engraver and Dynamic_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'CrescendoEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event
   span-event
   span-dynamic-event
   crescendo-event
   event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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1.1.21 DecrescendoEvent

Begin or end a decrescendo.

Syntax: note\> … note\!

An alternative syntax is note\decr … note\enddecr.

Event classes: decrescendo-event, music-event, span-dynamic-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_engraver and Dynamic_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'DecrescendoEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event
   span-event
   span-dynamic-event
   decrescendo-event
   event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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1.1.22 DoublePercentEvent

Used internally to signal double percent repeats.

Event classes: double-percent-event, music-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Double_percent_repeat_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'DoublePercentEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event double-percent-event rhythmic-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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1.1.23 EpisemaEvent

Begin or end an episema.

Event classes: episema-event, music-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Episema_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'EpisemaEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event span-event event episema-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < EpisemaEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ EventChord > ]

1.1.24 Event

Atomic music event.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'Event

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < Event ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ExtenderEvent > ]

1.1.25 EventChord

Explicitly entered chords.

When iterated, elements are converted to events at the current timestep, followed by any articulations. Per-chord postevents attached by the parser just follow any rhythmic events in elements instead of utilizing articulations.

An unexpanded chord repetition ‘q’ is recognizable by having its duration stored in duration.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:event-chord-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::event-chord-length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'EventChord

Name of this music object.

to-relative-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::event-chord-relative-callback

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

types (list):
'(event-chord simultaneous-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < EventChord ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ FingeringEvent > ]

1.1.26 ExtenderEvent

Extend lyrics.

Event classes: extender-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Extender_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'ExtenderEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event extender-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ExtenderEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ FootnoteEvent > ]

1.1.27 FingeringEvent

Specify what finger to use for this note.

Event classes: fingering-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Fingering_engraver, Fretboard_engraver and Tab_note_heads_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'FingeringEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event fingering-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < FingeringEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ GlissandoEvent > ]

1.1.28 FootnoteEvent

Footnote a grob.

Event classes: footnote-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'FootnoteEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event footnote-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < FootnoteEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ GraceMusic > ]

1.1.29 GlissandoEvent

Start a glissando on this note.

Event classes: glissando-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Glissando_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'GlissandoEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event glissando-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < GlissandoEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ HarmonicEvent > ]

1.1.30 GraceMusic

Interpret the argument as grace notes.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:grace-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length (moment):

#<Mom 0>

The duration of this music.

name (symbol):

'GraceMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:grace-music::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(grace-music music-wrapper-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < GraceMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ HyphenEvent > ]

1.1.31 HarmonicEvent

Mark a note as harmonic.

Event classes: harmonic-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'HarmonicEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event harmonic-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < HarmonicEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ KeyChangeEvent > ]

1.1.32 HyphenEvent

A hyphen between lyric syllables.

Event classes: hyphen-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Hyphen_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'HyphenEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event hyphen-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < HyphenEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ LabelEvent > ]

1.1.33 KeyChangeEvent

Change the key signature.

Syntax: \key name scale

Event classes: key-change-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Key_engraver and Key_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'KeyChangeEvent

Name of this music object.

to-relative-callback (procedure):

#<procedure #f (x p)>

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

types (list):
'(key-change-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < KeyChangeEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ LaissezVibrerEvent > ]

1.1.34 LabelEvent

Place a bookmarking label.

Event classes: label-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Paper_column_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'LabelEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(label-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < LabelEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ LigatureEvent > ]

1.1.35 LaissezVibrerEvent

Don’t damp this chord.

Syntax: note\laissezVibrer

Event classes: laissez-vibrer-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Laissez_vibrer_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'LaissezVibrerEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event laissez-vibrer-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < LaissezVibrerEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ LineBreakEvent > ]

1.1.36 LigatureEvent

Start or end a ligature.

Event classes: ligature-event, music-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Kievan_ligature_engraver, Ligature_bracket_engraver, Mensural_ligature_engraver and Vaticana_ligature_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'LigatureEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(span-event ligature-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < LigatureEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ LyricCombineMusic > ]

1.1.37 LineBreakEvent

Allow, forbid or force a line break.

Event classes: break-event, line-break-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Page_turn_engraver and Paper_column_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'LineBreakEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(line-break-event break-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < LineBreakEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ LyricEvent > ]

1.1.38 LyricCombineMusic

Align lyrics to the start of notes.

Syntax: \lyricsto voicename lyrics

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:lyric-combine-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length (moment):

#<Mom 0>

The duration of this music.

name (symbol):

'LyricCombineMusic

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(lyric-combine-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < LyricCombineMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ MarkEvent > ]

1.1.39 LyricEvent

A lyric syllable. Must be entered in lyrics mode, i.e., \lyrics { twinkle4 twinkle4 } .

Event classes: lyric-event, music-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Lyric_engraver and Lyric_performer.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'LyricEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(rhythmic-event lyric-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < LyricEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ MeasureCounterEvent > ]

1.1.40 MarkEvent

Insert a rehearsal mark.

Syntax: \mark marker

Example: \mark "A"

Event classes: mark-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Mark_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'MarkEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(mark-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < MarkEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ MultiMeasureRestEvent > ]

1.1.41 MeasureCounterEvent

Used to signal the start and end of a measure count.

Event classes: measure-counter-event, music-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Measure_counter_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'MeasureCounterEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(measure-counter-event span-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < MeasureCounterEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ MultiMeasureRestMusic > ]

1.1.42 MultiMeasureRestEvent

Used internally by MultiMeasureRestMusic to signal rests.

Event classes: multi-measure-rest-event, music-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Multi_measure_rest_engraver.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'MultiMeasureRestEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event rhythmic-event multi-measure-rest-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < MultiMeasureRestEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ MultiMeasureTextEvent > ]

1.1.43 MultiMeasureRestMusic

Rests that may be compressed into Multi rests.

Syntax: R2.*4 for 4 measures in 3/4 time.

Properties:

elements-callback (procedure):

mm-rest-child-list

Return a list of children, for use by a sequential iterator. Takes a single music parameter.

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:sequential-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'MultiMeasureRestMusic

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(multi-measure-rest)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < MultiMeasureRestMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ Music > ]

1.1.44 MultiMeasureTextEvent

Texts on multi measure rests.

Syntax: R-\markup { \roman "bla" }

Note the explicit font switch.

Event classes: multi-measure-text-event, music-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Multi_measure_rest_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'MultiMeasureTextEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event multi-measure-text-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < MultiMeasureTextEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ NoteEvent > ]

1.1.45 Music

Generic type for music expressions.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'Music

Name of this music object.

types (list):

'()

The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < Music ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ NoteGroupingEvent > ]

1.1.46 NoteEvent

A note.

Outside of chords, any events in articulations with a listener are broadcast like chord articulations, the others are retained.

For iteration inside of chords, See section EventChord.

Event classes: melodic-event, music-event, note-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Chord_name_engraver, Completion_heads_engraver, Drum_note_performer, Drum_notes_engraver, Fretboard_engraver, Note_heads_engraver, Note_name_engraver, Note_performer, Part_combine_engraver, Phrasing_slur_engraver, Slur_engraver and Tab_note_heads_engraver.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'NoteEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event note-event rhythmic-event melodic-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < NoteEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ OttavaMusic > ]

1.1.47 NoteGroupingEvent

Start or stop grouping brackets.

Event classes: music-event, note-grouping-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Horizontal_bracket_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'NoteGroupingEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event note-grouping-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < NoteGroupingEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ OverrideProperty > ]

1.1.48 OttavaMusic

Start or stop an ottava bracket.

Properties:

elements-callback (procedure):

make-ottava-set

Return a list of children, for use by a sequential iterator. Takes a single music parameter.

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:sequential-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'OttavaMusic

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(ottava-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < OttavaMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PageBreakEvent > ]

1.1.49 OverrideProperty

Extend the definition of a graphical object.

Syntax: \override [ context . ] object property = value

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:push-property-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'OverrideProperty

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(layout-instruction-event
   override-property-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.
untransposable (boolean):

#t

If set, this music is not transposed.

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[ < OverrideProperty ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PageTurnEvent > ]

1.1.50 PageBreakEvent

Allow, forbid or force a page break.

Event classes: break-event, music-event, page-break-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Page_turn_engraver and Paper_column_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'PageBreakEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(break-event page-break-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PageBreakEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PartCombineMusic > ]

1.1.51 PageTurnEvent

Allow, forbid or force a page turn.

Event classes: break-event, music-event, page-turn-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Page_turn_engraver and Paper_column_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'PageTurnEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(break-event page-turn-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PageTurnEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PartCombinePartMusic > ]

1.1.52 PartCombineMusic

Combine two parts on a staff, either merged or as separate voices.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:part-combine-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::maximum-length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'PartCombineMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::minimum-start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(part-combine-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PartCombineMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PartialSet > ]

1.1.53 PartCombinePartMusic

A part to be combined with other parts on a staff.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:part-combine-part-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'PartCombinePartMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(part-combine-part-music music-wrapper-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PartCombinePartMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PercentEvent > ]

1.1.54 PartialSet

Create an anacrusis or upbeat (partial measure).

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:partial-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::cumulative-length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'PartialSet

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(partial-set)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PartialSet ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PercentRepeatedMusic > ]

1.1.55 PercentEvent

Used internally to signal percent repeats.

Event classes: music-event, percent-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Percent_repeat_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'PercentEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event percent-event rhythmic-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PercentEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PesOrFlexaEvent > ]

1.1.56 PercentRepeatedMusic

Repeats encoded by percents and slashes.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:percent-repeat-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::unfolded-music-length

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'PercentRepeatedMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::first-start

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(repeated-music percent-repeated-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PercentRepeatedMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PhrasingSlurEvent > ]

1.1.57 PesOrFlexaEvent

Within a ligature, mark the previous and the following note to form a pes (if melody goes up) or a flexa (if melody goes down).

Event classes: music-event, pes-or-flexa-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Vaticana_ligature_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'PesOrFlexaEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(pes-or-flexa-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PesOrFlexaEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PostEvents > ]

1.1.58 PhrasingSlurEvent

Start or end phrasing slur.

Syntax: note$ and note$

Event classes: music-event, phrasing-slur-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Phrasing_slur_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'PhrasingSlurEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event span-event event phrasing-slur-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PhrasingSlurEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PropertySet > ]

1.1.59 PostEvents

Container for several postevents.

This can be used to package several events into a single one. Should not be seen outside of the parser.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'PostEvents

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event post-event-wrapper)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PostEvents ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ PropertyUnset > ]

1.1.60 PropertySet

Set a context property.

Syntax: \set context.prop = scheme-val

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:property-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'PropertySet

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(layout-instruction-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.
untransposable (boolean):

#t

If set, this music is not transposed.

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[ < PropertySet ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ QuoteMusic > ]

1.1.61 PropertyUnset

Restore the default setting for a context property. See PropertySet.

Syntax: \unset context.prop

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:property-unset-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'PropertyUnset

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(layout-instruction-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < PropertyUnset ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ RelativeOctaveCheck > ]

1.1.62 QuoteMusic

Quote preprocessed snippets of music.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'QuoteMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(music-wrapper-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < QuoteMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ RelativeOctaveMusic > ]

1.1.63 RelativeOctaveCheck

Check if a pitch is in the correct octave.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'RelativeOctaveCheck

Name of this music object.

to-relative-callback (procedure):

ly:relative-octave-check::relative-callback

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

types (list):
'(relative-octave-check)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < RelativeOctaveCheck ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ RepeatSlashEvent > ]

1.1.64 RelativeOctaveMusic

Music in which the assignment of octaves is complete.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'RelativeOctaveMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

to-relative-callback (procedure):

ly:relative-octave-music::relative-callback

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

types (list):
'(music-wrapper-music relative-octave-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < RelativeOctaveMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ RepeatTieEvent > ]

1.1.65 RepeatSlashEvent

Used internally to signal beat repeats.

Event classes: music-event, repeat-slash-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Slash_repeat_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'RepeatSlashEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event repeat-slash-event rhythmic-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < RepeatSlashEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ RepeatedMusic > ]

1.1.66 RepeatTieEvent

Ties for starting a second volta bracket.

Event classes: music-event, repeat-tie-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Repeat_tie_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'RepeatTieEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event repeat-tie-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < RepeatTieEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ RestEvent > ]

1.1.67 RepeatedMusic

Repeat music in different ways.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'RepeatedMusic

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(repeated-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < RepeatedMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ RevertProperty > ]

1.1.68 RestEvent

A Rest.

Syntax: r4 for a quarter rest.

Event classes: music-event, rest-event, rhythmic-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Chord_name_engraver, Completion_rest_engraver, Figured_bass_engraver and Rest_engraver.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'RestEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event rhythmic-event rest-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < RestEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ ScriptEvent > ]

1.1.69 RevertProperty

The opposite of OverrideProperty: remove a previously added property from a graphical object definition.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:pop-property-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'RevertProperty

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(layout-instruction-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < RevertProperty ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SequentialMusic > ]

1.1.70 ScriptEvent

Add an articulation mark to a note.

Event classes: music-event, script-event and StreamEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'ScriptEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < ScriptEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SimultaneousMusic > ]

1.1.71 SequentialMusic

Music expressions concatenated.

Syntax: \sequential { … } or simply { … }

Properties:

elements-callback (procedure):

#<procedure #f (m)>

Return a list of children, for use by a sequential iterator. Takes a single music parameter.

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:sequential-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::cumulative-length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'SequentialMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::first-start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(sequential-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SequentialMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SkipEvent > ]

1.1.72 SimultaneousMusic

Music playing together.

Syntax: \simultaneous { … } or << … >>

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:simultaneous-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::maximum-length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'SimultaneousMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::minimum-start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

to-relative-callback (procedure):

ly:music-sequence::simultaneous-relative-callback

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

types (list):
'(simultaneous-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SimultaneousMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SkipMusic > ]

1.1.73 SkipEvent

Filler that takes up duration, but does not print anything.

Syntax: s4 for a skip equivalent to a quarter rest.

Event classes: music-event, rhythmic-event, skip-event and StreamEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'SkipEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event rhythmic-event skip-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SkipEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SlurEvent > ]

1.1.74 SkipMusic

Filler that takes up duration, does not print anything, and also does not create staves or voices implicitly.

Syntax: \skip duration

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:simple-music-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-duration-length

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'SkipMusic

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event skip-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SkipMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SoloOneEvent > ]

1.1.75 SlurEvent

Start or end slur.

Syntax: note( and note)

Event classes: music-event, slur-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Slur_engraver and Slur_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'SlurEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event span-event event slur-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SlurEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SoloTwoEvent > ]

1.1.76 SoloOneEvent

Print ‘Solo 1’.

Event classes: music-event, part-combine-event, solo-one-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Part_combine_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'SoloOneEvent

Name of this music object.

part-combine-status (symbol):

'solo1

Change to what kind of state? Options are solo1, solo2 and unisono.

types (list):
'(event part-combine-event solo-one-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SoloOneEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SostenutoEvent > ]

1.1.77 SoloTwoEvent

Print ‘Solo 2’.

Event classes: music-event, part-combine-event, solo-two-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Part_combine_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'SoloTwoEvent

Name of this music object.

part-combine-status (symbol):

'solo2

Change to what kind of state? Options are solo1, solo2 and unisono.

types (list):
'(event part-combine-event solo-two-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SoloTwoEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SpacingSectionEvent > ]

1.1.78 SostenutoEvent

Depress or release sostenuto pedal.

Event classes: music-event, pedal-event, sostenuto-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Piano_pedal_engraver and Piano_pedal_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'SostenutoEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event pedal-event sostenuto-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SostenutoEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SpanEvent > ]

1.1.79 SpacingSectionEvent

Start a new spacing section.

Event classes: music-event, spacing-section-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Spacing_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'SpacingSectionEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event spacing-section-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

[ << Music definitions ]	[Top][Contents][Index][ ? ]			[ Translation >> ]
[ < SpacingSectionEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ StaffSpanEvent > ]

1.1.80 SpanEvent

Event for anything that is started at a different time than stopped.

Event classes: music-event, span-event and StreamEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'SpanEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

[ << Music definitions ]	[Top][Contents][Index][ ? ]			[ Translation >> ]
[ < SpanEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ StringNumberEvent > ]

1.1.81 StaffSpanEvent

Start or stop a staff symbol.

Event classes: music-event, span-event, staff-span-event and StreamEvent.

Accepted by: Staff_symbol_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'StaffSpanEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event span-event staff-span-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < StaffSpanEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ StrokeFingerEvent > ]

1.1.82 StringNumberEvent

Specify on which string to play this note.

Syntax: \number

Event classes: music-event, StreamEvent and string-number-event.

Accepted by: Fretboard_engraver and Tab_note_heads_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'StringNumberEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event string-number-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < StringNumberEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ SustainEvent > ]

1.1.83 StrokeFingerEvent

Specify with which finger to pluck a string.

Syntax: \rightHandFinger text

Event classes: music-event, StreamEvent and stroke-finger-event.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'StrokeFingerEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event stroke-finger-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < StrokeFingerEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TempoChangeEvent > ]

1.1.84 SustainEvent

Depress or release sustain pedal.

Event classes: music-event, pedal-event, span-event, StreamEvent and sustain-event.

Accepted by: Piano_pedal_engraver and Piano_pedal_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'SustainEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event pedal-event sustain-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < SustainEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TextScriptEvent > ]

1.1.85 TempoChangeEvent

A metronome mark or tempo indication.

Event classes: music-event, StreamEvent and tempo-change-event.

Accepted by: Metronome_mark_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TempoChangeEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event tempo-change-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TempoChangeEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TextSpanEvent > ]

1.1.86 TextScriptEvent

Print text.

Event classes: music-event, script-event, StreamEvent and text-script-event.

Accepted by: Text_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TextScriptEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event script-event text-script-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TextScriptEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TieEvent > ]

1.1.87 TextSpanEvent

Start a text spanner, for example, an octavation.

Event classes: music-event, span-event, StreamEvent and text-span-event.

Accepted by: Text_spanner_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TextSpanEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event span-event event text-span-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TextSpanEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TimeScaledMusic > ]

1.1.88 TieEvent

A tie.

Syntax: note-~

Event classes: music-event, StreamEvent and tie-event.

Accepted by: Note_performer, Tie_engraver and Tie_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TieEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event tie-event event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TieEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TimeSignatureEvent > ]

1.1.89 TimeScaledMusic

Multiply durations, as in tuplets.

Syntax: \times fraction music, e.g., \times 2/3 { … } for triplets.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:tuplet-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'TimeScaledMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(time-scaled-music music-wrapper-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TimeScaledMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TimeSignatureMusic > ]

1.1.90 TimeSignatureEvent

An event created when setting a new time signature

Event classes: music-event, StreamEvent and time-signature-event.

Accepted by: Time_signature_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TimeSignatureEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event time-signature-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TimeSignatureEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TransposedMusic > ]

1.1.91 TimeSignatureMusic

Set a new time signature

Properties:

elements-callback (procedure):

make-time-signature-set

Return a list of children, for use by a sequential iterator. Takes a single music parameter.

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:sequential-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

name (symbol):

'TimeSignatureMusic

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(time-signature-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TimeSignatureMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TremoloEvent > ]

1.1.92 TransposedMusic

Music that has been transposed.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'TransposedMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

to-relative-callback (procedure):

ly:relative-octave-music::no-relative-callback

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

types (list):
'(music-wrapper-music transposed-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TransposedMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TremoloRepeatedMusic > ]

1.1.93 TremoloEvent

Unmeasured tremolo.

Event classes: music-event, StreamEvent and tremolo-event.

Accepted by: Stem_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TremoloEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event tremolo-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TremoloEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TremoloSpanEvent > ]

1.1.94 TremoloRepeatedMusic

Repeated notes denoted by tremolo beams.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:chord-tremolo-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::unfolded-music-length

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'TremoloRepeatedMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::first-start

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(repeated-music tremolo-repeated-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TremoloRepeatedMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TrillSpanEvent > ]

1.1.95 TremoloSpanEvent

Tremolo over two stems.

Event classes: music-event, span-event, StreamEvent and tremolo-span-event.

Accepted by: Chord_tremolo_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TremoloSpanEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(event span-event tremolo-span-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TremoloSpanEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ TupletSpanEvent > ]

1.1.96 TrillSpanEvent

Start a trill spanner.

Event classes: music-event, span-event, StreamEvent and trill-span-event.

Accepted by: Trill_spanner_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TrillSpanEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event span-event event trill-span-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TrillSpanEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ UnaCordaEvent > ]

1.1.97 TupletSpanEvent

Used internally to signal where tuplet brackets start and stop.

Event classes: music-event, span-event, StreamEvent and tuplet-span-event.

Accepted by: Stem_engraver and Tuplet_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'TupletSpanEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(tuplet-span-event span-event event post-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < TupletSpanEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ UnfoldedRepeatedMusic > ]

1.1.98 UnaCordaEvent

Depress or release una-corda pedal.

Event classes: music-event, pedal-event, span-event, StreamEvent and una-corda-event.

Accepted by: Piano_pedal_engraver and Piano_pedal_performer.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'UnaCordaEvent

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(post-event event pedal-event una-corda-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < UnaCordaEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ UnisonoEvent > ]

1.1.99 UnfoldedRepeatedMusic

Repeated music which is fully written (and played) out.

Properties:

elements-callback (procedure):

make-unfolded-set

Return a list of children, for use by a sequential iterator. Takes a single music parameter.

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:sequential-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::unfolded-music-length

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'UnfoldedRepeatedMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::first-start

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(repeated-music unfolded-repeated-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < UnfoldedRepeatedMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ UnrelativableMusic > ]

1.1.100 UnisonoEvent

Print ‘a 2’.

Event classes: music-event, part-combine-event, StreamEvent and unisono-event.

Accepted by: Part_combine_engraver.

Properties:

name (symbol):

'UnisonoEvent

Name of this music object.

part-combine-status (symbol):

'unisono

Change to what kind of state? Options are solo1, solo2 and unisono.

types (list):
'(event part-combine-event unisono-event)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < UnisonoEvent ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ VoiceSeparator > ]

1.1.101 UnrelativableMusic

Music that cannot be converted from relative to absolute notation. For example, transposed music.

Properties:

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::length-callback

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'UnrelativableMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:music-wrapper::start-callback

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

to-relative-callback (procedure):

ly:relative-octave-music::no-relative-callback

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

types (list):
'(music-wrapper-music unrelativable-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < UnrelativableMusic ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ VoltaRepeatedMusic > ]

1.1.102 VoiceSeparator

Separate polyphonic voices in simultaneous music.

Syntax: \\

Properties:

name (symbol):

'VoiceSeparator

Name of this music object.

types (list):
'(separator)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < VoiceSeparator ]		[ Up : Music expressions ]	[ Music classes > ]

1.1.103 VoltaRepeatedMusic

Repeats with alternatives placed sequentially.

Properties:

elements-callback (procedure):

make-volta-set

Return a list of children, for use by a sequential iterator. Takes a single music parameter.

iterator-ctor (procedure):

ly:volta-repeat-iterator::constructor

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

length-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::volta-music-length

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

name (symbol):

'VoltaRepeatedMusic

Name of this music object.

start-callback (procedure):

ly:repeated-music::first-start

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

types (list):
'(repeated-music volta-repeated-music)
The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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[ < VoltaRepeatedMusic ]		[ Up : Music definitions ]	[ absolute-dynamic-event > ]

1.2 Music classes

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[ < Music classes ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ alternative-event > ]

1.2.1 absolute-dynamic-event

Music event type absolute-dynamic-event is in music objects of type AbsoluteDynamicEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_engraver and Dynamic_performer.

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[ < absolute-dynamic-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ annotate-output-event > ]

1.2.2 alternative-event

Music event type alternative-event is in music objects of type AlternativeEvent.

Accepted by: Bar_number_engraver.

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[ < alternative-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ apply-output-event > ]

1.2.3 annotate-output-event

Music event type annotate-output-event is in music objects of type AnnotateOutputEvent.

Accepted by: Balloon_engraver.

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[ < annotate-output-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ arpeggio-event > ]

1.2.4 apply-output-event

Music event type apply-output-event is in music objects of type ApplyOutputEvent.

Accepted by: Output_property_engraver.

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[ < apply-output-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ articulation-event > ]

1.2.5 arpeggio-event

Music event type arpeggio-event is in music objects of type ArpeggioEvent.

Accepted by: Arpeggio_engraver.

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[ < arpeggio-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ bass-figure-event > ]

1.2.6 articulation-event

Music event type articulation-event is in music objects of type ArticulationEvent.

Accepted by: Note_performer and Script_engraver.

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[ < articulation-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ beam-event > ]

1.2.7 bass-figure-event

Music event type bass-figure-event is in music objects of type BassFigureEvent.

Accepted by: Figured_bass_engraver.

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[ < bass-figure-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ beam-forbid-event > ]

1.2.8 beam-event

Music event type beam-event is in music objects of type BeamEvent.

Accepted by: Beam_engraver, Beam_performer and Grace_beam_engraver.

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[ < beam-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ bend-after-event > ]

1.2.9 beam-forbid-event

Music event type beam-forbid-event is in music objects of type BeamForbidEvent.

Accepted by: Auto_beam_engraver and Grace_auto_beam_engraver.

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[ < beam-forbid-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ break-dynamic-span-event > ]

1.2.10 bend-after-event

Music event type bend-after-event is in music objects of type BendAfterEvent.

Accepted by: Bend_engraver.

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[ < bend-after-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ break-event > ]

1.2.11 break-dynamic-span-event

Music event type break-dynamic-span-event is in music objects of type BreakDynamicSpanEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < break-dynamic-span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ break-span-event > ]

1.2.12 break-event

Music event type break-event is in music objects of type LineBreakEvent, PageBreakEvent and PageTurnEvent.

Accepted by: Page_turn_engraver and Paper_column_engraver.

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[ < break-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ breathing-event > ]

1.2.13 break-span-event

Music event type break-span-event is in music objects of type BreakDynamicSpanEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_engraver.

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[ < break-span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ cluster-note-event > ]

1.2.14 breathing-event

Music event type breathing-event is in music objects of type BreathingEvent.

Accepted by: Breathing_sign_engraver and Note_performer.

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[ < breathing-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ completize-extender-event > ]

1.2.15 cluster-note-event

Music event type cluster-note-event is in music objects of type ClusterNoteEvent.

Accepted by: Cluster_spanner_engraver.

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[ < cluster-note-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ crescendo-event > ]

1.2.16 completize-extender-event

Music event type completize-extender-event is in music objects of type CompletizeExtenderEvent.

Accepted by: Extender_engraver.

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[ < completize-extender-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ decrescendo-event > ]

1.2.17 crescendo-event

Music event type crescendo-event is in music objects of type CrescendoEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_performer.

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[ < crescendo-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ double-percent-event > ]

1.2.18 decrescendo-event

Music event type decrescendo-event is in music objects of type DecrescendoEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_performer.

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[ < decrescendo-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ dynamic-event > ]

1.2.19 double-percent-event

Music event type double-percent-event is in music objects of type DoublePercentEvent.

Accepted by: Double_percent_repeat_engraver.

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[ < double-percent-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ episema-event > ]

1.2.20 dynamic-event

Music event type dynamic-event is in music objects of type AbsoluteDynamicEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < dynamic-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ extender-event > ]

1.2.21 episema-event

Music event type episema-event is in music objects of type EpisemaEvent.

Accepted by: Episema_engraver.

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[ < episema-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ fingering-event > ]

1.2.22 extender-event

Music event type extender-event is in music objects of type ExtenderEvent.

Accepted by: Extender_engraver.

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[ < extender-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ footnote-event > ]

1.2.23 fingering-event

Music event type fingering-event is in music objects of type FingeringEvent.

Accepted by: Fingering_engraver, Fretboard_engraver and Tab_note_heads_engraver.

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[ < fingering-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ glissando-event > ]

1.2.24 footnote-event

Music event type footnote-event is in music objects of type FootnoteEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < footnote-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ harmonic-event > ]

1.2.25 glissando-event

Music event type glissando-event is in music objects of type GlissandoEvent.

Accepted by: Glissando_engraver.

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[ < glissando-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ hyphen-event > ]

1.2.26 harmonic-event

Music event type harmonic-event is in music objects of type HarmonicEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < harmonic-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ key-change-event > ]

1.2.27 hyphen-event

Music event type hyphen-event is in music objects of type HyphenEvent.

Accepted by: Hyphen_engraver.

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[ < hyphen-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ label-event > ]

1.2.28 key-change-event

Music event type key-change-event is in music objects of type KeyChangeEvent.

Accepted by: Key_engraver and Key_performer.

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[ < key-change-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ laissez-vibrer-event > ]

1.2.29 label-event

Music event type label-event is in music objects of type LabelEvent.

Accepted by: Paper_column_engraver.

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[ < label-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ layout-instruction-event > ]

1.2.30 laissez-vibrer-event

Music event type laissez-vibrer-event is in music objects of type LaissezVibrerEvent.

Accepted by: Laissez_vibrer_engraver.

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[ < laissez-vibrer-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ ligature-event > ]

1.2.31 layout-instruction-event

Music event type layout-instruction-event is in music objects of type ApplyOutputEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < layout-instruction-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ line-break-event > ]

1.2.32 ligature-event

Music event type ligature-event is in music objects of type LigatureEvent.

Accepted by: Kievan_ligature_engraver, Ligature_bracket_engraver, Mensural_ligature_engraver and Vaticana_ligature_engraver.

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[ < ligature-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ lyric-event > ]

1.2.33 line-break-event

Music event type line-break-event is in music objects of type LineBreakEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < line-break-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ mark-event > ]

1.2.34 lyric-event

Music event type lyric-event is in music objects of type LyricEvent.

Accepted by: Lyric_engraver and Lyric_performer.

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[ < lyric-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ measure-counter-event > ]

1.2.35 mark-event

Music event type mark-event is in music objects of type MarkEvent.

Accepted by: Mark_engraver.

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1.2.36 measure-counter-event

Music event type measure-counter-event is in music objects of type MeasureCounterEvent.

Accepted by: Measure_counter_engraver.

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[ < measure-counter-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ multi-measure-rest-event > ]

1.2.37 melodic-event

Music event type melodic-event is in music objects of type ClusterNoteEvent and NoteEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < melodic-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ multi-measure-text-event > ]

1.2.38 multi-measure-rest-event

Music event type multi-measure-rest-event is in music objects of type MultiMeasureRestEvent.

Accepted by: Multi_measure_rest_engraver.

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[ < multi-measure-rest-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ music-event > ]

1.2.39 multi-measure-text-event

Music event type multi-measure-text-event is in music objects of type MultiMeasureTextEvent.

Accepted by: Multi_measure_rest_engraver.

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[ < multi-measure-text-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ note-event > ]

1.2.40 music-event

Music event type music-event is in music objects of type AbsoluteDynamicEvent, AlternativeEvent, AnnotateOutputEvent, ApplyOutputEvent, ArpeggioEvent, ArticulationEvent, BassFigureEvent, BeamEvent, BeamForbidEvent, BendAfterEvent, BreakDynamicSpanEvent, BreathingEvent, ClusterNoteEvent, CompletizeExtenderEvent, CrescendoEvent, DecrescendoEvent, DoublePercentEvent, EpisemaEvent, ExtenderEvent, FingeringEvent, FootnoteEvent, GlissandoEvent, HarmonicEvent, HyphenEvent, KeyChangeEvent, LabelEvent, LaissezVibrerEvent, LigatureEvent, LineBreakEvent, LyricEvent, MarkEvent, MeasureCounterEvent, MultiMeasureRestEvent, MultiMeasureTextEvent, NoteEvent, NoteGroupingEvent, PageBreakEvent, PageTurnEvent, PercentEvent, PesOrFlexaEvent, PhrasingSlurEvent, RepeatSlashEvent, RepeatTieEvent, RestEvent, ScriptEvent, SkipEvent, SlurEvent, SoloOneEvent, SoloTwoEvent, SostenutoEvent, SpacingSectionEvent, SpanEvent, StaffSpanEvent, StringNumberEvent, StrokeFingerEvent, SustainEvent, TempoChangeEvent, TextScriptEvent, TextSpanEvent, TieEvent, TimeSignatureEvent, TremoloEvent, TremoloSpanEvent, TrillSpanEvent, TupletSpanEvent, UnaCordaEvent and UnisonoEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < music-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ note-grouping-event > ]

1.2.41 note-event

Music event type note-event is in music objects of type NoteEvent.

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[ < note-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ page-break-event > ]

1.2.42 note-grouping-event

Music event type note-grouping-event is in music objects of type NoteGroupingEvent.

Accepted by: Horizontal_bracket_engraver.

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[ < note-grouping-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ page-turn-event > ]

1.2.43 page-break-event

Music event type page-break-event is in music objects of type PageBreakEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < page-break-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ part-combine-event > ]

1.2.44 page-turn-event

Music event type page-turn-event is in music objects of type PageTurnEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < page-turn-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ pedal-event > ]

1.2.45 part-combine-event

Music event type part-combine-event is in music objects of type SoloOneEvent, SoloTwoEvent and UnisonoEvent.

Accepted by: Part_combine_engraver.

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[ < part-combine-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ percent-event > ]

1.2.46 pedal-event

Music event type pedal-event is in music objects of type SostenutoEvent, SustainEvent and UnaCordaEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < pedal-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ pes-or-flexa-event > ]

1.2.47 percent-event

Music event type percent-event is in music objects of type PercentEvent.

Accepted by: Percent_repeat_engraver.

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[ < percent-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ phrasing-slur-event > ]

1.2.48 pes-or-flexa-event

Music event type pes-or-flexa-event is in music objects of type PesOrFlexaEvent.

Accepted by: Vaticana_ligature_engraver.

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[ < pes-or-flexa-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ repeat-slash-event > ]

1.2.49 phrasing-slur-event

Music event type phrasing-slur-event is in music objects of type PhrasingSlurEvent.

Accepted by: Phrasing_slur_engraver.

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[ < phrasing-slur-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ repeat-tie-event > ]

1.2.50 repeat-slash-event

Music event type repeat-slash-event is in music objects of type RepeatSlashEvent.

Accepted by: Slash_repeat_engraver.

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[ < repeat-slash-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ rest-event > ]

1.2.51 repeat-tie-event

Music event type repeat-tie-event is in music objects of type RepeatTieEvent.

Accepted by: Repeat_tie_engraver.

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[ < repeat-tie-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ rhythmic-event > ]

1.2.52 rest-event

Music event type rest-event is in music objects of type RestEvent.

Accepted by: Chord_name_engraver, Completion_rest_engraver, Figured_bass_engraver and Rest_engraver.

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[ < rest-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ script-event > ]

1.2.53 rhythmic-event

Music event type rhythmic-event is in music objects of type BassFigureEvent, ClusterNoteEvent, DoublePercentEvent, LyricEvent, MultiMeasureRestEvent, NoteEvent, RepeatSlashEvent, RestEvent and SkipEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < rhythmic-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ skip-event > ]

1.2.54 script-event

Music event type script-event is in music objects of type ArticulationEvent, ScriptEvent and TextScriptEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < script-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ slur-event > ]

1.2.55 skip-event

Music event type skip-event is in music objects of type SkipEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < skip-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ solo-one-event > ]

1.2.56 slur-event

Music event type slur-event is in music objects of type SlurEvent.

Accepted by: Slur_engraver and Slur_performer.

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[ < slur-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ solo-two-event > ]

1.2.57 solo-one-event

Music event type solo-one-event is in music objects of type SoloOneEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < solo-one-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ sostenuto-event > ]

1.2.58 solo-two-event

Music event type solo-two-event is in music objects of type SoloTwoEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < solo-two-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ spacing-section-event > ]

1.2.59 sostenuto-event

Music event type sostenuto-event is in music objects of type SostenutoEvent.

Accepted by: Piano_pedal_engraver and Piano_pedal_performer.

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[ < sostenuto-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ span-dynamic-event > ]

1.2.60 spacing-section-event

Music event type spacing-section-event is in music objects of type SpacingSectionEvent.

Accepted by: Spacing_engraver.

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[ < spacing-section-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ span-event > ]

1.2.61 span-dynamic-event

Music event type span-dynamic-event is in music objects of type CrescendoEvent and DecrescendoEvent.

Accepted by: Dynamic_engraver.

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[ < span-dynamic-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ staff-span-event > ]

1.2.62 span-event

Music event type span-event is in music objects of type BeamEvent, CrescendoEvent, DecrescendoEvent, EpisemaEvent, LigatureEvent, MeasureCounterEvent, PhrasingSlurEvent, SlurEvent, SostenutoEvent, SpanEvent, StaffSpanEvent, SustainEvent, TextSpanEvent, TremoloSpanEvent, TrillSpanEvent, TupletSpanEvent and UnaCordaEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ StreamEvent > ]

1.2.63 staff-span-event

Music event type staff-span-event is in music objects of type StaffSpanEvent.

Accepted by: Staff_symbol_engraver.

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[ < staff-span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ string-number-event > ]

1.2.64 StreamEvent

Music event type StreamEvent is in music objects of type AbsoluteDynamicEvent, AlternativeEvent, AnnotateOutputEvent, ApplyOutputEvent, ArpeggioEvent, ArticulationEvent, BassFigureEvent, BeamEvent, BeamForbidEvent, BendAfterEvent, BreakDynamicSpanEvent, BreathingEvent, ClusterNoteEvent, CompletizeExtenderEvent, CrescendoEvent, DecrescendoEvent, DoublePercentEvent, EpisemaEvent, ExtenderEvent, FingeringEvent, FootnoteEvent, GlissandoEvent, HarmonicEvent, HyphenEvent, KeyChangeEvent, LabelEvent, LaissezVibrerEvent, LigatureEvent, LineBreakEvent, LyricEvent, MarkEvent, MeasureCounterEvent, MultiMeasureRestEvent, MultiMeasureTextEvent, NoteEvent, NoteGroupingEvent, PageBreakEvent, PageTurnEvent, PercentEvent, PesOrFlexaEvent, PhrasingSlurEvent, RepeatSlashEvent, RepeatTieEvent, RestEvent, ScriptEvent, SkipEvent, SlurEvent, SoloOneEvent, SoloTwoEvent, SostenutoEvent, SpacingSectionEvent, SpanEvent, StaffSpanEvent, StringNumberEvent, StrokeFingerEvent, SustainEvent, TempoChangeEvent, TextScriptEvent, TextSpanEvent, TieEvent, TimeSignatureEvent, TremoloEvent, TremoloSpanEvent, TrillSpanEvent, TupletSpanEvent, UnaCordaEvent and UnisonoEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < StreamEvent ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ stroke-finger-event > ]

1.2.65 string-number-event

Music event type string-number-event is in music objects of type StringNumberEvent.

Accepted by: Fretboard_engraver and Tab_note_heads_engraver.

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[ < string-number-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ sustain-event > ]

1.2.66 stroke-finger-event

Music event type stroke-finger-event is in music objects of type StrokeFingerEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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[ < stroke-finger-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ tempo-change-event > ]

1.2.67 sustain-event

Music event type sustain-event is in music objects of type SustainEvent.

Accepted by: Piano_pedal_engraver and Piano_pedal_performer.

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[ < sustain-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ text-script-event > ]

1.2.68 tempo-change-event

Music event type tempo-change-event is in music objects of type TempoChangeEvent.

Accepted by: Metronome_mark_engraver.

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[ < tempo-change-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ text-span-event > ]

1.2.69 text-script-event

Music event type text-script-event is in music objects of type TextScriptEvent.

Accepted by: Text_engraver.

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[ < text-script-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ tie-event > ]

1.2.70 text-span-event

Music event type text-span-event is in music objects of type TextSpanEvent.

Accepted by: Text_spanner_engraver.

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[ < text-span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ time-signature-event > ]

1.2.71 tie-event

Music event type tie-event is in music objects of type TieEvent.

Accepted by: Note_performer, Tie_engraver and Tie_performer.

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[ < tie-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ tremolo-event > ]

1.2.72 time-signature-event

Music event type time-signature-event is in music objects of type TimeSignatureEvent.

Accepted by: Time_signature_engraver.

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[ < time-signature-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ tremolo-span-event > ]

1.2.73 tremolo-event

Music event type tremolo-event is in music objects of type TremoloEvent.

Accepted by: Stem_engraver.

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[ < tremolo-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ trill-span-event > ]

1.2.74 tremolo-span-event

Music event type tremolo-span-event is in music objects of type TremoloSpanEvent.

Accepted by: Chord_tremolo_engraver.

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[ < tremolo-span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ tuplet-span-event > ]

1.2.75 trill-span-event

Music event type trill-span-event is in music objects of type TrillSpanEvent.

Accepted by: Trill_spanner_engraver.

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[ < trill-span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ una-corda-event > ]

1.2.76 tuplet-span-event

Music event type tuplet-span-event is in music objects of type TupletSpanEvent.

Accepted by: Stem_engraver and Tuplet_engraver.

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[ < tuplet-span-event ]		[ Up : Music classes ]	[ unisono-event > ]

1.2.77 una-corda-event

Music event type una-corda-event is in music objects of type UnaCordaEvent.

Accepted by: Piano_pedal_engraver and Piano_pedal_performer.

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1.2.78 unisono-event

Music event type unisono-event is in music objects of type UnisonoEvent.

Not accepted by any engraver or performer.

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1.3 Music properties

absolute-octave (integer)

The absolute octave for an octave check note.

alteration (number)

Alteration for figured bass.

alternative-dir (direction)

Indicates if an AlternativeMusic is the First (-1), Middle (0), or Last (1) of group of alternate endings.

alternative-increment (integer)

The number of times an alternative’s lettering should be incremented.

articulation-type (string)

Key for script definitions alist.

TODO: Consider making type into symbol.

articulations (list of music objects)

Articulation events specifically for this note.

associated-context (string)

Name of the context associated with this \lyricsto section.

associated-context-type (symbol)

Type of the context associated with this \lyricsto section.

augmented (boolean)

This figure is for an augmented figured bass (with + sign).

augmented-slash (boolean)

This figure is for an augmented figured bass (back-slashed number).

automatically-numbered (boolean)

Should a footnote be automatically numbered?

autosplit-end (boolean)

Duration of event was truncated by automatic splitting in Completion_heads_engraver.

bass (boolean)

Set if this note is a bass note in a chord.

beat-structure (list)

A beatStructure to be used in autobeaming.

bracket-start (boolean)

Start a bracket here.

TODO: Use SpanEvents?

bracket-stop (boolean)

Stop a bracket here.

break-penalty (number)

Penalty for line break hint.

break-permission (symbol)

Whether to allow, forbid or force a line break.

cautionary (boolean)

If set, this alteration needs a cautionary accidental.

change-to-id (string)

Name of the context to change to.

change-to-type (symbol)

Type of the context to change to.

class (symbol)

The class name of an event class.

context (context)

The context to which an event is sent.

context-change-list (list)

Context changes for \autochange or \partcombine.

context-id (string)

Name of context.

context-type (symbol)

Type of context.

create-new (boolean)

Create a fresh context.

delta-step (number)

How much should a fall change pitch?

denominator (integer)

Denominator in a time signature.

descend-only (boolean)

If set, this \context only descends in the context tree.

digit (integer)

Digit for fingering.

diminished (boolean)

This bass figure should be slashed.

direction (direction)

Print this up or down?

drum-type (symbol)

Which percussion instrument to play this note on.

duration (duration)

Duration of this note or lyric.

element (music)

The single child of a Music_wrapper music object, or the body of a repeat.

elements (list of music objects)

A list of elements for sequential of simultaneous music, or the alternatives of repeated music.

elements-callback (procedure)

Return a list of children, for use by a sequential iterator. Takes a single music parameter.

error-found (boolean)

If true, a parsing error was found in this expression.

figure (integer)

A bass figure.

footnote-text (markup)

Text to appear in a footnote.

force-accidental (boolean)

If set, a cautionary accidental should always be printed on this note.

grob-property (symbol)

The symbol of the grob property to set.

grob-property-path (list)

A list of symbols, locating a nested grob property, e.g., (beamed-lengths details).

grob-value (any type)

The value of the grob property to set.

id (symbol)

The ID of an event.

input-tag (any type)

Arbitrary marker to relate input and output.

inversion (boolean)

If set, this chord note is inverted.

iterator-ctor (procedure)

Function to construct a music-event-iterator object for this music.

label (number or markup)

Label of a mark.

last-pitch (pitch)

The last pitch after relativization.

length (moment)

The duration of this music.

length-callback (procedure)

How to compute the duration of this music. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

line-break-permission (symbol)

When the music is at top-level, whether to allow, forbid or force a line break.

metronome-count (number or pair)

How many beats in a minute?

midi-extra-velocity (integer)

How much louder or softer should this note be in MIDI output? The default is 0.

midi-length (procedure)

Function to determine how long to play a note in MIDI. It should take a moment (the written length of the note) and a context, and return a moment (the length to play the note).

moment (moment)

The moment at which an event happens.

music-cause (music)

The music object that is the cause of an event.

name (symbol)

Name of this music object.

no-continuation (boolean)

If set, disallow continuation lines.

numerator (integer)

Numerator of a time signature.

octavation (integer)

This pitch was octavated by how many octaves? For chord inversions, this is negative.

once (boolean)

Apply this operation only during one time step?

ops (any type)

The operations to apply during the creation of a context.

origin (input location)

Where was this piece of music defined?

ottava-number (integer)

The octavation for \ottava.

page-break-permission (symbol)

When the music is at top-level, whether to allow, forbid or force a page break.

page-label (symbol)

The label of a page marker.

page-marker (boolean)

If true, and the music expression is found at top-level, a page marker object is instanciated instead of a score.

page-turn-permission (symbol)

When the music is at top-level, whether to allow, forbid or force a page turn.

parenthesize (boolean)

Enclose resulting objects in parentheses?

part-combine-status (symbol)

Change to what kind of state? Options are solo1, solo2 and unisono.

pitch (pitch)

The pitch of this note.

pitch-alist (list)

A list of pitches jointly forming the scale of a key signature.

pop-first (boolean)

Do a revert before we try to do an override on some grob property.

procedure (procedure)

The function to run with \applycontext. It must take a single argument, being the context.

property-operations (list)

Do these operations for instantiating the context.

property-path (symbol)

The path of a property.

quoted-context-id (string)

The ID of the context to direct quotes to, e.g., cue.

quoted-context-type (symbol)

The name of the context to direct quotes to, e.g., Voice.

quoted-events (vector)

A vector of with moment and event-list entries.

quoted-music-clef (string)

The clef of the voice to quote.

quoted-music-name (string)

The name of the voice to quote.

quoted-transposition (pitch)

The pitch used for the quote, overriding \transposition.

quoted-voice-direction (direction)

Should the quoted voice be up-stem or down-stem?

repeat-count (integer)

Do a \repeat how often?

slash-count (integer)

The number of slashes in a single-beat repeat. If zero, signals a beat containing varying durations.

span-direction (direction)

Does this start or stop a spanner?

span-text (markup)

The displayed text for dynamic text spanners (e.g., cresc.)

span-type (symbol)

What kind of dynamic spanner should be created? Options are 'text and 'hairpin.

spanner-id (index or symbol)

Identifier to distinguish concurrent spanners.

start-callback (procedure)

Function to compute the negative length of starting grace notes. This property can only be defined as initializer in ‘scm/define-music-types.scm’.

string-number (integer)

The number of the string in a StringNumberEvent.

symbol (symbol)

Grob name to perform an override or revert on.

tags (list)

List of symbols that for denoting extra details, e.g., \tag #'part … could tag a piece of music as only being active in a part.

tempo-unit (duration)

The unit for the metronome count.

text (markup)

Markup expression to be printed.

to-relative-callback (procedure)

How to transform a piece of music to relative pitches.

tonic (pitch)

Base of the scale.

tremolo-type (integer)

Speed of tremolo, e.g., 16 for c4:16.

trill-pitch (pitch)

Pitch of other note of the trill.

tweaks (list)

An alist of properties to override in the backend for the grob made of this event.

type (symbol)

The type of this music object. Determines iteration in some cases.

types (list)

The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

untransposable (boolean)

If set, this music is not transposed.

value (any type)

Assignment value for a translation property.

void (boolean)

If this property is #t, then the music expression is to be discarded by the toplevel music handler.

volta-repeats (list)

A list that is transformed into a volta repeat element list.

what (symbol)

What to change for auto-change.

FIXME: Naming.

X-offset (number)

Offset of resulting grob; only used for balloon texts.

Y-offset (number)

Offset of resulting grob; only used for balloon texts.

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2. Translation

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[ < Translation ]		[ Up : Translation ]	[ ChoirStaff > ]

2.1 Contexts

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2.1.1 ChoirStaff

Identical to StaffGroup except that the contained staves are not connected vertically.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare and VerticalAlignment.

This context sets the following properties:

Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().
Set translator property shortVocalName to '().
Set translator property systemStartDelimiter to 'SystemStartBracket.
Set translator property topLevelAlignment to #f.
Set translator property vocalName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Staff.

Context ChoirStaff can contain ChoirStaff, ChordNames, DrumStaff, Dynamics, FiguredBass, GrandStaff, Lyrics, OneStaff, PianoStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff and StaffGroup.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

System_start_delimiter_engraver

Create a system start delimiter (i.e., a SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartSquare spanner).

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

systemStartDelimiter (symbol)

Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartBar.

systemStartDelimiterHierarchy (pair)

A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

Vertical_align_engraver

Catch groups (staves, lyrics lines, etc.) and stack them vertically.

Properties (read)

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAlignment.

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2.1.2 ChordNames

Typesets chord names.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

ChordName, StaffSpacing and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property font-size in ParenthesesItem to 1.5.
Set grob-property nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing.padding in VerticalAxisGroup to 0.5.
Set grob-property nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.padding in VerticalAxisGroup to 0.5.
Set grob-property remove-empty in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
Set grob-property remove-first in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
Set grob-property staff-affinity in VerticalAxisGroup to -1.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Chord_name_engraver

Catch note and rest events and generate the appropriate chordname.

Music types accepted:

note-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

chordChanges (boolean)

Only show changes in chords scheme?

chordNameExceptions (list)

An alist of chord exceptions. Contains (chord . markup) entries.

chordNameExceptions (list)

An alist of chord exceptions. Contains (chord . markup) entries.

chordNameFunction (procedure)

The function that converts lists of pitches to chord names.

chordNoteNamer (procedure)

A function that converts from a pitch object to a text markup. Used for single pitches.

chordRootNamer (procedure)

A function that converts from a pitch object to a text markup. Used for chords.

lastChord (markup)

Last chord, used for detecting chord changes.

majorSevenSymbol (markup)

How should the major 7th be formatted in a chord name?

noChordSymbol (markup)

Markup to be displayed for rests in a ChordNames context.

Properties (write)

lastChord (markup)

Last chord, used for detecting chord changes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ChordName.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

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2.1.3 CueVoice

Corresponds to a voice on a staff. This context handles the conversion of dynamic signs, stems, beams, super- and subscripts, slurs, ties, and rests.

You have to instantiate this explicitly if you want to have multiple voices on the same staff.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Fingering, Flag, Glissando, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, LigatureBracket, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, Slur, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber and VoiceFollower.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property beam-thickness in Beam to 0.35.
Set grob-property ignore-ambitus in NoteHead to #t.
Set grob-property length-fraction in Beam to 0.629960524947437.
Set grob-property length-fraction in Stem to 0.629960524947437.
Set translator property fontSize to -4.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Ligature_bracket_engraver

Handle Ligature_events by engraving Ligature brackets.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LigatureBracket.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.1.4 Devnull

Silently discards all musical information given to this context.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff and Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

none.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

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2.1.5 DrumStaff

Handles typesetting for percussion.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Clef, ClefModifier, CueClef, CueEndClef, DotColumn, FingeringColumn, InstrumentName, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedalLineSpanner, TimeSignature, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property staff-padding in Script to 0.75.
Set translator property clefGlyph to "clefs.percussion".
Set translator property clefPosition to 0.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type DrumVoice.

Context DrumStaff can contain CueVoice, DrumVoice and NullVoice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

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2.1.6 DrumVoice

A voice on a percussion staff.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, CombineTextScript, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Flag, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, Slur, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Drum_notes_engraver

Generate drum note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

drumStyleTable (hash table)

A hash table which maps drums to layout settings. Predefined values: ‘drums-style’, ‘agostini-drums-style’, ‘timbales-style’, ‘congas-style’, ‘bongos-style’, and ‘percussion-style’.

The layout style is a hash table, containing the drum-pitches (e.g., the symbol ‘hihat’) as keys, and a list (notehead-style script vertical-position) as values.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead and Script.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.1.7 Dynamics

Holds a single line of dynamics, which will be centered between the staves surrounding this context.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Hairpin, PianoPedalBracket, Script, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal, TextScript, TextSpanner, UnaCordaPedal and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property font-shape in TextScript to 'italic.
Set grob-property nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing in VerticalAxisGroup to:
```
'((basic-distance . 5) (padding . 0.5))
```
Set grob-property outside-staff-priority in DynamicLineSpanner to #f.
Set grob-property outside-staff-priority in DynamicText to #f.
Set grob-property outside-staff-priority in Hairpin to #f.
Set grob-property staff-affinity in VerticalAxisGroup to 0.
Set grob-property Y-offset in DynamicLineSpanner to 0.
Set translator property pedalSustainStrings to:
```
'("Ped." "*Ped." "*")
```
Set translator property pedalUnaCordaStrings to:
```
'("una corda" "" "tre corde")
```

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

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2.1.8 FiguredBass

A context for printing a figured bass line.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, StaffSpacing and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing.padding in VerticalAxisGroup to 0.5.
Set grob-property nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.padding in VerticalAxisGroup to 0.5.
Set grob-property remove-empty in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
Set grob-property remove-first in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
Set grob-property staff-affinity in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

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2.1.9 FretBoards

A context for displaying fret diagrams.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

FretBoard, InstrumentName, StaffSpacing and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set translator property handleNegativeFrets to 'recalculate.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property predefinedDiagramTable to #<hash-table 0/113>.
Set translator property restrainOpenStrings to #f.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Fretboard_engraver

Generate fret diagram from one or more events of type NoteEvent.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event, note-event and string-number-event

Properties (read)

chordChanges (boolean)

Only show changes in chords scheme?

defaultStrings (list)

A list of strings to use in calculating frets for tablatures and fretboards if no strings are provided in the notes for the current moment.

highStringOne (boolean)

Whether the first string is the string with highest pitch on the instrument. This used by the automatic string selector for tablature notation.

maximumFretStretch (number)

Don’t allocate frets further than this from specified frets.

minimumFret (number)

The tablature auto string-selecting mechanism selects the highest string with a fret at least minimumFret.

noteToFretFunction (procedure)

Convert list of notes and list of defined strings to full list of strings and fret numbers. Parameters: The context, a list of note events, a list of tabstring events, and the fretboard grob if a fretboard is desired.

predefinedDiagramTable (hash table)

The hash table of predefined fret diagrams to use in FretBoards.

stringTunings (list)

The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

tablatureFormat (procedure)

A function formatting a tablature note head. Called with three arguments: context, string number and, fret number. It returns the text as a markup.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FretBoard.

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

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2.1.10 Global

Hard coded entry point for LilyPond. Cannot be tuned.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

none.

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Score.

Context Global can contain Score.

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2.1.11 GrandStaff

A group of staves, with a brace on the left side, grouping the staves together. The bar lines of the contained staves are connected vertically.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, InstrumentName, SpanBar, SpanBarStub, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare and VerticalAlignment.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property extra-spacing-width in DynamicText to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().
Set translator property systemStartDelimiter to 'SystemStartBrace.
Set translator property topLevelAlignment to #f.

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Staff.

Context GrandStaff can contain ChordNames, DrumStaff, Dynamics, FiguredBass, Lyrics, RhythmicStaff, Staff and TabStaff.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Span_arpeggio_engraver

Make arpeggios that span multiple staves.

Properties (read)

connectArpeggios (boolean)

If set, connect arpeggios across piano staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Span_bar_engraver

Make cross-staff bar lines: It catches all normal bar lines and draws a single span bar across them.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBar.

Span_bar_stub_engraver

Make stubs for span bars in all contexts that the span bars cross.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBarStub.

System_start_delimiter_engraver

Create a system start delimiter (i.e., a SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartSquare spanner).

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

systemStartDelimiter (symbol)

Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartBar.

systemStartDelimiterHierarchy (pair)

A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

Vertical_align_engraver

Catch groups (staves, lyrics lines, etc.) and stack them vertically.

Properties (read)

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAlignment.

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2.1.12 GregorianTranscriptionStaff

Handles clefs, bar lines, keys, accidentals. It can contain Voice contexts.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement, AccidentalSuggestion, BarLine, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Clef, ClefModifier, CueClef, CueEndClef, DotColumn, FingeringColumn, InstrumentName, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, OttavaBracket, PianoPedalBracket, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedal, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner, TimeSignature, UnaCordaPedal, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property transparent in BarLine to #t.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type GregorianTranscriptionVoice.

Context GregorianTranscriptionStaff can contain CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice and NullVoice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Accidental_engraver

Make accidentals. Catch note heads, ties and notices key-change events. This engraver usually lives at Staff level, but reads the settings for Accidental at Voice level, so you can \override them at Voice.

Properties (read)

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context

The current context to which the rule should be applied.

pitch

The pitch of the note to be evaluated.

barnum

The current bar number.

measurepos

The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

Properties (write)

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement and AccidentalSuggestion.

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Key_engraver

Engrave a key signature.

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Properties (read)

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

Properties (write)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

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.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

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2.1.13 GregorianTranscriptionVoice

Corresponds to a voice on a staff. This context handles the conversion of dynamic signs, stems, beams, super- and subscripts, slurs, ties, and rests.

You have to instantiate this explicitly if you want to have multiple voices on the same staff.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Episema, Fingering, Flag, Glissando, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, LigatureBracket, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, Slur, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber and VoiceFollower.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property padding in Script to 0.5.
Set grob-property transparent in LigatureBracket to #t.
Set translator property autoBeaming to #f.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Episema_engraver

Create an Editio Vaticana-style episema line.

Music types accepted:

episema-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Episema.

Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Ligature_bracket_engraver

Handle Ligature_events by engraving Ligature brackets.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LigatureBracket.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.1.14 KievanStaff

Same as Staff context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting a piece in Kievan style.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement, AccidentalSuggestion, BarLine, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Clef, ClefModifier, CueClef, CueEndClef, DotColumn, FingeringColumn, InstrumentName, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, OttavaBracket, PianoPedalBracket, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedal, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner, UnaCordaPedal, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set translator property autoAccidentals to:

'(Staff #<procedure #f (context pitch barnum measurepos)>
        #<procedure neo-modern-accidental-rule (context pitch barnum measurepos)>)

Set translator property autoCautionaries to '().
Set translator property clefGlyph to "clefs.kievan.do".
Set translator property clefPosition to 0.
Set translator property clefTransposition to 0.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property extraNatural to #f.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property middleCClefPosition to 0.
Set translator property middleCPosition to 0.
Set translator property printKeyCancellation to #f.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type KievanVoice.

Context KievanStaff can contain CueVoice, KievanVoice and NullVoice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Accidental_engraver

Make accidentals. Catch note heads, ties and notices key-change events. This engraver usually lives at Staff level, but reads the settings for Accidental at Voice level, so you can \override them at Voice.

Properties (read)

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context

The current context to which the rule should be applied.

pitch

The pitch of the note to be evaluated.

barnum

The current bar number.

measurepos

The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

Properties (write)

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement and AccidentalSuggestion.

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Key_engraver

Engrave a key signature.

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Properties (read)

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

Properties (write)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

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.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

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2.1.15 KievanVoice

Same as Voice context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting a piece in Kievan style.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Fingering, Flag, Glissando, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, KievanLigature, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, Slur, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber and VoiceFollower.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property duration-log in NoteHead to note-head::calc-kievan-duration-log.

Set grob-property glyph-name-alist in Accidental to:

'((-1/2 . "accidentals.kievanM1")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.kievan1"))

Set grob-property length in Stem to 0.0.
Set grob-property positions in Beam to beam::get-kievan-positions.
Set grob-property quantized-positions in Beam to beam::get-kievan-quantized-positions.
Set grob-property stencil in Flag to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Slur to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Stem to #f.
Set grob-property style in Dots to 'kievan.
Set grob-property style in NoteHead to 'kievan.
Set grob-property style in Rest to 'mensural.
Set grob-property X-offset in Stem to stem::kievan-offset-callback.
Set translator property autoBeaming to #f.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Kievan_ligature_engraver

Handle Kievan_ligature_events by glueing Kievan heads together.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KievanLigature.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.1.16 Lyrics

Corresponds to a voice with lyrics. Handles the printing of a single line of lyrics.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName, LyricExtender, LyricHyphen, LyricSpace, LyricText, StanzaNumber and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property bar-extent in BarLine to:
```
'(-0.05 . 0.05)
```
Set grob-property font-size in InstrumentName to 1.0.

Set grob-property nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing in VerticalAxisGroup to:

'((basic-distance . 0)
  (minimum-distance . 2.8)
  (padding . 0.2)
  (stretchability . 0))

Set grob-property nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing in VerticalAxisGroup to:

'((basic-distance . 5.5)
  (padding . 0.5)
  (stretchability . 1))

Set grob-property nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing.padding in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.5.
Set grob-property remove-empty in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
Set grob-property remove-first in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
Set grob-property self-alignment-Y in InstrumentName to #f.
Set grob-property staff-affinity in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property searchForVoice to #f.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Extender_engraver

Create lyric extenders.

Music types accepted:

completize-extender-event and extender-event

Properties (read)

extendersOverRests (boolean)

Whether to continue extenders as they cross a rest.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LyricExtender.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Hyphen_engraver

Create lyric hyphens and distance constraints between words.

Music types accepted:

hyphen-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LyricHyphen and LyricSpace.

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Lyric_engraver

Engrave text for lyrics.

Music types accepted:

lyric-event

Properties (read)

ignoreMelismata (boolean)

Ignore melismata for this Lyrics line.

lyricMelismaAlignment (number)

Alignment to use for a melisma syllable.

searchForVoice (boolean)

Signal whether a search should be made of all contexts in the context hierarchy for a voice to provide rhythms for the lyrics.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LyricText.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Stanza_number_engraver

Engrave stanza numbers.

Properties (read)

stanza (markup)

Stanza ‘number’ to print before the start of a verse. Use in Lyrics context.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StanzaNumber.

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2.1.17 MensuralStaff

Same as Staff context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting a piece in mensural style.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement, AccidentalSuggestion, BarLine, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Clef, ClefModifier, CueClef, CueEndClef, Custos, DotColumn, FingeringColumn, InstrumentName, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, OttavaBracket, PianoPedalBracket, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedal, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner, TimeSignature, UnaCordaPedal, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property glyph-name-alist in AccidentalSuggestion to:

'((-1/2 . "accidentals.mensuralM1")
  (0 . "accidentals.vaticana0")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.mensural1"))

Set grob-property glyph-name-alist in Accidental to:

'((-1/2 . "accidentals.mensuralM1")
  (0 . "accidentals.vaticana0")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.mensural1"))

Set grob-property glyph-name-alist in KeySignature to:

'((-1/2 . "accidentals.mensuralM1")
  (0 . "accidentals.vaticana0")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.mensural1"))

Set grob-property neutral-direction in Custos to -1.
Set grob-property neutral-position in Custos to 3.
Set grob-property style in Custos to 'mensural.
Set grob-property style in TimeSignature to 'mensural.
Set grob-property thickness in StaffSymbol to 0.6.
Set grob-property transparent in BarLine to #t.

Set translator property autoAccidentals to:

'(Staff #<procedure #f (context pitch barnum measurepos)>)

Set translator property autoCautionaries to '().
Set translator property clefGlyph to "clefs.mensural.g".
Set translator property clefPosition to -2.
Set translator property clefTransposition to 0.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property extraNatural to #f.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property middleCClefPosition to -6.
Set translator property middleCPosition to -6.
Set translator property printKeyCancellation to #f.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type MensuralVoice.

Context MensuralStaff can contain CueVoice, MensuralVoice and NullVoice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Accidental_engraver

Make accidentals. Catch note heads, ties and notices key-change events. This engraver usually lives at Staff level, but reads the settings for Accidental at Voice level, so you can \override them at Voice.

Properties (read)

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context

The current context to which the rule should be applied.

pitch

The pitch of the note to be evaluated.

barnum

The current bar number.

measurepos

The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

Properties (write)

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement and AccidentalSuggestion.

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Custos_engraver

Engrave custodes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Custos.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Key_engraver

Engrave a key signature.

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Properties (read)

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

Properties (write)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

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.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

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2.1.18 MensuralVoice

Same as Voice context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting a piece in mensural style.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Fingering, Flag, Glissando, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, MensuralLigature, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber and VoiceFollower.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property style in Flag to 'mensural.
Set grob-property style in NoteHead to 'mensural.
Set grob-property style in Rest to 'mensural.
Set translator property autoBeaming to #f.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Mensural_ligature_engraver

Handle Mensural_ligature_events by glueing special ligature heads together.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MensuralLigature.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.1.19 NoteNames

A context for printing the names of notes.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

NoteName, StaffSpacing, Tie, TieColumn and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing in VerticalAxisGroup to:

'((basic-distance . 0)
  (minimum-distance . 2.8)
  (padding . 0.2)
  (stretchability . 0))

Set grob-property nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing in VerticalAxisGroup to:

'((basic-distance . 5.5)
  (padding . 0.5)
  (stretchability . 1))

Set grob-property nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing.padding in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.5.
Set grob-property staff-affinity in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Note_name_engraver

Print pitches as words.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

printOctaveNames (boolean)

Print octave marks for the NoteNames context.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteName.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

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2.1.20 NullVoice

For aligning lyrics without printing notes

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff and Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Beam, NoteHead, Slur, Tie and TieColumn.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property no-ledgers in NoteHead to #t.
Set grob-property stencil in Beam to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in NoteHead to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Slur to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Tie to #f.
Set grob-property X-extent in NoteHead to #<procedure #f (g)>.
Set translator property nullAccidentals to #t.
Set translator property squashedPosition to 0.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Pitch_squash_engraver

Set the vertical position of note heads to squashedPosition, if that property is set. This can be used to make a single-line staff demonstrating the rhythm of a melody.

Properties (read)

squashedPosition (integer)

Vertical position of squashing for Pitch_squash_engraver.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

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2.1.21 OneStaff

Provides a common axis for the contained staves, making all of them appear in the same vertical space. This can be useful for typesetting staves of different types in immediate succession or for temporarily changing the character of one staff or overlaying it with a different one. Often used with \stopStaff and \startStaff for best results.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Staff.

Context OneStaff can contain ChordNames, DrumStaff, Dynamics, FiguredBass, FretBoards, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, Lyrics, MensuralStaff, NoteNames, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

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2.1.22 PetrucciStaff

Same as Staff context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting a piece in Petrucci style.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement, AccidentalSuggestion, BarLine, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Clef, ClefModifier, CueClef, CueEndClef, Custos, DotColumn, FingeringColumn, InstrumentName, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, OttavaBracket, PianoPedalBracket, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedal, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner, TimeSignature, UnaCordaPedal, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property neutral-direction in Custos to -1.
Set grob-property neutral-position in Custos to 3.
Set grob-property style in Custos to 'mensural.
Set grob-property thickness in StaffSymbol to 1.3.

Set translator property autoAccidentals to:

'(Staff #<procedure #f (context pitch barnum measurepos)>
        #<procedure neo-modern-accidental-rule (context pitch barnum measurepos)>)

Set translator property autoCautionaries to '().
Set translator property clefGlyph to "clefs.petrucci.g".
Set translator property clefPosition to -2.
Set translator property clefTransposition to 0.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property extraNatural to #f.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property middleCClefPosition to -6.
Set translator property middleCPosition to -6.
Set translator property printKeyCancellation to #f.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type PetrucciVoice.

Context PetrucciStaff can contain CueVoice, NullVoice and PetrucciVoice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Accidental_engraver

Make accidentals. Catch note heads, ties and notices key-change events. This engraver usually lives at Staff level, but reads the settings for Accidental at Voice level, so you can \override them at Voice.

Properties (read)

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context

The current context to which the rule should be applied.

pitch

The pitch of the note to be evaluated.

barnum

The current bar number.

measurepos

The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

Properties (write)

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement and AccidentalSuggestion.

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Custos_engraver

Engrave custodes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Custos.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Key_engraver

Engrave a key signature.

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Properties (read)

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

Properties (write)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

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.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

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2.1.23 PetrucciVoice

Same as Voice context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting a piece in Petrucci style.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Fingering, Flag, Glissando, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, MensuralLigature, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, Slur, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber and VoiceFollower.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property length in Stem to 5.
Set grob-property style in NoteHead to 'petrucci.
Set grob-property style in Rest to 'mensural.
Set grob-property thickness in Stem to 1.7.
Set translator property autoBeaming to #f.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Mensural_ligature_engraver

Handle Mensural_ligature_events by glueing special ligature heads together.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MensuralLigature.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.1.24 PianoStaff

Just like GrandStaff, but the staves are only removed together, never separately.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

GrandStaff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, InstrumentName, SpanBar, SpanBarStub, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare and VerticalAlignment.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property extra-spacing-width in DynamicText to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().
Set translator property systemStartDelimiter to 'SystemStartBrace.
Set translator property topLevelAlignment to #f.
Set translator property topLevelAlignment to #f.

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Staff.

Context PianoStaff can contain ChordNames, DrumStaff, Dynamics, FiguredBass, Lyrics, RhythmicStaff, Staff and TabStaff.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Keep_alive_together_engraver

This engraver collects all Hara_kiri_group_spanners that are created in contexts at or below its own. These spanners are then tied together so that one will be removed only if all are removed. For example, if a StaffGroup uses this engraver, then the staves in the group will all be visible as long as there is a note in at least one of them.

Span_arpeggio_engraver

Make arpeggios that span multiple staves.

Properties (read)

connectArpeggios (boolean)

If set, connect arpeggios across piano staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Span_bar_engraver

Make cross-staff bar lines: It catches all normal bar lines and draws a single span bar across them.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBar.

Span_bar_stub_engraver

Make stubs for span bars in all contexts that the span bars cross.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBarStub.

System_start_delimiter_engraver

Create a system start delimiter (i.e., a SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartSquare spanner).

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

systemStartDelimiter (symbol)

Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartBar.

systemStartDelimiterHierarchy (pair)

A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

Vertical_align_engraver

Catch groups (staves, lyrics lines, etc.) and stack them vertically.

Properties (read)

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAlignment.

Vertical_align_engraver

Catch groups (staves, lyrics lines, etc.) and stack them vertically.

Properties (read)

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAlignment.

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2.1.25 RhythmicStaff

A context like Staff but for printing rhythms. Pitches are ignored; the notes are printed on one line.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine, DotColumn, InstrumentName, LedgerLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, TimeSignature and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property line-count in StaffSymbol to 1.
Set grob-property neutral-direction in Beam to 1.
Set grob-property neutral-direction in Stem to 1.
Set grob-property staff-padding in VoltaBracket to 3.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().
Set translator property squashedPosition to 0.

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Voice.

Context RhythmicStaff can contain CueVoice, NullVoice and Voice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Pitch_squash_engraver

Set the vertical position of note heads to squashedPosition, if that property is set. This can be used to make a single-line staff demonstrating the rhythm of a melody.

Properties (read)

squashedPosition (integer)

Vertical position of squashing for Pitch_squash_engraver.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

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2.1.26 Score

This is the top level notation context. No other context can contain a Score context. This context handles the administration of time signatures. It also makes sure that items such as clefs, time signatures, and key-signatures are aligned across staves.

You cannot explicitly instantiate a Score context (since it is not contained in any other context). It is instantiated automatically when an output definition (a \score or \layout block) is processed.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Timing.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

BarNumber, BreakAlignGroup, BreakAlignment, FootnoteItem, FootnoteSpanner, GraceSpacing, LeftEdge, MetronomeMark, NonMusicalPaperColumn, PaperColumn, ParenthesesItem, RehearsalMark, SpacingSpanner, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare, VerticalAlignment, VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

This context sets the following properties:

Set translator property additionalPitchPrefix to "".
Set translator property aDueText to "a2".
Set translator property alternativeRestores to:
```
'(measurePosition measureLength lastChord)
```
Set translator property associatedVoiceType to 'Voice.

Set translator property autoAccidentals to:

'(Staff #<procedure #f (context pitch barnum measurepos)>)

Set translator property autoBeamCheck to default-auto-beam-check.
Set translator property autoBeaming to #t.
Set translator property autoCautionaries to '().
Set translator property automaticBars to #t.
Set translator property barCheckSynchronize to #f.
Set translator property barNumberFormatter to robust-bar-number-function.
Set translator property barNumberVisibility to first-bar-number-invisible-and-no-parenthesized-bar-numbers.
Set translator property beamHalfMeasure to #t.

Set translator property chordNameExceptionsFull to:

'(((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch e' > #<Pitch gis' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ("+")))
  ((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch ees' > #<Pitch ges' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "o"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' >
    #<Pitch ees' >
    #<Pitch ges' >
    #<Pitch bes' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure normal-size-super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "ø"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' >
    #<Pitch ees' >
    #<Pitch ges' >
    #<Pitch beses' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "o7"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' >
    #<Pitch e' >
    #<Pitch g' >
    #<Pitch b' >
    #<Pitch fis'' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "lyd"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' >
    #<Pitch e' >
    #<Pitch g' >
    #<Pitch bes' >
    #<Pitch des'' >
    #<Pitch ees'' >
    #<Pitch fis'' >
    #<Pitch aes'' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "alt")))))

Set translator property chordNameExceptionsPartial to:

'(((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch d' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure normal-size-super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "2"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch ees' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ("m")))
  ((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch f' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure normal-size-super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "sus4"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch g' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure normal-size-super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "5"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch ees' > #<Pitch f' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ("m"))
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure normal-size-super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "sus4"))))
  ((#<Pitch c' > #<Pitch d' > #<Pitch ees' >)
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ("m"))
   (#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
    ((#<procedure normal-size-super-markup (layout props arg)>
      "sus2")))))

Set translator property chordNameExceptions to:

'(((#<Pitch e' > #<Pitch gis' >)
   #<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
   ("+"))
  ((#<Pitch ees' > #<Pitch ges' >)
   #<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
   ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
     "o")))
  ((#<Pitch ees' > #<Pitch ges' > #<Pitch bes' >)
   #<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
   ((#<procedure normal-size-super-markup (layout props arg)>
     "ø")))
  ((#<Pitch ees' > #<Pitch ges' > #<Pitch beses' >)
   #<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
   ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
     "o7")))
  ((#<Pitch e' >
    #<Pitch g' >
    #<Pitch b' >
    #<Pitch fis'' >)
   #<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
   ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
     "lyd")))
  ((#<Pitch e' >
    #<Pitch g' >
    #<Pitch bes' >
    #<Pitch des'' >
    #<Pitch ees'' >
    #<Pitch fis'' >
    #<Pitch aes'' >)
   #<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
   ((#<procedure super-markup (layout props arg)>
     "alt"))))

Set translator property chordNameFunction to ignatzek-chord-names.
Set translator property chordNameLowercaseMinor to #f.

Set translator property chordNameSeparator to:

'(#<procedure hspace-markup (layout props amount)>
  0.5)

Set translator property chordNoteNamer to '().
Set translator property chordPrefixSpacer to 0.
Set translator property chordRootNamer to note-name->markup.
Set translator property clefGlyph to "clefs.G".
Set translator property clefPosition to -2.
Set translator property clefTranspositionFormatter to clef-transposition-markup.
Set translator property completionFactor to unity-if-multimeasure.
Set translator property crescendoSpanner to 'hairpin.
Set translator property cueClefTranspositionFormatter to clef-transposition-markup.
Set translator property decrescendoSpanner to 'hairpin.
Set translator property defaultBarType to "|".
Set translator property doubleRepeatType to ":..:".
Set translator property drumStyleTable to #<hash-table 29/61>.
Set translator property endRepeatType to ":|.".
Set translator property explicitClefVisibility to:
```
#(#t #t #t)
```
Set translator property explicitCueClefVisibility to:
```
#(#f #t #t)
```
Set translator property explicitKeySignatureVisibility to:
```
#(#t #t #t)
```
Set translator property extendersOverRests to #t.
Set translator property extraNatural to #t.
Set translator property figuredBassFormatter to format-bass-figure.
Set translator property fingeringOrientations to:
```
'(up down)
```
Set translator property firstClef to #t.

Set translator property graceSettings to:

'((Voice Stem direction 1)
  (Voice Slur direction -1)
  (Voice Stem font-size -3)
  (Voice Flag font-size -3)
  (Voice NoteHead font-size -3)
  (Voice TabNoteHead font-size -4)
  (Voice Dots font-size -3)
  (Voice Stem length-fraction 0.8)
  (Voice Stem no-stem-extend #t)
  (Voice Beam beam-thickness 0.384)
  (Voice Beam length-fraction 0.8)
  (Voice Accidental font-size -4)
  (Voice AccidentalCautionary font-size -4)
  (Voice Script font-size -3)
  (Voice Fingering font-size -8)
  (Voice StringNumber font-size -8))

Set translator property harmonicAccidentals to #t.
Set translator property highStringOne to #t.
Set translator property initialTimeSignatureVisibility to:
```
#(#f #t #t)
```
Set translator property instrumentTransposition to #<Pitch c' >.

Set translator property keepAliveInterfaces to:

'(bass-figure-interface
   chord-name-interface
   cluster-beacon-interface
   fret-diagram-interface
   lyric-syllable-interface
   note-head-interface
   tab-note-head-interface
   lyric-interface
   percent-repeat-item-interface
   percent-repeat-interface
   stanza-number-interface)

Set translator property keyAlterationOrder to:

'((6 . -1/2)
  (2 . -1/2)
  (5 . -1/2)
  (1 . -1/2)
  (4 . -1/2)
  (0 . -1/2)
  (3 . -1/2)
  (3 . 1/2)
  (0 . 1/2)
  (4 . 1/2)
  (1 . 1/2)
  (5 . 1/2)
  (2 . 1/2)
  (6 . 1/2)
  (6 . -1)
  (2 . -1)
  (5 . -1)
  (1 . -1)
  (4 . -1)
  (0 . -1)
  (3 . -1)
  (3 . 1)
  (0 . 1)
  (4 . 1)
  (1 . 1)
  (5 . 1)
  (2 . 1)
  (6 . 1))

Set translator property lyricMelismaAlignment to -1.

Set translator property majorSevenSymbol to:

'(#<procedure line-markup (layout props args)>
  ((#<procedure triangle-markup (layout props filled)>
    #f)))

Set translator property markFormatter to format-mark-letters.

Set translator property melismaBusyProperties to:

'(melismaBusy
   slurMelismaBusy
   tieMelismaBusy
   beamMelismaBusy
   completionBusy)

Set translator property metronomeMarkFormatter to format-metronome-markup.
Set translator property middleCClefPosition to -6.
Set translator property middleCPosition to -6.

Set translator property minorChordModifier to:

'(#<procedure simple-markup (layout props str)>
  "m")

Set translator property noChordSymbol to:

'(#<procedure simple-markup (layout props str)>
  "N.C.")

Set translator property noteToFretFunction to determine-frets.
Set translator property partCombineTextsOnNote to #t.
Set translator property pedalSostenutoStrings to:
```
'("Sost. Ped." "*Sost. Ped." "*")
```
Set translator property pedalSostenutoStyle to 'mixed.
Set translator property pedalSustainStrings to:
```
'("Ped." "*Ped." "*")
```
Set translator property pedalSustainStyle to 'text.
Set translator property pedalUnaCordaStrings to:
```
'("una corda" "" "tre corde")
```
Set translator property pedalUnaCordaStyle to 'text.
Set translator property predefinedDiagramTable to #f.
Set translator property printKeyCancellation to #t.
Set translator property printPartCombineTexts to #t.

Set translator property quotedCueEventTypes to:

'(note-event
   rest-event
   tie-event
   beam-event
   tuplet-span-event)

Set translator property quotedEventTypes to:
```
'(StreamEvent)
```
Set translator property rehearsalMark to 1.
Set translator property repeatCountVisibility to all-repeat-counts-visible.

Set translator property scriptDefinitions to:

'(("accent"
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (script-stencil feta "sforzato" . "sforzato")
   (side-relative-direction . -1))
  ("accentus"
   (script-stencil feta "uaccentus" . "uaccentus")
   (side-relative-direction . -1)
   (avoid-slur . ignore)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (script-priority . -100)
   (direction . 1))
  ("circulus"
   (script-stencil feta "circulus" . "circulus")
   (side-relative-direction . -1)
   (avoid-slur . ignore)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (script-priority . -100)
   (direction . 1))
  ("coda"
   (script-stencil feta "coda" . "coda")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (direction . 1))
  ("comma"
   (script-stencil feta "lcomma" . "rcomma")
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . ignore)
   (direction . 1))
  ("downbow"
   (script-stencil feta "downbow" . "downbow")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (skyline-horizontal-padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1)
   (script-priority . 150))
  ("downmordent"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "downmordent"
     .
     "downmordent")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("downprall"
   (script-stencil feta "downprall" . "downprall")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("espressivo"
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (script-stencil feta "espr" . "espr")
   (side-relative-direction . -1))
  ("fermata"
   (script-stencil feta "dfermata" . "ufermata")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (script-priority . 4000)
   (direction . 1))
  ("flageolet"
   (script-stencil feta "flageolet" . "flageolet")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("halfopen"
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (script-stencil feta "halfopen" . "halfopen")
   (direction . 1))
  ("halfopenvertical"
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "halfopenvertical"
     .
     "halfopenvertical")
   (direction . 1))
  ("ictus"
   (script-stencil feta "ictus" . "ictus")
   (side-relative-direction . -1)
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (avoid-slur . ignore)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (script-priority . -100)
   (direction . -1))
  ("lheel"
   (script-stencil feta "upedalheel" . "upedalheel")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . -1))
  ("lineprall"
   (script-stencil feta "lineprall" . "lineprall")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("longfermata"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "dlongfermata"
     .
     "ulongfermata")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("ltoe"
   (script-stencil feta "upedaltoe" . "upedaltoe")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . -1))
  ("marcato"
   (script-stencil feta "dmarcato" . "umarcato")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . inside)
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (side-relative-direction . -1))
  ("mordent"
   (script-stencil feta "mordent" . "mordent")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("open"
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (script-stencil feta "open" . "open")
   (direction . 1))
  ("portato"
   (script-stencil feta "uportato" . "dportato")
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (padding . 0.45)
   (side-relative-direction . -1))
  ("prall"
   (script-stencil feta "prall" . "prall")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("pralldown"
   (script-stencil feta "pralldown" . "pralldown")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("prallmordent"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "prallmordent"
     .
     "prallmordent")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("prallprall"
   (script-stencil feta "prallprall" . "prallprall")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("prallup"
   (script-stencil feta "prallup" . "prallup")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("reverseturn"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "reverseturn"
     .
     "reverseturn")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . inside)
   (direction . 1))
  ("rheel"
   (script-stencil feta "dpedalheel" . "dpedalheel")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("rtoe"
   (script-stencil feta "dpedaltoe" . "dpedaltoe")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("segno"
   (script-stencil feta "segno" . "segno")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (direction . 1))
  ("semicirculus"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "dsemicirculus"
     .
     "dsemicirculus")
   (side-relative-direction . -1)
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (avoid-slur . ignore)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (script-priority . -100)
   (direction . 1))
  ("shortfermata"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "dshortfermata"
     .
     "ushortfermata")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("signumcongruentiae"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "dsignumcongruentiae"
     .
     "usignumcongruentiae")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (direction . 1))
  ("snappizzicato"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "snappizzicato"
     .
     "snappizzicato")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (direction . 1))
  ("staccatissimo"
   (avoid-slur . inside)
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "dstaccatissimo"
     .
     "ustaccatissimo")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (skyline-horizontal-padding . 0.1)
   (side-relative-direction . -1)
   (toward-stem-shift . 1.0)
   (toward-stem-shift-in-column . 0.0))
  ("staccato"
   (script-stencil feta "staccato" . "staccato")
   (side-relative-direction . -1)
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (avoid-slur . inside)
   (toward-stem-shift . 1.0)
   (toward-stem-shift-in-column . 0.0)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (skyline-horizontal-padding . 0.1)
   (script-priority . -100))
  ("stopped"
   (script-stencil feta "stopped" . "stopped")
   (avoid-slur . inside)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (direction . 1))
  ("tenuto"
   (script-stencil feta "tenuto" . "tenuto")
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (avoid-slur . inside)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (side-relative-direction . -1))
  ("trill"
   (script-stencil feta "trill" . "trill")
   (direction . 1)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (script-priority . 2000))
  ("turn"
   (script-stencil feta "turn" . "turn")
   (avoid-slur . inside)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (direction . 1))
  ("upbow"
   (script-stencil feta "upbow" . "upbow")
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (direction . 1)
   (script-priority . 150))
  ("upmordent"
   (script-stencil feta "upmordent" . "upmordent")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("upprall"
   (script-stencil feta "upprall" . "upprall")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1))
  ("varcoda"
   (script-stencil feta "varcoda" . "varcoda")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . outside)
   (direction . 1))
  ("varcomma"
   (script-stencil feta "lvarcomma" . "rvarcomma")
   (quantize-position . #t)
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . ignore)
   (direction . 1))
  ("verylongfermata"
   (script-stencil
     feta
     "dverylongfermata"
     .
     "uverylongfermata")
   (padding . 0.2)
   (avoid-slur . around)
   (direction . 1)))

Set translator property slashChordSeparator to:

'(#<procedure simple-markup (layout props str)>
  "/")

Set translator property soloIIText to "Solo II".
Set translator property soloText to "Solo".
Set translator property startRepeatType to ".|:".
Set translator property stringNumberOrientations to:
```
'(up down)
```
Set translator property stringOneTopmost to #t.

Set translator property stringTunings to:

'(#<Pitch e' >
  #<Pitch b >
  #<Pitch g >
  #<Pitch d >
  #<Pitch a, >
  #<Pitch e, >)

Set translator property strokeFingerOrientations to:
```
'(right)
```
Set translator property subdivideBeams to #f.
Set translator property systemStartDelimiter to 'SystemStartBar.
Set translator property tablatureFormat to fret-number-tablature-format.
Set translator property tabStaffLineLayoutFunction to tablature-position-on-lines.
Set translator property tieWaitForNote to #f.
Set translator property timeSignatureFraction to:
```
'(4 . 4)
```

Set translator property timeSignatureSettings to:

'(((2 . 2) (beamExceptions (end (1/32 8 8 8 8))))
  ((3 . 2)
   (beamExceptions (end (1/32 8 8 8 8 8 8))))
  ((3 . 4)
   (beamExceptions (end (1/8 6) (1/12 3 3 3))))
  ((3 . 8) (beamExceptions (end (1/8 3))))
  ((4 . 2)
   (beamExceptions (end (1/16 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4))))
  ((4 . 4)
   (beamExceptions (end (1/8 4 4) (1/12 3 3 3 3))))
  ((4 . 8) (beatStructure 2 2))
  ((6 . 4)
   (beamExceptions (end (1/16 4 4 4 4 4 4))))
  ((9 . 4)
   (beamExceptions (end (1/32 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8))))
  ((12 . 4)
   (beamExceptions
     (end (1/32 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8))))
  ((5 . 8) (beatStructure 3 2))
  ((8 . 8) (beatStructure 3 3 2)))

Set translator property timing to #t.
Set translator property topLevelAlignment to #t.

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Staff.

Context Score can contain ChoirStaff, ChordNames, Devnull, DrumStaff, Dynamics, FiguredBass, FretBoards, GrandStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, Lyrics, MensuralStaff, NoteNames, OneStaff, PetrucciStaff, PianoStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, StaffGroup, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Bar_number_engraver
A bar number is created whenever measurePosition is zero and when there is a bar line (i.e., when whichBar is set). It is put on top of all staves, and appears only at the left side of the staff. The staves are taken from stavesFound, which is maintained by Staff_collecting_engraver.

Music types accepted:

alternative-event

Properties (read)
alternativeNumberingStyle (symbol)

The style of an alternative’s bar numbers. Can be numbers for going back to the same number or numbers-with-letters for going back to the same number with letter suffixes. No setting will not go back in measure-number time.

barNumberFormatter (procedure)

A procedure that takes a bar number, measure position, and alternative number and returns a markup of the bar number to print.

barNumberVisibility (procedure)

A procedure that takes a bar number and a measure position and returns whether the corresponding bar number should be printed. Note that the actual print-out of bar numbers is controlled with the break-visibility property.

The following procedures are predefined:

all-bar-numbers-visible

Enable bar numbers for all bars, including the first one and broken bars (which get bar numbers in parentheses).

first-bar-number-invisible

Enable bar numbers for all bars (including broken bars) except the first one. If the first bar is broken, it doesn’t get a bar number either.

first-bar-number-invisible-save-broken-bars

Enable bar numbers for all bars (including broken bars) except the first one. A broken first bar gets a bar number.

first-bar-number-invisible-and-no-parenthesized-bar-numbers

Enable bar numbers for all bars except the first bar and broken bars. This is the default.

(every-nth-bar-number-visible n)

Assuming n is value 2, for example, this enables bar numbers for bars 2, 4, 6, etc.

(modulo-bar-number-visible n m)

If bar numbers 1, 4, 7, etc., should be enabled, n (the modulo) must be set to 3 and m (the division remainder) to 1.

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarNumber.
Beam_collision_engraver

Help beams avoid colliding with notes and clefs in other voices.

Break_align_engraver

Align grobs with corresponding break-align-symbols into groups, and order the groups according to breakAlignOrder. The left edge of the alignment gets a separate group, with a symbol left-edge.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreakAlignGroup, BreakAlignment and LeftEdge.

Concurrent_hairpin_engraver

Collect concurrent hairpins.

Default_bar_line_engraver
This engraver determines what kind of automatic bar lines should be produced, and sets whichBar accordingly. It should be at the same level as Timing_translator.

Properties (read)
automaticBars (boolean)

If set to false then bar lines will not be printed automatically; they must be explicitly created with a \bar command. Unlike the \cadenzaOn keyword, measures are still counted. Bar line generation will resume according to that count if this property is unset.

barAlways (boolean)

If set to true a bar line is drawn after each note.

defaultBarType (string)

Set the default type of bar line. See whichBar for information on available bar types.

This variable is read by Timing_translator at Score level.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

timing (boolean)

Keep administration of measure length, position, bar number, etc.? Switch off for cadenzas.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Footnote_engraver

Create footnote texts.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FootnoteItem and FootnoteSpanner.

Grace_spacing_engraver

Bookkeeping of shortest starting and playing notes in grace note runs.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

GraceSpacing.

Mark_engraver

Create RehearsalMark objects. It puts them on top of all staves (which is taken from the property stavesFound). If moving this engraver to a different context, Staff_collecting_engraver must move along, otherwise all marks end up on the same Y location.

Music types accepted:

mark-event

Properties (read)

markFormatter (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments the context and the rehearsal mark. It should return the formatted mark as a markup object.

rehearsalMark (integer)

The last rehearsal mark printed.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RehearsalMark.

Metronome_mark_engraver

Engrave metronome marking. This delegates the formatting work to the function in the metronomeMarkFormatter property. The mark is put over all staves. The staves are taken from the stavesFound property, which is maintained by Staff_collecting_engraver.

Music types accepted:

tempo-change-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

metronomeMarkFormatter (procedure)

How to produce a metronome markup. Called with two arguments: a TempoChangeEvent and context.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

tempoHideNote (boolean)

Hide the note = count in tempo marks.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MetronomeMark.

Output_property_engraver

Apply a procedure to any grob acknowledged.

Music types accepted:

apply-output-event

Paper_column_engraver

Take care of generating columns.

This engraver decides whether a column is breakable. The default is that a column is always breakable. However, every Bar_engraver that does not have a barline at a certain point will set forbidBreaks in the score context to stop line breaks. In practice, this means that you can make a break point by creating a bar line (assuming that there are no beams or notes that prevent a break point).

Music types accepted:

break-event and label-event

Properties (read)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Properties (write)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NonMusicalPaperColumn and PaperColumn.

Parenthesis_engraver

Parenthesize objects whose music cause has the parenthesize property.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ParenthesesItem.

Repeat_acknowledge_engraver
Acknowledge repeated music, and convert the contents of repeatCommands into an appropriate setting for whichBar.

Properties (read)
doubleRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations double repeat with segno. Default is ‘:|.S.|:’.

doubleRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for double repeats.

endRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations ending of repeat with segno. Default is ‘:|.S’.

endRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for the ending of repeats.

repeatCommands (list)

This property is a list of commands of the form (list 'volta x), where x is a string or #f. 'end-repeat is also accepted as a command.

segnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for a requested segno. Default is ‘S’.

startRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations beginning of repeat with segno. Default is ‘S.|:’.

startRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for the beginning of repeats.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Spacing_engraver

Make a SpacingSpanner and do bookkeeping of shortest starting and playing notes.

Music types accepted:

spacing-section-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

proportionalNotationDuration (moment)

Global override for shortest-playing duration. This is used for switching on proportional notation.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpacingSpanner.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Stanza_number_align_engraver

This engraver ensures that stanza numbers are neatly aligned.

System_start_delimiter_engraver

Create a system start delimiter (i.e., a SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartSquare spanner).

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

systemStartDelimiter (symbol)

Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartBar.

systemStartDelimiterHierarchy (pair)

A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

Timing_translator

This engraver adds the alias Timing to its containing context. Responsible for synchronizing timing information from staves. Normally in Score. In order to create polyrhythmic music, this engraver should be removed from Score and placed in Staff.

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

Properties (write)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

Tweak_engraver

Read the tweaks property from the originating event, and set properties.

Vertical_align_engraver

Catch groups (staves, lyrics lines, etc.) and stack them vertically.

Properties (read)

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAlignment.

Volta_engraver

Make volta brackets.

Properties (read)

repeatCommands (list)

This property is a list of commands of the form (list 'volta x), where x is a string or #f. 'end-repeat is also accepted as a command.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

voltaSpannerDuration (moment)

This specifies the maximum duration to use for the brackets printed for \alternative. This can be used to shrink the length of brackets in the situation where one alternative is very large.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

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2.1.27 Staff

Handles clefs, bar lines, keys, accidentals. It can contain Voice contexts.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

This context sets the following properties:

Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Voice.

Context Staff can contain CueVoice, NullVoice and Voice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Accidental_engraver

Make accidentals. Catch note heads, ties and notices key-change events. This engraver usually lives at Staff level, but reads the settings for Accidental at Voice level, so you can \override them at Voice.

Properties (read)

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context

The current context to which the rule should be applied.

pitch

The pitch of the note to be evaluated.

barnum

The current bar number.

measurepos

The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

Properties (write)

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement and AccidentalSuggestion.

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Key_engraver

Engrave a key signature.

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Properties (read)

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

Properties (write)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

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.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

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2.1.28 StaffGroup

Groups staves while adding a bracket on the left side, grouping the staves together. The bar lines of the contained staves are connected vertically. StaffGroup only consists of a collection of staves, with a bracket in front and spanning bar lines.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, InstrumentName, SpanBar, SpanBarStub, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare and VerticalAlignment.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property extra-spacing-width in DynamicText to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().
Set translator property systemStartDelimiter to 'SystemStartBracket.
Set translator property topLevelAlignment to #f.

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type Staff.

Context StaffGroup can contain ChoirStaff, ChordNames, DrumStaff, FiguredBass, FretBoards, GrandStaff, Lyrics, OneStaff, PianoStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, StaffGroup and TabStaff.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Span_arpeggio_engraver

Make arpeggios that span multiple staves.

Properties (read)

connectArpeggios (boolean)

If set, connect arpeggios across piano staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Span_bar_engraver

Make cross-staff bar lines: It catches all normal bar lines and draws a single span bar across them.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBar.

Span_bar_stub_engraver

Make stubs for span bars in all contexts that the span bars cross.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBarStub.

System_start_delimiter_engraver

Create a system start delimiter (i.e., a SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartSquare spanner).

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

systemStartDelimiter (symbol)

Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartBar.

systemStartDelimiterHierarchy (pair)

A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

Vertical_align_engraver

Catch groups (staves, lyrics lines, etc.) and stack them vertically.

Properties (read)

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAlignment.

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2.1.29 TabStaff

Context for generating tablature. It accepts only TabVoice contexts and handles the line spacing, the tablature clef etc. properly.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Clef, ClefModifier, CueClef, CueEndClef, DotColumn, FingeringColumn, InstrumentName, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, PianoPedalBracket, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedal, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner, TimeSignature, UnaCordaPedal, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property after-line-breaking in RepeatTie to repeat-tie::handle-tab-note-head.
Set grob-property after-line-breaking in Tie to tie::handle-tab-note-head.
Set grob-property avoid-note-head in Stem to #t.
Set grob-property beam-thickness in Beam to 0.32.
Set grob-property beam-thickness in StemTremolo to 0.32.
Set grob-property beam-width in StemTremolo to stem-tremolo::calc-tab-width.
Set grob-property bound-details.left in Glissando to:
```
'((attach-dir . 1) (padding . 0.3))
```
Set grob-property bound-details.right in Glissando to:
```
'((attach-dir . -1) (padding . 0.3))
```

Set grob-property details in Stem to:

'((lengths 0 0 0 0 0 0)
  (beamed-lengths 0 0 0)
  (beamed-minimum-free-lengths 0 0 0)
  (beamed-extreme-minimum-free-lengths 0 0)
  (stem-shorten 0 0))

Set grob-property extra-dy in Glissando to glissando::calc-tab-extra-dy.
Set grob-property glyph-name in TabNoteHead to tab-note-head::calc-glyph-name.
Set grob-property ignore-collision in NoteColumn to #t.
Set grob-property length-fraction in Beam to 0.62.
Set grob-property length-fraction in StemTremolo to #<procedure #f (grob)>.
Set grob-property no-stem-extend in Stem to #t.
Set grob-property staff-space in StaffSymbol to 1.5.
Set grob-property stencil in Arpeggio to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Beam to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Clef to clef::print-modern-tab-if-set.
Set grob-property stencil in Dots to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in DynamicTextSpanner to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in DynamicText to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Flag to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Glissando to glissando::draw-tab-glissando.
Set grob-property stencil in Hairpin to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in LaissezVibrerTie to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in MultiMeasureRestNumber to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in MultiMeasureRestText to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in MultiMeasureRest to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in PhrasingSlur to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in RepeatTie to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Rest to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Script to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Slur to slur::draw-tab-slur.
Set grob-property stencil in StemTremolo to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Stem to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in TabNoteHead to tab-note-head::whiteout-if-style-set.
Set grob-property stencil in TextScript to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in TextSpanner to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in Tie to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in TimeSignature to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in TupletBracket to #f.
Set grob-property stencil in TupletNumber to #f.
Set grob-property style in Flag to 'no-flag.
Set translator property autoBeaming to #f.
Set translator property clefGlyph to "clefs.tab".
Set translator property clefPosition to 0.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property handleNegativeFrets to 'recalculate.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property restrainOpenStrings to #f.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type TabVoice.

Context TabStaff can contain CueVoice, NullVoice and TabVoice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Tab_staff_symbol_engraver

Create a tablature staff symbol, but look at stringTunings for the number of lines.

Properties (read)

stringTunings (list)

The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

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2.1.30 TabVoice

Context for drawing notes in a Tab staff.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Flag, Glissando, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, LigatureBracket, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, Slur, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, TabNoteHead, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber and VoiceFollower.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Ligature_bracket_engraver

Handle Ligature_events by engraving Ligature brackets.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LigatureBracket.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Tab_note_heads_engraver

Generate one or more tablature note heads from event of type NoteEvent.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event, note-event and string-number-event

Properties (read)

defaultStrings (list)

A list of strings to use in calculating frets for tablatures and fretboards if no strings are provided in the notes for the current moment.

fretLabels (list)

A list of strings or Scheme-formatted markups containing, in the correct order, the labels to be used for lettered frets in tablature.

highStringOne (boolean)

Whether the first string is the string with highest pitch on the instrument. This used by the automatic string selector for tablature notation.

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

minimumFret (number)

The tablature auto string-selecting mechanism selects the highest string with a fret at least minimumFret.

noteToFretFunction (procedure)

Convert list of notes and list of defined strings to full list of strings and fret numbers. Parameters: The context, a list of note events, a list of tabstring events, and the fretboard grob if a fretboard is desired.

stringOneTopmost (boolean)

Whether the first string is printed on the top line of the tablature.

stringTunings (list)

The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

tablatureFormat (procedure)

A function formatting a tablature note head. Called with three arguments: context, string number and, fret number. It returns the text as a markup.

tabStaffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

A function determining the staff position of a tablature note head. Called with two arguments: the context and the string.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TabNoteHead.

Tab_tie_follow_engraver

Adjust TabNoteHead properties when a tie is followed by a slur or glissando.

Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.1.31 VaticanaStaff

Same as Staff context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting Gregorian Chant in the notational style of Editio Vaticana.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement, AccidentalSuggestion, BarLine, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Clef, ClefModifier, CueClef, CueEndClef, Custos, DotColumn, FingeringColumn, InstrumentName, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, OttavaBracket, PianoPedalBracket, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedal, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner, UnaCordaPedal, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property glyph-name-alist in Accidental to:

'((-1/2 . "accidentals.vaticanaM1")
  (0 . "accidentals.vaticana0")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.mensural1"))

Set grob-property glyph-name-alist in KeySignature to:

'((-1/2 . "accidentals.vaticanaM1")
  (0 . "accidentals.vaticana0")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.mensural1"))

Set grob-property line-count in StaffSymbol to 4.
Set grob-property neutral-direction in Custos to -1.
Set grob-property neutral-position in Custos to 3.
Set grob-property style in Custos to 'vaticana.
Set grob-property style in Dots to 'vaticana.
Set grob-property thickness in StaffSymbol to 0.6.
Set grob-property transparent in BarLine to #t.
Set translator property clefGlyph to "clefs.vaticana.do".
Set translator property clefPosition to 1.
Set translator property clefTransposition to 0.
Set translator property createSpacing to #t.
Set translator property ignoreFiguredBassRest to #f.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property localAlterations to '().
Set translator property middleCClefPosition to 1.
Set translator property middleCPosition to 1.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

This is not a ‘Bottom’ context; search for such a one will commence after creating an implicit context of type VaticanaVoice.

Context VaticanaStaff can contain CueVoice, NullVoice and VaticanaVoice.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Accidental_engraver

Make accidentals. Catch note heads, ties and notices key-change events. This engraver usually lives at Staff level, but reads the settings for Accidental at Voice level, so you can \override them at Voice.

Properties (read)

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context

The current context to which the rule should be applied.

pitch

The pitch of the note to be evaluated.

barnum

The current bar number.

measurepos

The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

Properties (write)

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement and AccidentalSuggestion.

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Bar_engraver
Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)
whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.
Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Custos_engraver

Engrave custodes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Custos.

Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Key_engraver

Engrave a key signature.

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Properties (read)

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

Properties (write)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

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.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

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2.1.32 VaticanaVoice

Same as Voice context, except that it is accommodated for typesetting Gregorian Chant in the notational style of Editio Vaticana.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s):

Voice.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio, Beam, BendAfter, BreathingSign, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, DotColumn, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Episema, Fingering, Glissando, Hairpin, InstrumentSwitch, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteSpacing, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, Script, ScriptColumn, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, TextScript, Tie, TieColumn, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber, VaticanaLigature and VoiceFollower.

This context sets the following properties:

Set grob-property padding in Script to 0.5.
Set grob-property style in NoteHead to 'vaticana.punctum.
Set translator property autoBeaming to #f.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Episema_engraver

Create an Editio Vaticana-style episema line.

Music types accepted:

episema-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Episema.

Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

Vaticana_ligature_engraver

Handle ligatures by glueing special ligature heads together.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event and pes-or-flexa-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn and VaticanaLigature.

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2.1.33 Voice

Corresponds to a voice on a staff. This context handles the conversion of dynamic signs, stems, beams, super- and subscripts, slurs, ties, and rests.

You have to instantiate this explicitly if you want to have multiple voices on the same staff.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Ligature_bracket_engraver

Handle Ligature_events by engraving Ligature brackets.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LigatureBracket.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver
Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.
New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Stem_engraver
Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)
stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.
This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.
Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

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2.2 Engravers and Performers

See Modifying context plug-ins.

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2.2.1 Accidental_engraver

Make accidentals. Catch note heads, ties and notices key-change events. This engraver usually lives at Staff level, but reads the settings for Accidental at Voice level, so you can \override them at Voice.

Properties (read)

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context

The current context to which the rule should be applied.

pitch

The pitch of the note to be evaluated.

barnum

The current bar number.

measurepos

The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

Properties (write)

localAlterations (list)

The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement and AccidentalSuggestion.

Accidental_engraver is part of the following context(s): GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.2 Ambitus_engraver

Create an ambitus.

Properties (read)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

middleCOffset (number)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

AccidentalPlacement, Ambitus, AmbitusAccidental, AmbitusLine and AmbitusNoteHead.

Ambitus_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.3 Arpeggio_engraver

Generate an Arpeggio symbol.

Music types accepted:

arpeggio-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Arpeggio_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.4 Auto_beam_engraver

Generate beams based on measure characteristics and observed Stems. Uses baseMoment, beatStructure, beamExceptions, measureLength, and measurePosition to decide when to start and stop a beam. Overriding beaming is done through Stem_engraver properties stemLeftBeamCount and stemRightBeamCount.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Auto_beam_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.5 Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Axis_group_engraver is part of the following context(s): ChordNames, DrumStaff, Dynamics, FiguredBass, FretBoards, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, Lyrics, MensuralStaff, NoteNames, OneStaff, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.6 Balloon_engraver

Create balloon texts.

Music types accepted:

annotate-output-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BalloonTextItem.

Balloon_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.7 Bar_engraver

Create barlines. This engraver is controlled through the whichBar property. If it has no bar line to create, it will forbid a linebreak at this point. This engraver is required to trigger the creation of clefs at the start of systems.

Properties (read)

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.

Bar_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, Dynamics, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.8 Bar_number_engraver

A bar number is created whenever measurePosition is zero and when there is a bar line (i.e., when whichBar is set). It is put on top of all staves, and appears only at the left side of the staff. The staves are taken from stavesFound, which is maintained by Staff_collecting_engraver.

Music types accepted:

alternative-event

Properties (read)

alternativeNumberingStyle (symbol)

The style of an alternative’s bar numbers. Can be numbers for going back to the same number or numbers-with-letters for going back to the same number with letter suffixes. No setting will not go back in measure-number time.

barNumberFormatter (procedure)

A procedure that takes a bar number, measure position, and alternative number and returns a markup of the bar number to print.

barNumberVisibility (procedure)

A procedure that takes a bar number and a measure position and returns whether the corresponding bar number should be printed. Note that the actual print-out of bar numbers is controlled with the break-visibility property.

The following procedures are predefined:

all-bar-numbers-visible

Enable bar numbers for all bars, including the first one and broken bars (which get bar numbers in parentheses).

first-bar-number-invisible

Enable bar numbers for all bars (including broken bars) except the first one. If the first bar is broken, it doesn’t get a bar number either.

first-bar-number-invisible-save-broken-bars

Enable bar numbers for all bars (including broken bars) except the first one. A broken first bar gets a bar number.

first-bar-number-invisible-and-no-parenthesized-bar-numbers

Enable bar numbers for all bars except the first bar and broken bars. This is the default.

(every-nth-bar-number-visible n)

Assuming n is value 2, for example, this enables bar numbers for bars 2, 4, 6, etc.

(modulo-bar-number-visible n m)

If bar numbers 1, 4, 7, etc., should be enabled, n (the modulo) must be set to 3 and m (the division remainder) to 1.

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

Properties (write)

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarNumber.

Bar_number_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.9 Beam_collision_engraver

Help beams avoid colliding with notes and clefs in other voices.

Beam_collision_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.10 Beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Beam_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, NullVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.11 Beam_performer

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Beam_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.12 Bend_engraver

Create fall spanners.

Music types accepted:

bend-after-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BendAfter.

Bend_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.13 Break_align_engraver

Align grobs with corresponding break-align-symbols into groups, and order the groups according to breakAlignOrder. The left edge of the alignment gets a separate group, with a symbol left-edge.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreakAlignGroup, BreakAlignment and LeftEdge.

Break_align_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.14 Breathing_sign_engraver

Create a breathing sign.

Music types accepted:

breathing-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BreathingSign.

Breathing_sign_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.15 Chord_name_engraver

Catch note and rest events and generate the appropriate chordname.

Music types accepted:

note-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

chordChanges (boolean)

Only show changes in chords scheme?

chordNameExceptions (list)

An alist of chord exceptions. Contains (chord . markup) entries.

chordNameExceptions (list)

An alist of chord exceptions. Contains (chord . markup) entries.

chordNameFunction (procedure)

The function that converts lists of pitches to chord names.

chordNoteNamer (procedure)

A function that converts from a pitch object to a text markup. Used for single pitches.

chordRootNamer (procedure)

A function that converts from a pitch object to a text markup. Used for chords.

lastChord (markup)

Last chord, used for detecting chord changes.

majorSevenSymbol (markup)

How should the major 7th be formatted in a chord name?

noChordSymbol (markup)

Markup to be displayed for rests in a ChordNames context.

Properties (write)

lastChord (markup)

Last chord, used for detecting chord changes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ChordName.

Chord_name_engraver is part of the following context(s): ChordNames.

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2.2.16 Chord_tremolo_engraver

Generate beams for tremolo repeats.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Chord_tremolo_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.17 Clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Clef and ClefModifier.

Clef_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.18 Cluster_spanner_engraver

Engrave a cluster using Spanner notation.

Music types accepted:

cluster-note-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClusterSpanner and ClusterSpannerBeacon.

Cluster_spanner_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.19 Collision_engraver

Collect NoteColumns, and as soon as there are two or more, put them in a NoteCollision object.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteCollision.

Collision_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.20 Completion_heads_engraver

This engraver replaces Note_heads_engraver. It plays some trickery to break long notes and automatically tie them into the next measure.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

completionFactor (an exact rational or procedure)

When Completion_heads_engraver and Completion_rest_engraver need to split a note or rest with a scaled duration, such as c2*3, this specifies the scale factor to use for the newly-split notes and rests created by the engraver.

If #f, the completion engraver uses the scale-factor of each duration being split.

If set to a callback procedure, that procedure is called with the context of the completion engraver, and the duration to be split.

completionUnit (moment)

Sub-bar unit of completion.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

timing (boolean)

Keep administration of measure length, position, bar number, etc.? Switch off for cadenzas.

Properties (write)

completionBusy (boolean)

Whether a completion-note head is playing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead, Tie and TieColumn.

Completion_heads_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.21 Completion_rest_engraver

This engraver replaces Rest_engraver. It plays some trickery to break long rests into the next measure.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

completionFactor (an exact rational or procedure)

When Completion_heads_engraver and Completion_rest_engraver need to split a note or rest with a scaled duration, such as c2*3, this specifies the scale factor to use for the newly-split notes and rests created by the engraver.

If #f, the completion engraver uses the scale-factor of each duration being split.

If set to a callback procedure, that procedure is called with the context of the completion engraver, and the duration to be split.

completionUnit (moment)

Sub-bar unit of completion.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

Properties (write)

restCompletionBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a completion-rest is active.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Completion_rest_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.22 Concurrent_hairpin_engraver

Collect concurrent hairpins.

Concurrent_hairpin_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.23 Control_track_performer

Control_track_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.24 Cue_clef_engraver

Determine and set reference point for pitches in cued voices.

Properties (read)

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ClefModifier, CueClef and CueEndClef.

Cue_clef_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.25 Custos_engraver

Engrave custodes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Custos.

Custos_engraver is part of the following context(s): MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.26 Default_bar_line_engraver

This engraver determines what kind of automatic bar lines should be produced, and sets whichBar accordingly. It should be at the same level as Timing_translator.

Properties (read)

automaticBars (boolean)

If set to false then bar lines will not be printed automatically; they must be explicitly created with a \bar command. Unlike the \cadenzaOn keyword, measures are still counted. Bar line generation will resume according to that count if this property is unset.

barAlways (boolean)

If set to true a bar line is drawn after each note.

defaultBarType (string)

Set the default type of bar line. See whichBar for information on available bar types.

This variable is read by Timing_translator at Score level.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

timing (boolean)

Keep administration of measure length, position, bar number, etc.? Switch off for cadenzas.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

Default_bar_line_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.27 Dot_column_engraver

Engrave dots on dotted notes shifted to the right of the note. If omitted, then dots appear on top of the notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn.

Dot_column_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.28 Dots_engraver

Create Dots objects for rhythmic-head-interfaces.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Dots.

Dots_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.29 Double_percent_repeat_engraver

Make double measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

double-percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoublePercentRepeat and DoublePercentRepeatCounter.

Double_percent_repeat_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.30 Drum_note_performer

Play drum notes.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Drum_note_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.31 Drum_notes_engraver

Generate drum note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

drumStyleTable (hash table)

A hash table which maps drums to layout settings. Predefined values: ‘drums-style’, ‘agostini-drums-style’, ‘timbales-style’, ‘congas-style’, ‘bongos-style’, and ‘percussion-style’.

The layout style is a hash table, containing the drum-pitches (e.g., the symbol ‘hihat’) as keys, and a list (notehead-style script vertical-position) as values.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead and Script.

Drum_notes_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumVoice.

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2.2.32 Dynamic_align_engraver

Align hairpins and dynamic texts on a horizontal line.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicLineSpanner.

Dynamic_align_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, Dynamics, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.33 Dynamic_engraver

Create hairpins, dynamic texts and dynamic text spanners.

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, break-span-event and span-dynamic-event

Properties (read)

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

Dynamic_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, Dynamics, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.34 Dynamic_performer

Music types accepted:

absolute-dynamic-event, crescendo-event and decrescendo-event

Properties (read)

dynamicAbsoluteVolumeFunction (procedure)

A procedure that takes one argument, the text value of a dynamic event, and returns the absolute volume of that dynamic event.

instrumentEqualizer (procedure)

A function taking a string (instrument name), and returning a (min . max) pair of numbers for the loudness range of the instrument.

midiInstrument (string)

Name of the MIDI instrument to use.

midiMaximumVolume (number)

Analogous to midiMinimumVolume.

midiMinimumVolume (number)

Set the minimum loudness for MIDI. Ranges from 0 to 1.

Dynamic_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.35 Episema_engraver

Create an Editio Vaticana-style episema line.

Music types accepted:

episema-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Episema.

Episema_engraver is part of the following context(s): GregorianTranscriptionVoice and VaticanaVoice.

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[ < Episema_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Figured_bass_engraver > ]

2.2.36 Extender_engraver

Create lyric extenders.

Music types accepted:

completize-extender-event and extender-event

Properties (read)

extendersOverRests (boolean)

Whether to continue extenders as they cross a rest.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LyricExtender.

Extender_engraver is part of the following context(s): Lyrics.

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[ < Extender_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Figured_bass_position_engraver > ]

2.2.37 Figured_bass_engraver

Make figured bass numbers.

Music types accepted:

bass-figure-event and rest-event

Properties (read)

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

Figured_bass_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, FiguredBass, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.38 Figured_bass_position_engraver

Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

Figured_bass_position_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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[ < Figured_bass_position_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Fingering_engraver > ]

2.2.39 Fingering_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a FingeringColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FingeringColumn.

Fingering_column_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.40 Fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering.

Fingering_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.41 Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Font_size_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumStaff, DrumVoice, Dynamics, FretBoards, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanStaff, KievanVoice, Lyrics, MensuralStaff, MensuralVoice, PetrucciStaff, PetrucciVoice, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff, TabVoice, VaticanaStaff, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.42 Footnote_engraver

Create footnote texts.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FootnoteItem and FootnoteSpanner.

Footnote_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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[ < Footnote_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Fretboard_engraver > ]

2.2.43 Forbid_line_break_engraver

Forbid line breaks when note heads are still playing at some point.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Forbid_line_break_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.44 Fretboard_engraver

Generate fret diagram from one or more events of type NoteEvent.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event, note-event and string-number-event

Properties (read)

chordChanges (boolean)

Only show changes in chords scheme?

defaultStrings (list)

A list of strings to use in calculating frets for tablatures and fretboards if no strings are provided in the notes for the current moment.

highStringOne (boolean)

Whether the first string is the string with highest pitch on the instrument. This used by the automatic string selector for tablature notation.

maximumFretStretch (number)

Don’t allocate frets further than this from specified frets.

minimumFret (number)

The tablature auto string-selecting mechanism selects the highest string with a fret at least minimumFret.

noteToFretFunction (procedure)

Convert list of notes and list of defined strings to full list of strings and fret numbers. Parameters: The context, a list of note events, a list of tabstring events, and the fretboard grob if a fretboard is desired.

predefinedDiagramTable (hash table)

The hash table of predefined fret diagrams to use in FretBoards.

stringTunings (list)

The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

tablatureFormat (procedure)

A function formatting a tablature note head. Called with three arguments: context, string number and, fret number. It returns the text as a markup.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

FretBoard.

Fretboard_engraver is part of the following context(s): FretBoards.

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2.2.45 Glissando_engraver

Engrave glissandi.

Music types accepted:

glissando-event

Properties (read)

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Glissando.

Glissando_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.46 Grace_auto_beam_engraver

Generates one autobeam group across an entire grace phrase. As usual, any manual beaming or \noBeam will block autobeaming, just like setting the context property ‘autoBeaming’ to ##f.

Music types accepted:

beam-forbid-event

Properties (read)

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_auto_beam_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.47 Grace_beam_engraver

Handle Beam events by engraving beams. If omitted, then notes are printed with flags instead of beams. Only engraves beams when we are at grace points in time.

Music types accepted:

beam-event

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beamMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a beam is present.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Beam.

Grace_beam_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.48 Grace_engraver

Set font size and other properties for grace notes.

Properties (read)

graceSettings (list)

Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.

Grace_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.49 Grace_spacing_engraver

Bookkeeping of shortest starting and playing notes in grace note runs.

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

GraceSpacing.

Grace_spacing_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.50 Grid_line_span_engraver

This engraver makes cross-staff lines: It catches all normal lines and draws a single span line across them.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

GridLine.

Grid_line_span_engraver is not part of any context.

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[ < Grid_line_span_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Grob_pq_engraver > ]

2.2.51 Grid_point_engraver

Generate grid points.

Properties (read)

gridInterval (moment)

Interval for which to generate GridPoints.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

GridPoint.

Grid_point_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.52 Grob_pq_engraver

Administrate when certain grobs (e.g., note heads) stop playing.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Properties (write)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

Grob_pq_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumStaff, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanStaff, KievanVoice, MensuralStaff, MensuralVoice, NullVoice, PetrucciStaff, PetrucciVoice, Staff, TabStaff, TabVoice, VaticanaStaff, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.53 Horizontal_bracket_engraver

Create horizontal brackets over notes for musical analysis purposes.

Music types accepted:

note-grouping-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

HorizontalBracket and HorizontalBracketText.

Horizontal_bracket_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.54 Hyphen_engraver

Create lyric hyphens and distance constraints between words.

Music types accepted:

hyphen-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LyricHyphen and LyricSpace.

Hyphen_engraver is part of the following context(s): Lyrics.

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[ < Hyphen_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Instrument_switch_engraver > ]

2.2.55 Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentName.

Instrument_name_engraver is part of the following context(s): ChoirStaff, DrumStaff, FretBoards, GrandStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, Lyrics, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, PianoStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, StaffGroup, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.56 Instrument_switch_engraver

Create a cue text for taking instrument.

Properties (read)

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

InstrumentSwitch.

Instrument_switch_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.57 Keep_alive_together_engraver

This engraver collects all Hara_kiri_group_spanners that are created in contexts at or below its own. These spanners are then tied together so that one will be removed only if all are removed. For example, if a StaffGroup uses this engraver, then the staves in the group will all be visible as long as there is a note in at least one of them.

Keep_alive_together_engraver is part of the following context(s): PianoStaff.

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2.2.58 Key_engraver

Engrave a key signature.

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Properties (read)

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

Properties (write)

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lastKeyAlterations (list)

Last key signature before a key signature change.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

Key_engraver is part of the following context(s): GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.59 Key_performer

Music types accepted:

key-change-event

Key_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.60 Kievan_ligature_engraver

Handle Kievan_ligature_events by glueing Kievan heads together.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

KievanLigature.

Kievan_ligature_engraver is part of the following context(s): KievanVoice.

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2.2.61 Laissez_vibrer_engraver

Create laissez vibrer items.

Music types accepted:

laissez-vibrer-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LaissezVibrerTie and LaissezVibrerTieColumn.

Laissez_vibrer_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.62 Ledger_line_engraver

Create the spanner to draw ledger lines, and notices objects that need ledger lines.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LedgerLineSpanner.

Ledger_line_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.63 Ligature_bracket_engraver

Handle Ligature_events by engraving Ligature brackets.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LigatureBracket.

Ligature_bracket_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, TabVoice and Voice.

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2.2.64 Lyric_engraver

Engrave text for lyrics.

Music types accepted:

lyric-event

Properties (read)

ignoreMelismata (boolean)

Ignore melismata for this Lyrics line.

lyricMelismaAlignment (number)

Alignment to use for a melisma syllable.

searchForVoice (boolean)

Signal whether a search should be made of all contexts in the context hierarchy for a voice to provide rhythms for the lyrics.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LyricText.

Lyric_engraver is part of the following context(s): Lyrics.

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2.2.65 Lyric_performer

Music types accepted:

lyric-event

Lyric_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.66 Mark_engraver

Create RehearsalMark objects. It puts them on top of all staves (which is taken from the property stavesFound). If moving this engraver to a different context, Staff_collecting_engraver must move along, otherwise all marks end up on the same Y location.

Music types accepted:

mark-event

Properties (read)

markFormatter (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments the context and the rehearsal mark. It should return the formatted mark as a markup object.

rehearsalMark (integer)

The last rehearsal mark printed.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RehearsalMark.

Mark_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.67 Measure_counter_engraver

This engraver numbers ranges of measures, which is useful in parts as an aid for counting repeated measures. There is no requirement that the affected measures be repeated, however. The user delimits the area to receive a count with \startMeasureCount and \stopMeasureCount.

Music types accepted:

measure-counter-event

Properties (read)

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MeasureCounter.

Measure_counter_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.68 Measure_grouping_engraver

Create MeasureGrouping to indicate beat subdivision.

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MeasureGrouping.

Measure_grouping_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.69 Melody_engraver

Create information for context dependent typesetting decisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MelodyItem.

Melody_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.70 Mensural_ligature_engraver

Handle Mensural_ligature_events by glueing special ligature heads together.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MensuralLigature.

Mensural_ligature_engraver is part of the following context(s): MensuralVoice and PetrucciVoice.

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2.2.71 Merge_rests_engraver

Engraver to merge rests in multiple voices on the same staff. This works by gathering all rests at a time step. If they are all of the same length and there are at least two they are moved to the correct location as if there were one voice.

Properties (read)

suspendRestMerging (boolean)

When using the Merge_rest_engraver do not merge rests when this is set to true.

Merge_rests_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.72 Metronome_mark_engraver

Engrave metronome marking. This delegates the formatting work to the function in the metronomeMarkFormatter property. The mark is put over all staves. The staves are taken from the stavesFound property, which is maintained by Staff_collecting_engraver.

Music types accepted:

tempo-change-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

metronomeMarkFormatter (procedure)

How to produce a metronome markup. Called with two arguments: a TempoChangeEvent and context.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

tempoHideNote (boolean)

Hide the note = count in tempo marks.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MetronomeMark.

Metronome_mark_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.73 Midi_control_change_performer

This performer listens to SetProperty events on context properties for generating MIDI control changes and prepares them for MIDI output.

Properties (read)

midiBalance (number)

Stereo balance for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from -1 to 1, where the values -1 (#LEFT), 0 (#CENTER) and 1 (#RIGHT) correspond to leftmost emphasis, center balance, and rightmost emphasis, respectively.

midiChorusLevel (number)

Chorus effect level for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from 0 to 1 (0=off, 1=full effect).

midiExpression (number)

Expression control for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from 0 to 1 (0=off, 1=full effect).

midiPanPosition (number)

Pan position for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from -1 to 1, where the values -1 (#LEFT), 0 (#CENTER) and 1 (#RIGHT) correspond to hard left, center, and hard right, respectively.

midiReverbLevel (number)

Reverb effect level for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from 0 to 1 (0=off, 1=full effect).

Midi_control_change_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.74 Multi_measure_rest_engraver

Engrave multi-measure rests that are produced with ‘R’. It reads measurePosition and internalBarNumber to determine what number to print over the MultiMeasureRest.

Music types accepted:

multi-measure-rest-event and multi-measure-text-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.

Multi_measure_rest_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.75 New_fingering_engraver

Create fingering scripts for notes in a new chord. This engraver is ill-named, since it also takes care of articulations and harmonic note heads.

Properties (read)

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Fingering, Script, StringNumber and StrokeFinger.

New_fingering_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.76 Note_head_line_engraver

Engrave a line between two note heads in a staff switch if followVoice is set.

Properties (read)

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoiceFollower.

Note_head_line_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.77 Note_heads_engraver

Generate note heads.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteHead.

Note_heads_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, NullVoice, PetrucciVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.78 Note_name_engraver

Print pitches as words.

Music types accepted:

note-event

Properties (read)

printOctaveNames (boolean)

Print octave marks for the NoteNames context.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteName.

Note_name_engraver is part of the following context(s): NoteNames.

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2.2.79 Note_performer

Music types accepted:

articulation-event, breathing-event, note-event and tie-event

Note_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.80 Note_spacing_engraver

Generate NoteSpacing, an object linking horizontal lines for use in spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteSpacing.

Note_spacing_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.81 Ottava_spanner_engraver

Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

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): GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.82 Output_property_engraver

Apply a procedure to any grob acknowledged.

Music types accepted:

apply-output-event

Output_property_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.83 Page_turn_engraver

Decide where page turns are allowed to go.

Music types accepted:

break-event

Properties (read)

minimumPageTurnLength (moment)

Minimum length of a rest for a page turn to be allowed.

minimumRepeatLengthForPageTurn (moment)

Minimum length of a repeated section for a page turn to be allowed within that section.

Page_turn_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.84 Paper_column_engraver

Take care of generating columns.

This engraver decides whether a column is breakable. The default is that a column is always breakable. However, every Bar_engraver that does not have a barline at a certain point will set forbidBreaks in the score context to stop line breaks. In practice, this means that you can make a break point by creating a bar line (assuming that there are no beams or notes that prevent a break point).

Music types accepted:

break-event and label-event

Properties (read)

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

Properties (write)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NonMusicalPaperColumn and PaperColumn.

Paper_column_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.85 Parenthesis_engraver

Parenthesize objects whose music cause has the parenthesize property.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ParenthesesItem.

Parenthesis_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.86 Part_combine_engraver

Part combine engraver for orchestral scores: Print markings ‘a2’, ‘Solo’, ‘Solo II’, and ‘unisono’.

Music types accepted:

note-event and part-combine-event

Properties (read)

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

CombineTextScript.

Part_combine_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.87 Percent_repeat_engraver

Make whole measure repeats.

Music types accepted:

percent-event

Properties (read)

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PercentRepeat and PercentRepeatCounter.

Percent_repeat_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.88 Phrasing_slur_engraver

Print phrasing slurs. Similar to Slur_engraver.

Music types accepted:

note-event and phrasing-slur-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PhrasingSlur.

Phrasing_slur_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.89 Piano_pedal_align_engraver

Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.90 Piano_pedal_engraver

Engrave piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

Piano_pedal_engraver is part of the following context(s): Dynamics, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.91 Piano_pedal_performer

Music types accepted:

sostenuto-event, sustain-event and una-corda-event

Piano_pedal_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.92 Pitch_squash_engraver

Set the vertical position of note heads to squashedPosition, if that property is set. This can be used to make a single-line staff demonstrating the rhythm of a melody.

Properties (read)

squashedPosition (integer)

Vertical position of squashing for Pitch_squash_engraver.

Pitch_squash_engraver is part of the following context(s): NullVoice and RhythmicStaff.

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2.2.93 Pitched_trill_engraver

Print the bracketed note head after a note head with trill.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup and TrillPitchHead.

Pitched_trill_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.94 Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, Lyrics, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.95 Repeat_acknowledge_engraver

Acknowledge repeated music, and convert the contents of repeatCommands into an appropriate setting for whichBar.

Properties (read)

doubleRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations double repeat with segno. Default is ‘:|.S.|:’.

doubleRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for double repeats.

endRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations ending of repeat with segno. Default is ‘:|.S’.

endRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for the ending of repeats.

repeatCommands (list)

This property is a list of commands of the form (list 'volta x), where x is a string or #f. 'end-repeat is also accepted as a command.

segnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for a requested segno. Default is ‘S’.

startRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations beginning of repeat with segno. Default is ‘S.|:’.

startRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for the beginning of repeats.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

Repeat_acknowledge_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.96 Repeat_tie_engraver

Create repeat ties.

Music types accepted:

repeat-tie-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RepeatTie and RepeatTieColumn.

Repeat_tie_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Repeat_tie_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Rest_engraver > ]

2.2.97 Rest_collision_engraver

Handle collisions of rests.

Properties (read)

busyGrobs (list)

A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

Rest_collision_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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[ < Rest_collision_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Rhythmic_column_engraver > ]

2.2.98 Rest_engraver

Engrave rests.

Music types accepted:

rest-event

Properties (read)

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Rest.

Rest_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Rest_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Script_column_engraver > ]

2.2.99 Rhythmic_column_engraver

Generate NoteColumn, an object that groups stems, note heads, and rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

NoteColumn.

Rhythmic_column_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Rhythmic_column_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Script_engraver > ]

2.2.100 Script_column_engraver

Find potentially colliding scripts and put them into a ScriptColumn object; that will fix the collisions.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptColumn.

Script_column_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Script_column_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Script_row_engraver > ]

2.2.101 Script_engraver

Handle note scripted articulations.

Music types accepted:

articulation-event

Properties (read)

scriptDefinitions (list)

The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Script.

Script_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, Dynamics, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Script_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Separating_line_group_engraver > ]

2.2.102 Script_row_engraver

Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Script_row_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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[ < Script_row_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Slash_repeat_engraver > ]

2.2.103 Separating_line_group_engraver

Generate objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

hasStaffSpacing (boolean)

True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSpacing.

Separating_line_group_engraver is part of the following context(s): ChordNames, DrumStaff, FiguredBass, FretBoards, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, NoteNames, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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[ < Separating_line_group_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Slur_engraver > ]

2.2.104 Slash_repeat_engraver

Make beat repeats.

Music types accepted:

repeat-slash-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

Slash_repeat_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Slash_repeat_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Slur_performer > ]

2.2.105 Slur_engraver

Build slur grobs from slur events.

Music types accepted:

note-event and slur-event

Properties (read)

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

slurMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal if a slur is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Slur.

Slur_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, NullVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice and Voice.

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[ < Slur_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Spacing_engraver > ]

2.2.106 Slur_performer

Music types accepted:

slur-event

Slur_performer is not part of any context.

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[ < Slur_performer ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Span_arpeggio_engraver > ]

2.2.107 Spacing_engraver

Make a SpacingSpanner and do bookkeeping of shortest starting and playing notes.

Music types accepted:

spacing-section-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

proportionalNotationDuration (moment)

Global override for shortest-playing duration. This is used for switching on proportional notation.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpacingSpanner.

Spacing_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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[ < Spacing_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Span_bar_engraver > ]

2.2.108 Span_arpeggio_engraver

Make arpeggios that span multiple staves.

Properties (read)

connectArpeggios (boolean)

If set, connect arpeggios across piano staff.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Arpeggio.

Span_arpeggio_engraver is part of the following context(s): GrandStaff, PianoStaff and StaffGroup.

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[ < Span_arpeggio_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Span_bar_stub_engraver > ]

2.2.109 Span_bar_engraver

Make cross-staff bar lines: It catches all normal bar lines and draws a single span bar across them.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBar.

Span_bar_engraver is part of the following context(s): GrandStaff, PianoStaff and StaffGroup.

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[ < Span_bar_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Span_stem_engraver > ]

2.2.110 Span_bar_stub_engraver

Make stubs for span bars in all contexts that the span bars cross.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SpanBarStub.

Span_bar_stub_engraver is part of the following context(s): GrandStaff, PianoStaff and StaffGroup.

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[ < Span_bar_stub_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Spanner_break_forbid_engraver > ]

2.2.111 Span_stem_engraver

Connect cross-staff stems to the stems above in the system

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Stem.

Span_stem_engraver is not part of any context.

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2.2.112 Spanner_break_forbid_engraver

Forbid breaks in certain spanners.

Spanner_break_forbid_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Spanner_break_forbid_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Staff_performer > ]

2.2.113 Staff_collecting_engraver

Maintain the stavesFound variable.

Properties (read)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Properties (write)

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

Staff_collecting_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, Score, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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2.2.114 Staff_performer

Staff_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.115 Staff_symbol_engraver

Create the constellation of five (default) staff lines.

Music types accepted:

staff-span-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Staff_symbol_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, KievanStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff, TabStaff and VaticanaStaff.

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[ < Staff_symbol_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Stanza_number_engraver > ]

2.2.116 Stanza_number_align_engraver

This engraver ensures that stanza numbers are neatly aligned.

Stanza_number_align_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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[ < Stanza_number_align_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Stem_engraver > ]

2.2.117 Stanza_number_engraver

Engrave stanza numbers.

Properties (read)

stanza (markup)

Stanza ‘number’ to print before the start of a verse. Use in Lyrics context.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StanzaNumber.

Stanza_number_engraver is part of the following context(s): Lyrics.

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[ < Stanza_number_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ System_start_delimiter_engraver > ]

2.2.118 Stem_engraver

Create stems, flags and single-stem tremolos. It also works together with the beam engraver for overriding beaming.

Music types accepted:

tremolo-event and tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

whichBar (string)
This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:
\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"
This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Flag, Stem, StemStub and StemTremolo.

Stem_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice and Voice.

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2.2.119 System_start_delimiter_engraver

Create a system start delimiter (i.e., a SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartSquare spanner).

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

systemStartDelimiter (symbol)

Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartBar.

systemStartDelimiterHierarchy (pair)

A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

System_start_delimiter_engraver is part of the following context(s): ChoirStaff, GrandStaff, PianoStaff, Score and StaffGroup.

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[ < System_start_delimiter_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Tab_staff_symbol_engraver > ]

2.2.120 Tab_note_heads_engraver

Generate one or more tablature note heads from event of type NoteEvent.

Music types accepted:

fingering-event, note-event and string-number-event

Properties (read)

defaultStrings (list)

A list of strings to use in calculating frets for tablatures and fretboards if no strings are provided in the notes for the current moment.

fretLabels (list)

A list of strings or Scheme-formatted markups containing, in the correct order, the labels to be used for lettered frets in tablature.

highStringOne (boolean)

Whether the first string is the string with highest pitch on the instrument. This used by the automatic string selector for tablature notation.

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

minimumFret (number)

The tablature auto string-selecting mechanism selects the highest string with a fret at least minimumFret.

noteToFretFunction (procedure)

Convert list of notes and list of defined strings to full list of strings and fret numbers. Parameters: The context, a list of note events, a list of tabstring events, and the fretboard grob if a fretboard is desired.

stringOneTopmost (boolean)

Whether the first string is printed on the top line of the tablature.

stringTunings (list)

The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

tablatureFormat (procedure)

A function formatting a tablature note head. Called with three arguments: context, string number and, fret number. It returns the text as a markup.

tabStaffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

A function determining the staff position of a tablature note head. Called with two arguments: the context and the string.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TabNoteHead.

Tab_note_heads_engraver is part of the following context(s): TabVoice.

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2.2.121 Tab_staff_symbol_engraver

Create a tablature staff symbol, but look at stringTunings for the number of lines.

Properties (read)

stringTunings (list)

The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

StaffSymbol.

Tab_staff_symbol_engraver is part of the following context(s): TabStaff.

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2.2.122 Tab_tie_follow_engraver

Adjust TabNoteHead properties when a tie is followed by a slur or glissando.

Tab_tie_follow_engraver is part of the following context(s): TabVoice.

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[ < Tab_tie_follow_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Text_engraver > ]

2.2.123 Tempo_performer

Properties (read)

tempoWholesPerMinute (moment)

The tempo in whole notes per minute.

Tempo_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.124 Text_engraver

Create text scripts.

Music types accepted:

text-script-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextScript.

Text_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, Dynamics, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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[ < Text_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Tie_engraver > ]

2.2.125 Text_spanner_engraver

Create text spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

text-span-event

Properties (read)

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TextSpanner.

Text_spanner_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, Dynamics, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice and Voice.

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[ < Text_spanner_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Tie_performer > ]

2.2.126 Tie_engraver

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Tie and TieColumn.

Tie_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, NoteNames, NullVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.127 Tie_performer

Generate ties between note heads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted:

tie-event

Properties (read)

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

Properties (write)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

Tie_performer is not part of any context.

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[ < Tie_performer ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Time_signature_performer > ]

2.2.128 Time_signature_engraver

Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Music types accepted:

time-signature-event

Properties (read)

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

partialBusy (boolean)

Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TimeSignature.

Time_signature_engraver is part of the following context(s): DrumStaff, GregorianTranscriptionStaff, MensuralStaff, PetrucciStaff, RhythmicStaff, Staff and TabStaff.

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[ < Time_signature_engraver ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Timing_translator > ]

2.2.129 Time_signature_performer

Time_signature_performer is not part of any context.

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2.2.130 Timing_translator

This engraver adds the alias Timing to its containing context. Responsible for synchronizing timing information from staves. Normally in Score. In order to create polyrhythmic music, this engraver should be removed from Score and placed in Staff.

Properties (read)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

Properties (write)

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

Timing_translator is part of the following context(s): Score.

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[ < Timing_translator ]		[ Up : Engravers and Performers ]	[ Tuplet_engraver > ]

2.2.131 Trill_spanner_engraver

Create trill spanner from an event.

Music types accepted:

trill-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TrillSpanner.

Trill_spanner_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.132 Tuplet_engraver

Catch tuplet events and generate appropriate bracket.

Music types accepted:

tuplet-span-event

Properties (read)

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

TupletBracket and TupletNumber.

Tuplet_engraver is part of the following context(s): CueVoice, DrumVoice, GregorianTranscriptionVoice, KievanVoice, MensuralVoice, PetrucciVoice, TabVoice, VaticanaVoice and Voice.

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2.2.133 Tweak_engraver

Read the tweaks property from the originating event, and set properties.

Tweak_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.2.134 Vaticana_ligature_engraver

Handle ligatures by glueing special ligature heads together.

Music types accepted:

ligature-event and pes-or-flexa-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

DotColumn and VaticanaLigature.

Vaticana_ligature_engraver is part of the following context(s): VaticanaVoice.

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2.2.135 Vertical_align_engraver

Catch groups (staves, lyrics lines, etc.) and stack them vertically.

Properties (read)

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAlignment.

Vertical_align_engraver is part of the following context(s): ChoirStaff, GrandStaff, PianoStaff, Score and StaffGroup.

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2.2.136 Volta_engraver

Make volta brackets.

Properties (read)

repeatCommands (list)

This property is a list of commands of the form (list 'volta x), where x is a string or #f. 'end-repeat is also accepted as a command.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

voltaSpannerDuration (moment)

This specifies the maximum duration to use for the brackets printed for \alternative. This can be used to shrink the length of brackets in the situation where one alternative is very large.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

Volta_engraver is part of the following context(s): Score.

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2.3 Tunable context properties

accidentalGrouping (symbol)

If set to 'voice, accidentals on the same note in different octaves may be horizontally staggered if in different voices.

additionalBassStrings (list)

The additional tablature bass-strings, which will not get a seprate line in TabStaff. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

additionalPitchPrefix (string)

Text with which to prefix additional pitches within a chord name.

aDueText (markup)

Text to print at a unisono passage.

alignAboveContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alignBassFigureAccidentals (boolean)

If true, then the accidentals are aligned in bass figure context.

alignBelowContext (string)

Where to insert newly created context in vertical alignment.

alternativeNumberingStyle (symbol)

The style of an alternative’s bar numbers. Can be numbers for going back to the same number or numbers-with-letters for going back to the same number with letter suffixes. No setting will not go back in measure-number time.

alternativeRestores (symbol list)

Timing variables that are restored to their value at the start of the first alternative in subsequent alternatives.

associatedVoice (string)

Name of the context (see associatedVoiceType for its type, usually Voice) that has the melody for this Lyrics line.

associatedVoiceType (symbol)

Type of the context that has the melody for this Lyrics line.

autoAccidentals (list)

List of different ways to typeset an accidental.

For determining when to print an accidental, several different rules are tried. The rule that gives the highest number of accidentals is used.

Each entry in the list is either a symbol or a procedure.

symbol

The symbol is the name of the context in which the following rules are to be applied. For example, if context is Score then all staves share accidentals, and if context is Staff then all voices in the same staff share accidentals, but staves do not.

procedure

The procedure represents an accidental rule to be applied to the previously specified context.

The procedure takes the following arguments:

context: The current context to which the rule should be applied.
pitch: The pitch of the note to be evaluated.
barnum: The current bar number.
measurepos: The current measure position.

The procedure returns a pair of booleans. The first states whether an extra natural should be added. The second states whether an accidental should be printed. (#t . #f) does not make sense.

autoBeamCheck (procedure)

A procedure taking three arguments, context, dir [start/stop (-1 or 1)], and test [shortest note in the beam]. A non-#f return value starts or stops the auto beam.

autoBeaming (boolean)

If set to true then beams are generated automatically.

autoCautionaries (list)

List similar to autoAccidentals, but it controls cautionary accidentals rather than normal ones. Both lists are tried, and the one giving the most accidentals wins. In case of draw, a normal accidental is typeset.

automaticBars (boolean)

If set to false then bar lines will not be printed automatically; they must be explicitly created with a \bar command. Unlike the \cadenzaOn keyword, measures are still counted. Bar line generation will resume according to that count if this property is unset.

barAlways (boolean)

If set to true a bar line is drawn after each note.

barCheckSynchronize (boolean)

If true then reset measurePosition when finding a bar check.

barNumberFormatter (procedure)

A procedure that takes a bar number, measure position, and alternative number and returns a markup of the bar number to print.

barNumberVisibility (procedure)

A procedure that takes a bar number and a measure position and returns whether the corresponding bar number should be printed. Note that the actual print-out of bar numbers is controlled with the break-visibility property.

The following procedures are predefined:

all-bar-numbers-visible: Enable bar numbers for all bars, including the first one and broken bars (which get bar numbers in parentheses).
first-bar-number-invisible: Enable bar numbers for all bars (including broken bars) except the first one. If the first bar is broken, it doesn’t get a bar number either.
first-bar-number-invisible-save-broken-bars: Enable bar numbers for all bars (including broken bars) except the first one. A broken first bar gets a bar number.
first-bar-number-invisible-and-no-parenthesized-bar-numbers: Enable bar numbers for all bars except the first bar and broken bars. This is the default.
(every-nth-bar-number-visible n): Assuming n is value 2, for example, this enables bar numbers for bars 2, 4, 6, etc.
(modulo-bar-number-visible n m): If bar numbers 1, 4, 7, etc., should be enabled, n (the modulo) must be set to 3 and m (the division remainder) to 1.

baseMoment (moment)

Smallest unit of time that will stand on its own as a subdivided section.

bassFigureFormatFunction (procedure)

A procedure that is called to produce the formatting for a BassFigure grob. It takes a list of BassFigureEvents, a context, and the grob to format.

beamExceptions (list)

An alist of exceptions to autobeam rules that normally end on beats.

beamHalfMeasure (boolean)

Whether to allow a beam to begin halfway through the measure in triple time, which could look like 6/8.

beatStructure (list)

List of baseMoments that are combined to make beats.

chordChanges (boolean)

Only show changes in chords scheme?

chordNameExceptions (list)

An alist of chord exceptions. Contains (chord . markup) entries.

chordNameExceptionsFull (list)

An alist of full chord exceptions. Contains (chord . markup) entries.

chordNameExceptionsPartial (list)

An alist of partial chord exceptions. Contains (chord . (prefix-markup suffix-markup)) entries.

chordNameFunction (procedure)

The function that converts lists of pitches to chord names.

chordNameLowercaseMinor (boolean)

Downcase roots of minor chords?

chordNameSeparator (markup)

The markup object used to separate parts of a chord name.

chordNoteNamer (procedure)

A function that converts from a pitch object to a text markup. Used for single pitches.

chordPrefixSpacer (number)

The space added between the root symbol and the prefix of a chord name.

chordRootNamer (procedure)

A function that converts from a pitch object to a text markup. Used for chords.

clefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

clefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

clefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

clefTranspositionFormatter (procedure)

A procedure that takes the Transposition number as a string and the style as a symbol and returns a markup.

clefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

completionBusy (boolean)

Whether a completion-note head is playing.

completionFactor (an exact rational or procedure)

When Completion_heads_engraver and Completion_rest_engraver need to split a note or rest with a scaled duration, such as c2*3, this specifies the scale factor to use for the newly-split notes and rests created by the engraver.

If #f, the completion engraver uses the scale-factor of each duration being split.

If set to a callback procedure, that procedure is called with the context of the completion engraver, and the duration to be split.

completionUnit (moment)

Sub-bar unit of completion.

connectArpeggios (boolean)

If set, connect arpeggios across piano staff.

countPercentRepeats (boolean)

If set, produce counters for percent repeats.

createKeyOnClefChange (boolean)

Print a key signature whenever the clef is changed.

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

crescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for crescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin crescendo is used.

crescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin crescendo, i.e., ‘cresc.’.

cueClefGlyph (string)

Name of the symbol within the music font.

cueClefPosition (number)

Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.

cueClefTransposition (integer)

Add this much extra transposition. Values of 7 and -7 are common.

cueClefTranspositionFormatter (procedure)

A procedure that takes the Transposition number as a string and the style as a symbol and returns a markup.

cueClefTranspositionStyle (symbol)

Determines the way the ClefModifier grob is displayed. Possible values are ‘default’, ‘parenthesized’ and ‘bracketed’.

currentBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is incremented at every bar line.

decrescendoSpanner (symbol)

The type of spanner to be used for decrescendi. Available values are ‘hairpin’ and ‘text’. If unset, a hairpin decrescendo is used.

decrescendoText (markup)

The text to print at start of non-hairpin decrescendo, i.e., ‘dim.’.

defaultBarType (string)

Set the default type of bar line. See whichBar for information on available bar types.

This variable is read by Timing_translator at Score level.

defaultStrings (list)

A list of strings to use in calculating frets for tablatures and fretboards if no strings are provided in the notes for the current moment.

doubleRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations double repeat with segno. Default is ‘:|.S.|:’.

doubleRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for double repeats.

doubleSlurs (boolean)

If set, two slurs are created for every slurred note, one above and one below the chord.

drumPitchTable (hash table)

A table mapping percussion instruments (symbols) to pitches.

drumStyleTable (hash table)

A hash table which maps drums to layout settings. Predefined values: ‘drums-style’, ‘agostini-drums-style’, ‘timbales-style’, ‘congas-style’, ‘bongos-style’, and ‘percussion-style’.

The layout style is a hash table, containing the drum-pitches (e.g., the symbol ‘hihat’) as keys, and a list (notehead-style script vertical-position) as values.

endRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations ending of repeat with segno. Default is ‘:|.S’.

endRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for the ending of repeats.

explicitClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for clef changes.

explicitCueClefVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for cue clef changes.

explicitKeySignatureVisibility (vector)

‘break-visibility’ function for explicit key changes. ‘\override’ of the break-visibility property will set the visibility for normal (i.e., at the start of the line) key signatures.

extendersOverRests (boolean)

Whether to continue extenders as they cross a rest.

extraNatural (boolean)

Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals that reduce the effect of a previous alteration.

figuredBassAlterationDirection (direction)

Where to put alterations relative to the main figure.

figuredBassCenterContinuations (boolean)

Whether to vertically center pairs of extender lines. This does not work with three or more lines.

figuredBassFormatter (procedure)

A routine generating a markup for a bass figure.

figuredBassPlusDirection (direction)

Where to put plus signs relative to the main figure.

fingeringOrientations (list)

A list of symbols, containing ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘up’ and/or ‘down’. This list determines where fingerings are put relative to the chord being fingered.

firstClef (boolean)

If true, create a new clef when starting a staff.

followVoice (boolean)

If set, note heads are tracked across staff switches by a thin line.

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

forbidBreak (boolean)

If set to #t, prevent a line break at this point.

forceClef (boolean)

Show clef symbol, even if it has not changed. Only active for the first clef after the property is set, not for the full staff.

fretLabels (list)

A list of strings or Scheme-formatted markups containing, in the correct order, the labels to be used for lettered frets in tablature.

glissandoMap (list)

A map in the form of ’((source1 . target1) (source2 . target2) (sourcen . targetn)) showing the glissandi to be drawn for note columns. The value ’() will default to ’((0 . 0) (1 . 1) (n . n)), where n is the minimal number of note-heads in the two note columns between which the glissandi occur.

gridInterval (moment)

Interval for which to generate GridPoints.

handleNegativeFrets (symbol)

How the automatic fret calculator should handle calculated negative frets. Values include 'ignore, to leave them out of the diagram completely, 'include, to include them as calculated, and 'recalculate, to ignore the specified string and find a string where they will fit with a positive fret number.

harmonicAccidentals (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.

harmonicDots (boolean)

If set, harmonic notes in dotted chords get dots.

highStringOne (boolean)

Whether the first string is the string with highest pitch on the instrument. This used by the automatic string selector for tablature notation.

ignoreBarChecks (boolean)

Ignore bar checks.

ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)

Don’t swallow rest events.

ignoreMelismata (boolean)

Ignore melismata for this Lyrics line.

implicitBassFigures (list)

A list of bass figures that are not printed as numbers, but only as extender lines.

includeGraceNotes (boolean)

Do not ignore grace notes for Lyrics.

initialTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)

break visibility for the initial time signature.

instrumentCueName (markup)

The name to print if another instrument is to be taken.

instrumentEqualizer (procedure)

A function taking a string (instrument name), and returning a (min . max) pair of numbers for the loudness range of the instrument.

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

instrumentTransposition (pitch)

Define the transposition of the instrument. Its value is the pitch that sounds when the instrument plays written middle C. This is used to transpose the MIDI output, and \quotes.

internalBarNumber (integer)

Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

keyAlterationOrder (list)

An alist that defines in what order alterations should be printed. The format is (step . alter), where step is a number from 0 to 6 and alter from -2 (sharp) to 2 (flat).

keyAlterations (list)

The current key signature. This is an alist containing (step . alter) or ((octave . step) . alter), where step is a number in the range 0 to 6 and alter a fraction, denoting alteration. For alterations, use symbols, e.g. keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).

lyricMelismaAlignment (number)

Alignment to use for a melisma syllable.

magnifyStaffValue (positive number)

The most recent value set with \magnifyStaff.

majorSevenSymbol (markup)

How should the major 7th be formatted in a chord name?

markFormatter (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments the context and the rehearsal mark. It should return the formatted mark as a markup object.

maximumFretStretch (number)

Don’t allocate frets further than this from specified frets.

measureLength (moment)

Length of one measure in the current time signature.

measurePosition (moment)

How much of the current measure have we had. This can be set manually to create incomplete measures.

melismaBusyProperties (list)

A list of properties (symbols) to determine whether a melisma is playing. Setting this property will influence how lyrics are aligned to notes. For example, if set to '(melismaBusy beamMelismaBusy), only manual melismata and manual beams are considered. Possible values include melismaBusy, slurMelismaBusy, tieMelismaBusy, and beamMelismaBusy.

metronomeMarkFormatter (procedure)

How to produce a metronome markup. Called with two arguments: a TempoChangeEvent and context.

middleCClefPosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef. This can be calculated by looking at clefPosition and clefGlyph.

middleCCuePosition (number)

The position of the middle C, as determined only by the clef of the cue notes. This can be calculated by looking at cueClefPosition and cueClefGlyph.

middleCOffset (number)

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

middleCPosition (number)

The place of the middle C, measured in half staff-spaces. Usually determined by looking at middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

midiBalance (number)

Stereo balance for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from -1 to 1, where the values -1 (#LEFT), 0 (#CENTER) and 1 (#RIGHT) correspond to leftmost emphasis, center balance, and rightmost emphasis, respectively.

midiChannelMapping (symbol)

How to map MIDI channels: per staff (default), instrument or voice.

midiChorusLevel (number)

Chorus effect level for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from 0 to 1 (0=off, 1=full effect).

midiExpression (number)

Expression control for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from 0 to 1 (0=off, 1=full effect).

midiInstrument (string)

Name of the MIDI instrument to use.

midiMaximumVolume (number)

Analogous to midiMinimumVolume.

midiMergeUnisons (boolean)

If true, output only one MIDI note-on event when notes with the same pitch, in the same MIDI-file track, overlap.

midiMinimumVolume (number)

Set the minimum loudness for MIDI. Ranges from 0 to 1.

midiPanPosition (number)

Pan position for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from -1 to 1, where the values -1 (#LEFT), 0 (#CENTER) and 1 (#RIGHT) correspond to hard left, center, and hard right, respectively.

midiReverbLevel (number)

Reverb effect level for the MIDI channel associated with the current context. Ranges from 0 to 1 (0=off, 1=full effect).

minimumFret (number)

The tablature auto string-selecting mechanism selects the highest string with a fret at least minimumFret.

minimumPageTurnLength (moment)

Minimum length of a rest for a page turn to be allowed.

minimumRepeatLengthForPageTurn (moment)

Minimum length of a repeated section for a page turn to be allowed within that section.

minorChordModifier (markup)

Markup displayed following the root for a minor chord

noChordSymbol (markup)

Markup to be displayed for rests in a ChordNames context.

noteToFretFunction (procedure)

Convert list of notes and list of defined strings to full list of strings and fret numbers. Parameters: The context, a list of note events, a list of tabstring events, and the fretboard grob if a fretboard is desired.

nullAccidentals (boolean)

The Accidental_engraver generates no accidentals for notes in contexts were this is set. In addition to supressing the printed accidental, this option removes any effect the note would have had on accidentals in other voices.

ottavation (markup)

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

output (music output)

The output produced by a score-level translator during music interpretation.

partCombineForced (symbol)

Override for the partcombine decision. Can be apart, chords, unisono, solo1, or solo2.

partCombineTextsOnNote (boolean)

Print part-combine texts only on the next note rather than immediately on rests or skips.

pedalSostenutoStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalSostenutoStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

pedalSustainStrings (list)

A list of strings to print for sustain-pedal. Format is (up updown down), where each of the three is the string to print when this is done with the pedal.

pedalSustainStyle (symbol)

A symbol that indicates how to print sustain pedals: text, bracket or mixed (both).

pedalUnaCordaStrings (list)

See pedalSustainStrings.

pedalUnaCordaStyle (symbol)

See pedalSustainStyle.

predefinedDiagramTable (hash table)

The hash table of predefined fret diagrams to use in FretBoards.

printKeyCancellation (boolean)

Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.

printOctaveNames (boolean)

Print octave marks for the NoteNames context.

printPartCombineTexts (boolean)

Set ‘Solo’ and ‘A due’ texts in the part combiner?

proportionalNotationDuration (moment)

Global override for shortest-playing duration. This is used for switching on proportional notation.

rehearsalMark (integer)

The last rehearsal mark printed.

repeatCommands (list)

This property is a list of commands of the form (list 'volta x), where x is a string or #f. 'end-repeat is also accepted as a command.

repeatCountVisibility (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments an integer and context, returning whether the corresponding percent repeat number should be printed when countPercentRepeats is set.

restCompletionBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a completion-rest is active.

restNumberThreshold (number)

If a multimeasure rest has more measures than this, a number is printed.

restrainOpenStrings (boolean)

Exclude open strings from the automatic fret calculator.

searchForVoice (boolean)

Signal whether a search should be made of all contexts in the context hierarchy for a voice to provide rhythms for the lyrics.

segnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for a requested segno. Default is ‘S’.

shapeNoteStyles (vector)

Vector of symbols, listing style for each note head relative to the tonic (qv.) of the scale.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

skipBars (boolean)

If set to true, then skip the empty bars that are produced by multimeasure notes and rests. These bars will not appear on the printed output. If not set (the default), multimeasure notes and rests expand into their full length, printing the appropriate number of empty bars so that synchronization with other voices is preserved.

{
  r1 r1*3 R1*3
  \set Score.skipBars= ##t
  r1*3 R1*3
}

skipTypesetting (boolean)

If true, no typesetting is done, speeding up the interpretation phase. Useful for debugging large scores.

slashChordSeparator (markup)

The markup object used to separate a chord name from its root note in case of inversions or slash chords.

soloIIText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo for voice ‘two’ when part-combining.

soloText (markup)

The text for the start of a solo when part-combining.

squashedPosition (integer)

Vertical position of squashing for Pitch_squash_engraver.

staffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

Layout of staff lines, traditional, or semitone.

stanza (markup)

Stanza ‘number’ to print before the start of a verse. Use in Lyrics context.

startRepeatSegnoType (string)

Set the default bar line for the combinations beginning of repeat with segno. Default is ‘S.|:’.

startRepeatType (string)

Set the default bar line for the beginning of repeats.

stemLeftBeamCount (integer)

Specify the number of beams to draw on the left side of the next note. Overrides automatic beaming. The value is only used once, and then it is erased.

stemRightBeamCount (integer)

See stemLeftBeamCount.

strictBeatBeaming (boolean)

Should partial beams reflect the beat structure even if it causes flags to hang out?

stringNumberOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

stringOneTopmost (boolean)

Whether the first string is printed on the top line of the tablature.

stringTunings (list)

The tablature strings tuning. It is a list of the pitches of each string (starting with the lowest numbered one).

strokeFingerOrientations (list)

See fingeringOrientations.

subdivideBeams (boolean)

If set, multiple beams will be subdivided at baseMoment positions by only drawing one beam over the beat.

suggestAccidentals (boolean)

If set, accidentals are typeset as cautionary suggestions over the note.

supportNonIntegerFret (boolean)

If set in Score the TabStaff will print micro-tones as ‘2½’

suspendRestMerging (boolean)

When using the Merge_rest_engraver do not merge rests when this is set to true.

systemStartDelimiter (symbol)

Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket or SystemStartBar.

systemStartDelimiterHierarchy (pair)

A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.

tablatureFormat (procedure)

A function formatting a tablature note head. Called with three arguments: context, string number and, fret number. It returns the text as a markup.

tabStaffLineLayoutFunction (procedure)

A function determining the staff position of a tablature note head. Called with two arguments: the context and the string.

tempoHideNote (boolean)

Hide the note = count in tempo marks.

tempoWholesPerMinute (moment)

The tempo in whole notes per minute.

tieWaitForNote (boolean)

If true, tied notes do not have to follow each other directly. This can be used for writing out arpeggios.

timeSignatureFraction (fraction, as pair)

A pair of numbers, signifying the time signature. For example, '(4 . 4) is a 4/4 time signature.

timeSignatureSettings (list)

A nested alist of settings for time signatures. Contains elements for various time signatures. The element for each time signature contains entries for baseMoment, beatStructure, and beamExceptions.

timing (boolean)

Keep administration of measure length, position, bar number, etc.? Switch off for cadenzas.

tonic (pitch)

The tonic of the current scale.

topLevelAlignment (boolean)

If true, the Vertical_align_engraver will create a VerticalAlignment; otherwise, it will create a StaffGrouper

tupletFullLength (boolean)

If set, the tuplet is printed up to the start of the next note.

tupletFullLengthNote (boolean)

If set, end at the next note, otherwise end on the matter (time signatures, etc.) before the note.

tupletSpannerDuration (moment)

Normally, a tuplet bracket is as wide as the \times expression that gave rise to it. By setting this property, you can make brackets last shorter.

{
  \set tupletSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 4)
  \times 2/3 { c8 c c c c c }
}

useBassFigureExtenders (boolean)

Whether to use extender lines for repeated bass figures.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

voltaSpannerDuration (moment)

This specifies the maximum duration to use for the brackets printed for \alternative. This can be used to shrink the length of brackets in the situation where one alternative is very large.

whichBar (string)

This property is read to determine what type of bar line to create.

Example:

\set Staff.whichBar = ".|:"

This will create a start-repeat bar in this staff only. Valid values are described in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

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2.4 Internal context properties

associatedVoiceContext (context): The context object of the Voice that has the melody for this Lyrics.
barCheckLastFail (moment): Where in the measure did the last barcheck fail?
beamMelismaBusy (boolean): Signal if a beam is present.
busyGrobs (list): A queue of (end-moment . grob) cons cells. This is for internal (C++) use only. This property contains the grobs which are still busy (e.g. note heads, spanners, etc.).
currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object): Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.
currentMusicalColumn (graphical (layout) object): Grob that is X-parent to all non-breakable items (note heads, lyrics, etc.).
dynamicAbsoluteVolumeFunction (procedure): A procedure that takes one argument, the text value of a dynamic event, and returns the absolute volume of that dynamic event.
finalizations (list): A list of expressions to evaluate before proceeding to next time step. This is an internal variable.
graceSettings (list): Overrides for grace notes. This property should be manipulated through the add-grace-property function.
hasAxisGroup (boolean): True if the current context is contained in an axis group.
hasStaffSpacing (boolean): True if the current CommandColumn contains items that will affect spacing.
lastChord (markup): Last chord, used for detecting chord changes.
lastKeyAlterations (list): Last key signature before a key signature change.
localAlterations (list): The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keyAlterations, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.
melismaBusy (boolean): Signifies whether a melisma is active. This can be used to signal melismas on top of those automatically detected.
partialBusy (boolean): Signal that \partial acts at the current timestep.
quotedCueEventTypes (list): A list of symbols, representing the event types that should be duplicated for \cueDuring commands.
quotedEventTypes (list): A list of symbols, representing the event types that should be duplicated for \quoteDuring commands. This is also a fallback for \cueDuring if quotedCueEventTypes is not set
rootSystem (graphical (layout) object): The System object.
scriptDefinitions (list): The description of scripts. This is used by the Script_engraver for typesetting note-superscripts and subscripts. See ‘scm/script.scm’ for more information.
slurMelismaBusy (boolean): Signal if a slur is present.
stavesFound (list of grobs): A list of all staff-symbols found.
tieMelismaBusy (boolean): Signal whether a tie is present.

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3. Backend

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3.1 All layout objects

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3.1.1 Accidental

Accidental objects are created by: Accidental_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:accidental-interface::remove-tied

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

alteration (number):

accidental-interface::calc-alteration

Alteration numbers for accidental.

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(-0.2 . 0.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
glyph-name (string):

accidental-interface::glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

glyph-name-alist (list):
'((0 . "accidentals.natural")
  (-1/2 . "accidentals.flat")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.sharp")
  (1 . "accidentals.doublesharp")
  (-1 . "accidentals.flatflat")
  (3/4
   .
   "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stemstemstem")
  (1/4 . "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stem")
  (-1/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat")
  (-3/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat.flat"))
An alist of key-string pairs.
horizontal-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:accidental-interface::horizontal-skylines> >

Two skylines, one to the left and one to the right of this grob.

stencil (stencil):

ly:accidental-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

ly:grob::x-parent-positioning

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:accidental-interface::height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): accidental-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, inline-accidental-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.2 AccidentalCautionary

AccidentalCautionary objects are created by: Accidental_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:accidental-interface::remove-tied

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

alteration (number):

accidental-interface::calc-alteration

Alteration numbers for accidental.

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

glyph-name-alist (list):
'((0 . "accidentals.natural")
  (-1/2 . "accidentals.flat")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.sharp")
  (1 . "accidentals.doublesharp")
  (-1 . "accidentals.flatflat")
  (3/4
   .
   "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stemstemstem")
  (1/4 . "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stem")
  (-1/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat")
  (-3/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat.flat"))
An alist of key-string pairs.
parenthesized (boolean):

#t

Parenthesize this grob.

stencil (stencil):

ly:accidental-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:grob::x-parent-positioning

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:accidental-interface::height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): accidental-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, inline-accidental-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.3 AccidentalPlacement

AccidentalPlacement objects are created by: Accidental_engraver and Ambitus_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

right-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.15

Space to insert on the right side of an object (e.g., between note and its accidentals).

script-priority (number):

-100

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): accidental-placement-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.4 AccidentalSuggestion

AccidentalSuggestion objects are created by: Accidental_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:accidental-interface::remove-tied

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

alteration (number):

accidental-interface::calc-alteration

Alteration numbers for accidental.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-size (number):

-2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

glyph-name-alist (list):
'((0 . "accidentals.natural")
  (-1/2 . "accidentals.flat")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.sharp")
  (1 . "accidentals.doublesharp")
  (-1 . "accidentals.flatflat")
  (3/4
   .
   "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stemstemstem")
  (1/4 . "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stem")
  (-1/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat")
  (-3/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat.flat"))
An alist of key-string pairs.
outside-staff-priority (number):

0

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

script-priority (number):

0

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:accidental-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:accidental-interface::height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): accidental-interface, accidental-suggestion-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, script-interface, self-alignment-interface and side-position-interface.

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3.1.5 Ambitus

Ambitus objects are created by: Ambitus_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0 1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
break-align-symbol (symbol):

'ambitus

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #f #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((cue-end-clef extra-space . 0.5)
  (clef extra-space . 0.5)
  (cue-clef extra-space . 0.5)
  (key-signature extra-space . 0.0)
  (staff-bar extra-space . 0.0)
  (time-signature extra-space . 0.0)
  (first-note fixed-space . 0.0))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): ambitus-interface, axis-group-interface, break-aligned-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.6 AmbitusAccidental

AmbitusAccidental objects are created by: Ambitus_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

glyph-name-alist (list):
'((0 . "accidentals.natural")
  (-1/2 . "accidentals.flat")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.sharp")
  (1 . "accidentals.doublesharp")
  (-1 . "accidentals.flatflat")
  (3/4
   .
   "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stemstemstem")
  (1/4 . "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stem")
  (-1/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat")
  (-3/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat.flat"))
An alist of key-string pairs.
padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

0

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

ly:accidental-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:grob::x-parent-positioning

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:accidental-interface::height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): accidental-interface, break-aligned-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and side-position-interface.

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3.1.7 AmbitusLine

AmbitusLine objects are created by: Ambitus_engraver.

Standard settings:

gap (dimension, in staff space):

ambitus-line::calc-gap

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

length-fraction (number):

0.7

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

maximum-gap (number):

0.45

Maximum value allowed for gap property.

stencil (stencil):

ambitus::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

2

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::centered-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): ambitus-interface, font-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.8 AmbitusNoteHead

AmbitusNoteHead objects are created by: Ambitus_engraver.

Standard settings:

duration-log (integer):

2

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

glyph-name (string):

note-head::calc-glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

ignore-ambitus (boolean):

#t

If set, don’t consider this notehead for ambitus calculation.

stencil (stencil):

ly:note-head::print

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): ambitus-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, ledgered-interface, note-head-interface, rhythmic-head-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.9 Arpeggio

Arpeggio objects are created by: Arpeggio_engraver and Span_arpeggio_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

line-thickness (number):

1

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

positions (pair of numbers):

ly:arpeggio::calc-positions

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

protrusion (number):

0.4

In an arpeggio bracket, the length of the horizontal edges.

script-priority (number):

0

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

side-axis (number):

0

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-position (number):

0.0

Vertical position, measured in half staff spaces, counted from the middle line.

stencil (stencil):

ly:arpeggio::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:arpeggio::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> #<primitive-procedure ly:arpeggio::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): arpeggio-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, side-position-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.10 BalloonTextItem

BalloonTextItem objects are created by: Balloon_engraver.

Standard settings:

annotation-balloon (boolean):

#t

Print the balloon around an annotation.

annotation-line (boolean):

#t

Print the line from an annotation to the grob that it annotates.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
stencil (stencil):

ly:balloon-interface::print

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

Text markup. See Formatting text.

X-offset (number):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): balloon-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.11 BarLine

BarLine objects are created by: Bar_engraver.

Standard settings:

allow-span-bar (boolean):

#t

If false, no inter-staff bar line will be created below this bar line.

bar-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:bar-line::calc-bar-extent

The Y-extent of the actual bar line. This may differ from Y-extent because it does not include the dots in a repeat bar line.

break-align-anchor (number):

ly:bar-line::calc-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'staff-bar

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):

bar-line::calc-break-visibility

A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::account-for-span-bar

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

gap (dimension, in staff space):

0.4

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

glyph (string):

"|"

A string determining what ‘style’ of glyph is typeset. Valid choices depend on the function that is reading this property.

In combination with (span) bar lines, it is a string resembling the bar line appearance in ASCII form.

glyph-name (string):

bar-line::calc-glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

hair-thickness (number):

1.9

Thickness of the thin line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

kern (dimension, in staff space):

3.0

The space between individual elements in any compound bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

layer (integer):

0

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

rounded (boolean)

Decide whether lines should be drawn rounded or not.

segno-kern (number):

3.0

The space between the two thin lines of the segno bar line symbol, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

space-alist (list):
'((time-signature extra-space . 0.75)
  (custos minimum-space . 2.0)
  (clef extra-space . 1.0)
  (key-signature extra-space . 1.0)
  (key-cancellation extra-space . 1.0)
  (first-note fixed-space . 1.3)
  (next-note semi-fixed-space . 0.9)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.0))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:bar-line::print

The symbol to print.

thick-thickness (number):

6.0

Thickness of the thick line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): bar-line-interface, break-aligned-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and pure-from-neighbor-interface.

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3.1.12 BarNumber

BarNumber objects are created by: Bar_number_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:side-position-interface::move-to-extremal-staff

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

break-align-symbols (list):
'(left-edge staff-bar)
A list of break-align symbols that determines which breakable items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in break-alignment-interface.
break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #f #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-family (symbol):

'roman

The font family is the broadest category for selecting text fonts. Options include: sans, roman.

font-size (number):

-2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

horizon-padding (number):

0.05

The amount to pad the axis along which a Skyline is built for the side-position-interface.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

outside-staff-priority (number):

100

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

self-alignment-X (number):

1

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

self-alignment-interface::self-aligned-on-breakable

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-alignable-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.13 BassFigure

BassFigure objects are created by: Figured_bass_engraver.

Standard settings:

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): bass-figure-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, rhythmic-grob-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.14 BassFigureAlignment

BassFigureAlignment objects are created by: Figured_bass_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

stacking-dir (direction):

-1

Stack objects in which direction?

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): align-interface, axis-group-interface, bass-figure-alignment-interface, grob-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.15 BassFigureAlignmentPositioning

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning objects are created by: Figured_bass_position_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.16 BassFigureBracket

BassFigureBracket objects are created by: Figured_bass_engraver.

Standard settings:

edge-height (pair):
'(0.2 . 0.2)
A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).
stencil (stencil):

ly:enclosing-bracket::print

The symbol to print.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:enclosing-bracket::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): enclosing-bracket-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.17 BassFigureContinuation

BassFigureContinuation objects are created by: Figured_bass_engraver.

Standard settings:

stencil (stencil):

ly:figured-bass-continuation::print

The symbol to print.

Y-offset (number):

ly:figured-bass-continuation::center-on-figures

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): figured-bass-continuation-interface, grob-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.18 BassFigureLine

BassFigureLine objects are created by: Figured_bass_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

ly:axis-group-interface::calc-skylines

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-axis-group-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.19 Beam

Beam objects are created by: Auto_beam_engraver, Beam_engraver, Chord_tremolo_engraver, Grace_auto_beam_engraver and Grace_beam_engraver.

Standard settings:

auto-knee-gap (dimension, in staff space):

5.5

If a gap is found between note heads where a horizontal beam fits that is larger than this number, make a kneed beam.

beam-thickness (dimension, in staff space):

0.48

Beam thickness, measured in staff-space units.

beamed-stem-shorten (list):
'(1.0 0.5 0.25)
How much to shorten beamed stems, when their direction is forced. It is a list, since the value is different depending on the number of flags and beams.
beaming (pair):

ly:beam::calc-beaming

Pair of number lists. Each number list specifies which beams to make. 0 is the central beam, 1 is the next beam toward the note, etc. This information is used to determine how to connect the beaming patterns from stem to stem inside a beam.

clip-edges (boolean):

#t

Allow outward pointing beamlets at the edges of beams?

collision-interfaces (list):
'(beam-interface
   clef-interface
   clef-modifier-interface
   flag-interface
   inline-accidental-interface
   key-signature-interface
   note-head-interface
   stem-interface
   time-signature-interface)
A list of interfaces for which automatic beam-collision resolution is run.
damping (number):

1

Amount of beam slope damping.

details (list):
'((secondary-beam-demerit . 10)
  (stem-length-demerit-factor . 5)
  (region-size . 2)
  (beam-eps . 0.001)
  (stem-length-limit-penalty . 5000)
  (damping-direction-penalty . 800)
  (hint-direction-penalty . 20)
  (musical-direction-factor . 400)
  (ideal-slope-factor . 10)
  (collision-penalty . 500)
  (collision-padding . 0.35)
  (round-to-zero-slope . 0.02))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

ly:beam::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-family (symbol):

'roman

The font family is the broadest category for selecting text fonts. Options include: sans, roman.

gap (dimension, in staff space):

0.8

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

neutral-direction (direction):

-1

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

normalized-endpoints (pair):

ly:spanner::calc-normalized-endpoints

Represents left and right placement over the total spanner, where the width of the spanner is normalized between 0 and 1.

positions (pair of numbers):

beam::place-broken-parts-individually

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

stencil (stencil):

ly:beam::print

The symbol to print.

transparent (boolean):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

This makes the grob invisible.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-positions (pair of numbers):

ly:beam::calc-x-positions

Pair of X staff coordinates of a spanner in the form (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff.

This object supports the following interface(s): beam-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, spanner-interface, staff-symbol-referencer-interface and unbreakable-spanner-interface.

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3.1.20 BendAfter

BendAfter objects are created by: Bend_engraver.

Standard settings:

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

stencil (stencil):

bend::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

2.0

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This object supports the following interface(s): bend-after-interface, grob-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.21 BreakAlignGroup

BreakAlignGroup objects are created by: Break_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
break-align-anchor (number):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-average-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-visibility (vector):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-break-visibility

A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, break-aligned-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.22 BreakAlignment

BreakAlignment objects are created by: Break_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
break-align-orders (vector):
#((left-edge
    cue-end-clef
    ambitus
    breathing-sign
    clef
    cue-clef
    staff-bar
    key-cancellation
    key-signature
    time-signature
    custos)
  (left-edge
    cue-end-clef
    ambitus
    breathing-sign
    clef
    cue-clef
    staff-bar
    key-cancellation
    key-signature
    time-signature
    custos)
  (left-edge
    ambitus
    breathing-sign
    clef
    key-cancellation
    key-signature
    time-signature
    staff-bar
    cue-clef
    custos))
This is a vector of 3 lists: #(end-of-line unbroken start-of-line). Each list contains break-align symbols that specify an order of breakable items (see break-alignment-interface).

For example, this places time signatures before clefs:
\override Score.BreakAlignment.break-align-orders =
  #(make-vector 3 '(left-edge
                    cue-end-clef
                    ambitus
                    breathing-sign
                    time-signature
                    clef
                    cue-clef
                    staff-bar
                    key-cancellation
                    key-signature
                    custos))
non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

stacking-dir (direction):

1

Stack objects in which direction?

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, break-alignment-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.23 BreathingSign

BreathingSign objects are created by: Breathing_sign_engraver.

Standard settings:

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'breathing-sign

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#t #t #f)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((ambitus extra-space . 2.0)
  (custos minimum-space . 1.0)
  (key-signature minimum-space . 1.5)
  (time-signature minimum-space . 1.5)
  (staff-bar minimum-space . 1.5)
  (clef minimum-space . 2.0)
  (cue-clef minimum-space . 2.0)
  (cue-end-clef minimum-space . 2.0)
  (first-note fixed-space . 1.0)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.1))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

text (markup):
'(#<procedure musicglyph-markup (layout props glyph-name)>
  "scripts.rcomma")
Text markup. See Formatting text.
Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

ly:breathing-sign::offset-callback

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, breathing-sign-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.24 ChordName

ChordName objects are created by: Chord_name_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:chord-name::after-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):
'(0.2 . -0.2)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).
extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(-0.5 . 0.5)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-family (symbol):

'sans

The font family is the broadest category for selecting text fonts. Options include: sans, roman.

font-size (number):

1.5

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

word-space (dimension, in staff space):

0.0

Space to insert between words in texts.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): chord-name-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, rhythmic-grob-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.25 Clef

Clef objects are created by: Clef_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

break-align-anchor (number):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-anchor-alignment (number):

1

Read by ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor for aligning an anchor to a grob’s extent.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'clef

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #f #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::extra-spacing-height-at-beginning-of-line

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

glyph-name (string):

ly:clef::calc-glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((cue-clef extra-space . 2.0)
  (staff-bar extra-space . 0.7)
  (key-cancellation minimum-space . 3.5)
  (key-signature minimum-space . 3.5)
  (time-signature minimum-space . 4.2)
  (first-note minimum-fixed-space . 5.0)
  (next-note extra-space . 1.0)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.5))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:clef::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, clef-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, pure-from-neighbor-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.26 ClefModifier

ClefModifier objects are created by: Clef_engraver and Cue_clef_engraver.

Standard settings:

break-visibility (vector):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.

clef-alignments (list):
'((G -0.2 . 0.1) (F -0.3 . -0.2) (C 0 . 0))
An alist of parent-alignments that should be used for clef modifiers with various clefs
color (color):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The color of this grob.

font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

parent-alignment-X (number):

ly:clef-modifier::calc-parent-alignment

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.7

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

transparent (boolean):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

This makes the grob invisible.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): clef-modifier-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.27 ClusterSpanner

ClusterSpanner objects are created by: Cluster_spanner_engraver.

Standard settings:

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

0.0

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:cluster::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'ramp

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

This object supports the following interface(s): cluster-interface, grob-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.28 ClusterSpannerBeacon

ClusterSpannerBeacon objects are created by: Cluster_spanner_engraver.

Standard settings:

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:cluster-beacon::height

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): cluster-beacon-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and rhythmic-grob-interface.

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3.1.29 CombineTextScript

CombineTextScript objects are created by: Part_combine_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'outside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

baseline-skip (dimension, in staff space):

2

Distance between base lines of multiple lines of text.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-series (symbol):

'bold

Select the series of a font. Choices include medium, bold, bold-narrow, etc.

outside-staff-priority (number):

450

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

script-priority (number):

200

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

self-alignment-X (number)

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, text-interface and text-script-interface.

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3.1.30 CueClef

CueClef objects are created by: Cue_clef_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

break-align-anchor (number):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'cue-clef

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #f #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::extra-spacing-height-at-beginning-of-line

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

full-size-change (boolean):

#t

Don’t make a change clef smaller.

glyph-name (string):

ly:clef::calc-glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((staff-bar minimum-space . 2.7)
  (key-cancellation minimum-space . 3.5)
  (key-signature minimum-space . 3.5)
  (time-signature minimum-space . 4.2)
  (custos minimum-space . 0.0)
  (first-note minimum-fixed-space . 3.0)
  (next-note extra-space . 1.0)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.5))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:clef::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

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3.1.31 CueEndClef

CueEndClef objects are created by: Cue_clef_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

break-align-anchor (number):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'cue-end-clef

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#t #t #f)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::extra-spacing-height-at-beginning-of-line

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

full-size-change (boolean):

#t

Don’t make a change clef smaller.

glyph-name (string):

ly:clef::calc-glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((clef extra-space . 0.7)
  (cue-clef extra-space . 0.7)
  (staff-bar extra-space . 0.7)
  (key-cancellation minimum-space . 3.5)
  (key-signature minimum-space . 3.5)
  (time-signature minimum-space . 4.2)
  (first-note minimum-fixed-space . 5.0)
  (next-note extra-space . 1.0)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.5))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:clef::print

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

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3.1.32 Custos

Custos objects are created by: Custos_engraver.

Standard settings:

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'custos

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#t #f #f)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
neutral-direction (direction):

-1

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((first-note minimum-fixed-space . 0.0)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.1))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:custos::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'vaticana

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, custos-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.33 DotColumn

DotColumn objects are created by: Dot_column_engraver and Vaticana_ligature_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
chord-dots-limit (integer):

3

Limits the column of dots on each chord to the height of the chord plus chord-dots-limit staff-positions.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, dot-column-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.34 Dots

Dots objects are created by: Dots_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

dot-count (integer):

dots::calc-dot-count

The number of dots.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):
'(-0.5 . 0.5)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).
extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(0.0 . 0.2)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
staff-position (number):

dots::calc-staff-position

Vertical position, measured in half staff spaces, counted from the middle line.

stencil (stencil):

ly:dots::print

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): dots-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.35 DoublePercentRepeat

DoublePercentRepeat objects are created by: Double_percent_repeat_engraver.

Standard settings:

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'staff-bar

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#t #t #f)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
dot-negative-kern (number):

0.75

The space to remove between a dot and a slash in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaMusic

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

slash-negative-kern (number):

1.6

The space to remove between slashes in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slope (number):

1.0

The slope of this object.

stencil (stencil):

ly:percent-repeat-item-interface::double-percent

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

0.48

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, percent-repeat-interface and percent-repeat-item-interface.

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3.1.36 DoublePercentRepeatCounter

DoublePercentRepeatCounter objects are created by: Double_percent_repeat_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-size (number):

-2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, percent-repeat-interface, percent-repeat-item-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.37 DoubleRepeatSlash

DoubleRepeatSlash objects are created by: Slash_repeat_engraver.

Standard settings:

dot-negative-kern (number):

0.75

The space to remove between a dot and a slash in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaMusic

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

slash-negative-kern (number):

1.6

The space to remove between slashes in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slope (number):

1.0

The slope of this object.

stencil (stencil):

ly:percent-repeat-item-interface::beat-slash

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

0.48

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

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3.1.38 DynamicLineSpanner

DynamicLineSpanner objects are created by: Dynamic_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

minimum-space (dimension, in staff space):

1.2

Minimum distance that the victim should move (after padding).

outside-staff-priority (number):

250

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.6

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

slur-padding (number):

0.3

Extra distance between slur and script.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.1

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, dynamic-interface, dynamic-line-spanner-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.39 DynamicText

DynamicText objects are created by: Dynamic_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

ly:script-interface::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-series (symbol):

'bold

Select the series of a font. Choices include medium, bold, bold-narrow, etc.

font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

right-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Space to insert on the right side of an object (e.g., between note and its accidentals).

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-align-on-main-noteheads (boolean):

#t

If true, this grob will ignore suspended noteheads when aligning itself on NoteColumn.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<procedure #f (grob)> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): dynamic-interface, dynamic-text-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, script-interface, self-alignment-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.40 DynamicTextSpanner

DynamicTextSpanner objects are created by: Dynamic_engraver.

Standard settings:

before-line-breaking (boolean):

dynamic-text-spanner::before-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

bound-details (list):
'((right (attach-dir . -1)
         (Y . 0)
         (padding . 0.75))
  (right-broken (attach-dir . 1) (padding . 0.0))
  (left (attach-dir . -1)
        (Y . 0)
        (stencil-offset -0.75 . -0.5)
        (padding . 0.75))
  (left-broken (attach-dir . 1)))
An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.
dash-fraction (number):

0.2

Size of the dashes, relative to dash-period. Should be between 0.1 and 1.0 (continuous line). If set to 0.0, a dotted line is produced

dash-period (number):

3.0

The length of one dash together with whitespace. If negative, no line is drawn at all.

font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

font-size (number):

1

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

left-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-left-bound-info-and-text

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

2.0

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

minimum-Y-extent (pair of numbers):
'(-1 . 1)
Minimum size of an object in Y dimension, measured in staff-space units.
right-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-right-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

skyline-horizontal-padding (number):

0.2

For determining the vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a configuration which would result in a tight interleaving of grobs from the top staff and the bottom staff. The larger this parameter is, the farther apart the staves are placed in such a configuration.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:line-spanner::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'dashed-line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

This object supports the following interface(s): dynamic-interface, dynamic-text-spanner-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, line-interface, line-spanner-interface, spanner-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.41 Episema

Episema objects are created by: Episema_engraver.

Standard settings:

bound-details (list):
'((left (Y . 0) (padding . 0) (attach-dir . -1))
  (right (Y . 0) (padding . 0) (attach-dir . 1)))
An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

left-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-left-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

right-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-right-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

ly:line-spanner::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): episema-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, line-interface, line-spanner-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.42 Fingering

Fingering objects are created by: Fingering_engraver and New_fingering_engraver.

Standard settings:

add-stem-support (boolean):

only-if-beamed

If set, the Stem object is included in this script’s support.

avoid-slur (symbol):

'around

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

direction (direction):

ly:script-interface::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-size (number):

-5

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

parent-alignment-Y (number):

0

Like parent-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

script-priority (number):

100

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

self-alignment-Y (number):

0

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

slur-padding (number):

0.2

Extra distance between slur and script.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

fingering::calc-text

Text markup. See Formatting text.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): finger-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, text-interface and text-script-interface.

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3.1.43 FingeringColumn

FingeringColumn objects are created by: Fingering_column_engraver.

Standard settings:

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

snap-radius (number):

0.3

The maximum distance between two objects that will cause them to snap to alignment along an axis.

This object supports the following interface(s): fingering-column-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.44 Flag

Flag objects are created by: Stem_engraver.

Standard settings:

color (color):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The color of this grob.

glyph-name (string):

ly:flag::glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

stencil (stencil):

ly:flag::print

The symbol to print.

transparent (boolean):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

This makes the grob invisible.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:flag::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number):

ly:flag::calc-x-offset

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:flag::calc-y-offset> #<primitive-procedure ly:flag::pure-calc-y-offset> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): flag-interface, font-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.45 FootnoteItem

FootnoteItem objects are created by: Footnote_engraver.

Standard settings:

annotation-balloon (boolean)

Print the balloon around an annotation.

annotation-line (boolean):

#t

Print the line from an annotation to the grob that it annotates.

automatically-numbered (boolean):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

Should a footnote be automatically numbered?

break-visibility (vector):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.

footnote (boolean):

#t

Should this be a footnote or in-note?

footnote-text (markup):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

A footnote for the grob.

stencil (stencil):

ly:balloon-interface::print

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

Text markup. See Formatting text.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): balloon-interface, font-interface, footnote-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.46 FootnoteSpanner

FootnoteSpanner objects are created by: Footnote_engraver.

Standard settings:

annotation-balloon (boolean)

Print the balloon around an annotation.

annotation-line (boolean):

#t

Print the line from an annotation to the grob that it annotates.

automatically-numbered (boolean):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

Should a footnote be automatically numbered?

footnote (boolean):

#t

Should this be a footnote or in-note?

footnote-text (markup):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

A footnote for the grob.

stencil (stencil):

ly:balloon-interface::print-spanner

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

Text markup. See Formatting text.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): balloon-interface, font-interface, footnote-interface, footnote-spanner-interface, grob-interface, spanner-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.47 FretBoard

FretBoard objects are created by: Fretboard_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:chord-name::after-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):
'(0.2 . -0.2)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).
extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(-0.5 . 0.5)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
fret-diagram-details (list):
'((finger-code . below-string))
An alist of detailed grob properties for fret diagrams. Each alist entry consists of a (property . value) pair. The properties which can be included in fret-diagram-details include the following:

barre-type – Type of barre indication used. Choices include curved, straight, and none. Default curved.
capo-thickness – Thickness of capo indicator, in multiples of fret-space. Default value 0.5.
dot-color – Color of dots. Options include black and white. Default black.
dot-label-font-mag – Magnification for font used to label fret dots. Default value 1.
dot-position – Location of dot in fret space. Default 0.6 for dots without labels, 0.95-dot-radius for dots with labels.
dot-radius – Radius of dots, in terms of fret spaces. Default value 0.425 for labeled dots, 0.25 for unlabeled dots.
finger-code – Code for the type of fingering indication used. Options include none, in-dot, and below-string. Default none for markup fret diagrams, below-string for FretBoards fret diagrams.
fret-count – The number of frets. Default 4.
fret-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between frets. Default 1.0.
fret-label-custom-format – The format string to be used label the lowest fret number, when number-type equals to custom. Default "~a".
fret-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label the lowest fret number. Default 0.5.
fret-label-vertical-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction parallel to strings. Default 0.
fret-label-horizontal-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction orthogonal to strings. Default 0.
paren-padding – The padding for the parenthesis. Default 0.05.
label-dir – Side to which the fret label is attached. -1, LEFT, or DOWN for left or down; 1, RIGHT, or UP for right or up. Default RIGHT.
mute-string – Character string to be used to indicate muted string. Default "x".
number-type – Type of numbers to use in fret label. Choices include roman-lower, roman-upper, arabic and custom. In the later case, the format string is supplied by the fret-label-custom-format property. Default roman-lower.
open-string – Character string to be used to indicate open string. Default "o".
orientation – Orientation of fret-diagram. Options include normal, landscape, and opposing-landscape. Default normal.
string-count – The number of strings. Default 6.
string-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between strings. Default 1.0.
string-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label fingerings at the string, rather than in the dot. Default value 0.6 for normal orientation, 0.5 for landscape and opposing-landscape.
string-thickness-factor – Factor for changing thickness of each string in the fret diagram. Thickness of string k is given by thickness * (1+string-thickness-factor) ^ (k-1). Default 0.
top-fret-thickness – The thickness of the top fret line, as a multiple of the standard thickness. Default value 3.
xo-font-magnification – Magnification used for mute and open string indicators. Default value 0.5.
xo-padding – Padding for open and mute indicators from top fret. Default value 0.25.
stencil (stencil):

fret-board::calc-stencil

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): chord-name-interface, font-interface, fret-diagram-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface and rhythmic-grob-interface.

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3.1.48 Glissando

Glissando objects are created by: Glissando_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:spanner::kill-zero-spanned-time

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

bound-details (list):
'((right (attach-dir . -1)
         (end-on-accidental . #t)
         (padding . 0.5))
  (left (attach-dir . 1)
        (padding . 0.5)
        (start-at-dot . #t)))
An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.
gap (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

left-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-left-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

normalized-endpoints (pair):

ly:spanner::calc-normalized-endpoints

Represents left and right placement over the total spanner, where the width of the spanner is normalized between 0 and 1.

right-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-right-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

simple-Y (boolean):

#t

Should the Y placement of a spanner disregard changes in system heights?

stencil (stencil):

ly:line-spanner::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

zigzag-width (dimension, in staff space):

0.75

The width of one zigzag squiggle. This number is adjusted slightly so that the glissando line can be constructed from a whole number of squiggles.

This object supports the following interface(s): glissando-interface, grob-interface, line-interface, line-spanner-interface, spanner-interface and unbreakable-spanner-interface.

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3.1.49 GraceSpacing

GraceSpacing objects are created by: Grace_spacing_engraver.

Standard settings:

common-shortest-duration (moment):

grace-spacing::calc-shortest-duration

The most common shortest note length. This is used in spacing. Enlarging this sets the score tighter.

shortest-duration-space (number):

1.6

Start with this multiple of spacing-increment space for the shortest duration. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

spacing-increment (dimension, in staff space):

0.8

The unit of length for note-spacing. Typically, the width of a note head. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

This object supports the following interface(s): grace-spacing-interface, grob-interface, spacing-options-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.50 GridLine

GridLine objects are created by: Grid_line_span_engraver.

Standard settings:

layer (integer):

0

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

stencil (stencil):

ly:grid-line-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:grid-line-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): grid-line-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and self-alignment-interface.

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3.1.51 GridPoint

GridPoint objects are created by: Grid_point_engraver.

Standard settings:

X-extent (pair of numbers):
'(0 . 0)
Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.
Y-extent (pair of numbers):
'(0 . 0)
Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grid-point-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.52 Hairpin

Hairpin objects are created by: Dynamic_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:spanner::kill-zero-spanned-time

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

bound-padding (number):

1.0

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

broken-bound-padding (number):

ly:hairpin::broken-bound-padding

The amount of padding to insert when a spanner is broken at a line break.

circled-tip (boolean)

Put a circle at start/end of hairpins (al/del niente).

grow-direction (direction):

hairpin::calc-grow-direction

Crescendo or decrescendo?

height (dimension, in staff space):

0.6666

Height of an object in staff-space units.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

2.0

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

self-alignment-Y (number):

0

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:hairpin::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.0

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

to-barline (boolean):

#t

If true, the spanner will stop at the bar line just before it would otherwise stop.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> #<primitive-procedure ly:hairpin::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:self-alignment-interface::y-aligned-on-self> #<primitive-procedure ly:self-alignment-interface::pure-y-aligned-on-self> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): dynamic-interface, grob-interface, hairpin-interface, line-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.53 HorizontalBracket

HorizontalBracket objects are created by: Horizontal_bracket_engraver.

Standard settings:

bracket-flare (pair of numbers):
'(0.5 . 0.5)
A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.
connect-to-neighbor (pair):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-connect-to-neighbors

Pair of booleans, indicating whether this grob looks as a continued break.

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:horizontal-bracket::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.0

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, horizontal-bracket-interface, line-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.54 HorizontalBracketText

HorizontalBracketText objects are created by: Horizontal_bracket_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

ly:horizontal-bracket-text::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-size (number):

-1

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

ly:horizontal-bracket-text::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, horizontal-bracket-text-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.55 InstrumentName

InstrumentName objects are created by: Instrument_name_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.3

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

self-alignment-Y (number):

0

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

stencil (stencil):

system-start-text::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

system-start-text::calc-x-offset

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-offset (number):

system-start-text::calc-y-offset

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface, system-start-text-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.56 InstrumentSwitch

InstrumentSwitch objects are created by: Instrument_switch_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
outside-staff-priority (number):

500

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

-1

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.57 KeyCancellation

KeyCancellation objects are created by: Key_engraver.

Standard settings:

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'key-cancellation

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#t #t #f)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::extra-spacing-height-including-staff

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(0.0 . 1.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
flat-positions (list):
'(2 3 4 2 1 2 1)
Flats in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.
glyph-name-alist (list):
'((0 . "accidentals.natural"))
An alist of key-string pairs.
non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

sharp-positions (list):
'(4 5 4 2 3 2 3)
Sharps in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.
space-alist (list):
'((time-signature extra-space . 1.25)
  (staff-bar extra-space . 0.6)
  (key-signature extra-space . 0.5)
  (cue-clef extra-space . 0.5)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.5)
  (first-note fixed-space . 2.5)
  (custos extra-space . 1.0))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:key-signature-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, key-cancellation-interface, key-signature-interface, pure-from-neighbor-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.58 KeySignature

KeySignature objects are created by: Key_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

break-align-anchor (number):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-anchor-alignment (number):

1

Read by ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor for aligning an anchor to a grob’s extent.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'key-signature

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #f #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::extra-spacing-height-including-staff

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(0.0 . 1.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
flat-positions (list):
'(2 3 4 2 1 2 1)
Flats in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.
glyph-name-alist (list):
'((0 . "accidentals.natural")
  (-1/2 . "accidentals.flat")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.sharp")
  (1 . "accidentals.doublesharp")
  (-1 . "accidentals.flatflat")
  (3/4
   .
   "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stemstemstem")
  (1/4 . "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stem")
  (-1/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat")
  (-3/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat.flat"))
An alist of key-string pairs.
non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

sharp-positions (list):
'(4 5 4 2 3 2 3)
Sharps in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.
space-alist (list):
'((time-signature extra-space . 1.15)
  (staff-bar extra-space . 1.1)
  (cue-clef extra-space . 0.5)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.5)
  (first-note fixed-space . 2.5))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:key-signature-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, key-signature-interface, pure-from-neighbor-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.59 KievanLigature

KievanLigature objects are created by: Kievan_ligature_engraver.

Standard settings:

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:kievan-ligature::print

The symbol to print.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, kievan-ligature-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.60 LaissezVibrerTie

LaissezVibrerTie objects are created by: Laissez_vibrer_engraver.

Standard settings:

control-points (list of number pairs):

ly:semi-tie::calc-control-points

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

details (list):
'((ratio . 0.333) (height-limit . 1.0))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

ly:tie::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):
'(-0.5 . 0.5)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).
head-direction (direction):

-1

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

stencil (stencil):

laissez-vibrer::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.0

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and semi-tie-interface.

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3.1.61 LaissezVibrerTieColumn

LaissezVibrerTieColumn objects are created by: Laissez_vibrer_engraver.

Standard settings:

head-direction (direction):

ly:semi-tie-column::calc-head-direction

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and semi-tie-column-interface.

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3.1.62 LedgerLineSpanner

LedgerLineSpanner objects are created by: Ledger_line_engraver.

Standard settings:

layer (integer):

0

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

length-fraction (number):

0.25

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

minimum-length-fraction (number):

0.25

Minimum length of ledger line as fraction of note head size.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:ledger-line-spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:ledger-line-spanner::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, ledger-line-spanner-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.63 LeftEdge

LeftEdge objects are created by: Break_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

break-align-anchor (number):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'left-edge

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #f #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((ambitus extra-space . 2.0)
  (breathing-sign minimum-space . 0.0)
  (cue-end-clef extra-space . 0.8)
  (clef extra-space . 0.8)
  (cue-clef extra-space . 0.8)
  (staff-bar extra-space . 0.0)
  (key-cancellation extra-space . 0.0)
  (key-signature extra-space . 0.8)
  (time-signature extra-space . 1.0)
  (custos extra-space . 0.0)
  (first-note fixed-space . 2.0)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.0))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
X-extent (pair of numbers):
'(0 . 0)
Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.
Y-extent (pair of numbers):
'(0 . 0)
Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.64 LigatureBracket

LigatureBracket objects are created by: Ligature_bracket_engraver.

Standard settings:

bracket-visibility (boolean or symbol):

#t

This controls the visibility of the tuplet bracket. Setting it to false prevents printing of the bracket. Setting the property to if-no-beam makes it print only if there is no beam associated with this tuplet bracket.

connect-to-neighbor (pair):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-connect-to-neighbors

Pair of booleans, indicating whether this grob looks as a continued break.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

edge-height (pair):
'(0.7 . 0.7)
A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).
padding (dimension, in staff space):

2.0

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

positions (pair of numbers):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-positions

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers):
'(-0.2 . -0.2)
The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.
staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:tuplet-bracket::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.6

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-positions (pair of numbers):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-x-positions

Pair of X staff coordinates of a spanner in the form (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, line-interface, spanner-interface and tuplet-bracket-interface.

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3.1.65 LyricExtender

LyricExtender objects are created by: Extender_engraver.

Standard settings:

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

1.5

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

stencil (stencil):

ly:lyric-extender::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

0.8

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Y-extent (pair of numbers):
'(0 . 0)
Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, lyric-extender-interface, lyric-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.66 LyricHyphen

LyricHyphen objects are created by: Hyphen_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:spanner::kill-zero-spanned-time

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

dash-period (number):

10.0

The length of one dash together with whitespace. If negative, no line is drawn at all.

height (dimension, in staff space):

0.42

Height of an object in staff-space units.

length (dimension, in staff space):

0.66

User override for the stem length of unbeamed stems.

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space):

0.1

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

0.3

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.07

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:lyric-hyphen::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:lyric-hyphen::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.3

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):
'(0 . 0)
Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, lyric-hyphen-interface, lyric-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.67 LyricSpace

LyricSpace objects are created by: Hyphen_engraver.

Standard settings:

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space):

0.45

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.0

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:lyric-hyphen::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, lyric-hyphen-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.68 LyricText

LyricText objects are created by: Lyric_engraver.

Standard settings:

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):
'(0.2 . -0.2)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).
extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(0.0 . 0.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-series (symbol):

'medium

Select the series of a font. Choices include medium, bold, bold-narrow, etc.

font-size (number):

1.0

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

parent-alignment-X (number):

'()

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

skyline-horizontal-padding (number):

0.1

For determining the vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a configuration which would result in a tight interleaving of grobs from the top staff and the bottom staff. The larger this parameter is, the farther apart the staves are placed in such a configuration.

stencil (stencil):

lyric-text::print

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

Text markup. See Formatting text.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

word-space (dimension, in staff space):

0.6

Space to insert between words in texts.

X-align-on-main-noteheads (boolean):

#t

If true, this grob will ignore suspended noteheads when aligning itself on NoteColumn.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, lyric-syllable-interface, rhythmic-grob-interface, self-alignment-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.69 MeasureCounter

MeasureCounter objects are created by: Measure_counter_engraver.

Standard settings:

count-from (integer):

1

The first measure in a measure count receives this number. The following measures are numbered in increments from this initial value.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-size (number):

-2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

outside-staff-horizontal-padding (number):

0.5

By default, an outside-staff-object can be placed so that is it very close to another grob horizontally. If this property is set, the outside-staff-object is raised so that it is not so close to its neighbor.

outside-staff-priority (number):

750

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

spacing-pair (pair):
'(break-alignment . break-alignment)
A pair of alignment symbols which set an object’s spacing relative to its left and right BreakAlignments.

For example, a MultiMeasureRest will ignore prefatory items at its bounds (i.e., clefs, key signatures and time signatures) using the following override:
\override MultiMeasureRest
  #'spacing-pair = #'(staff-bar . staff-bar)
staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

measure-counter-stencil

The symbol to print.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, measure-counter-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.70 MeasureGrouping

MeasureGrouping objects are created by: Measure_grouping_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

height (dimension, in staff space):

2.0

Height of an object in staff-space units.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

3

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:measure-grouping::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, measure-grouping-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.71 MelodyItem

MelodyItem objects are created by: Melody_engraver.

Standard settings:

neutral-direction (direction):

-1

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and melody-spanner-interface.

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3.1.72 MensuralLigature

MensuralLigature objects are created by: Mensural_ligature_engraver.

Standard settings:

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:mensural-ligature::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.3

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, mensural-ligature-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.73 MetronomeMark

MetronomeMark objects are created by: Metronome_mark_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:side-position-interface::move-to-extremal-staff

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

break-align-symbols (list):
'(time-signature)
A list of break-align symbols that determines which breakable items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in break-alignment-interface.
break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #t #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
flag-style (symbol):

'default

The style of the flag to be used with MetronomeMark. Available are 'modern-straight-flag, 'old-straight-flag, flat-flag, mensural and 'default

non-break-align-symbols (list):
'(paper-column-interface)
A list of symbols that determine which NON-break-aligned interfaces to align this to.
outside-staff-horizontal-padding (number):

0.2

By default, an outside-staff-object can be placed so that is it very close to another grob horizontally. If this property is set, the outside-staff-object is raised so that it is not so close to its neighbor.

outside-staff-priority (number):

1000

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.8

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

self-alignment-X (number):

-1

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

self-alignment-interface::self-aligned-on-breakable

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-alignable-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, metronome-mark-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.74 MultiMeasureRest

MultiMeasureRest objects are created by: Multi_measure_rest_engraver.

Standard settings:

bound-padding (number):

0.5

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

expand-limit (integer):

10

Maximum number of measures expanded in church rests.

hair-thickness (number):

2.0

Thickness of the thin line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

max-symbol-separation (number):

8.0

The maximum distance between symbols making up a church rest.

round-up-exceptions (list):

'()

A list of pairs where car is the numerator and cdr the denominator of a moment. Each pair in this list means that the multi-measure rests of the corresponding length will be rounded up to the longer rest. See round-up-to-longer-rest.

spacing-pair (pair):
'(break-alignment . break-alignment)
A pair of alignment symbols which set an object’s spacing relative to its left and right BreakAlignments.

For example, a MultiMeasureRest will ignore prefatory items at its bounds (i.e., clefs, key signatures and time signatures) using the following override:
\override MultiMeasureRest
  #'spacing-pair = #'(staff-bar . staff-bar)
springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:multi-measure-rest::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:multi-measure-rest::print

The symbol to print.

thick-thickness (number):

6.6

Thickness of the thick line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

usable-duration-logs (list):
'(-3 -2 -1 0)
List of duration-logs that can be used in typesetting the grob.
voiced-position (number):

4

The staff-position of a voiced Rest, negative if the rest has direction DOWN.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:multi-measure-rest::height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, multi-measure-interface, multi-measure-rest-interface, outside-staff-interface, rest-interface, spanner-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.75 MultiMeasureRestNumber

MultiMeasureRestNumber objects are created by: Multi_measure_rest_engraver.

Standard settings:

bound-padding (number):

1.0

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.4

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:multi-measure-rest::set-text-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.4

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, multi-measure-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.76 MultiMeasureRestText

MultiMeasureRestText objects are created by: Multi_measure_rest_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

outside-staff-priority (number):

450

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

skyline-horizontal-padding (number):

0.2

For determining the vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a configuration which would result in a tight interleaving of grobs from the top staff and the bottom staff. The larger this parameter is, the farther apart the staves are placed in such a configuration.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

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3.1.77 NonMusicalPaperColumn

NonMusicalPaperColumn objects are created by: Paper_column_engraver.

Standard settings:

allow-loose-spacing (boolean):

#t

If set, column can be detached from main spacing.

axes (list):
'(0)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
before-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:paper-column::before-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

font-size (number):

-7.5

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

full-measure-extra-space (number):

1.0

Extra space that is allocated at the beginning of a measure with only one note. This property is read from the NonMusicalPaperColumn that begins the measure.

horizontal-skylines (pair of skylines):

ly:separation-item::calc-skylines

Two skylines, one to the left and one to the right of this grob.

keep-inside-line (boolean):

#t

If set, this column cannot have objects sticking into the margin.

layer (integer):

1000

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

line-break-permission (symbol):

'allow

Instructs the line breaker on whether to put a line break at this column. Can be force or allow.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

page-break-permission (symbol):

'allow

Instructs the page breaker on whether to put a page break at this column. Can be force or allow.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, paper-column-interface, separation-item-interface and spaceable-grob-interface.

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3.1.78 NoteCollision

NoteCollision objects are created by: Collision_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0 1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
note-collision-threshold (dimension, in staff space):

1

Simultaneous notes that are this close or closer in units of staff-space will be identified as vertically colliding. Used by Stem grobs for notes in the same voice, and NoteCollision grobs for notes in different voices. Default value 1.

prefer-dotted-right (boolean):

#t

For note collisions, prefer to shift dotted up-note to the right, rather than shifting just the dot.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and note-collision-interface.

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3.1.79 NoteColumn

NoteColumn objects are created by: Rhythmic_column_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0 1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
horizontal-skylines (pair of skylines):

ly:separation-item::calc-skylines

Two skylines, one to the left and one to the right of this grob.

skyline-vertical-padding (number):

0.15

The amount by which the left and right skylines of a column are padded vertically, beyond the Y-extents and extra-spacing-heights of the constituent grobs in the column. Increase this to prevent interleaving of grobs from adjacent columns.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, note-column-interface and separation-item-interface.

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3.1.80 NoteHead

NoteHead objects are created by: Completion_heads_engraver, Drum_notes_engraver and Note_heads_engraver.

Standard settings:

duration-log (integer):

note-head::calc-duration-log

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

ly:note-head::include-ledger-line-height

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

glyph-name (string):

note-head::calc-glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

parenthesis-friends (list):
'(accidental-grob dot)
A list of Grob types, as symbols. When parentheses enclose a Grob that has ’parenthesis-friends, the parentheses widen to include any child Grobs with type among ’parenthesis-friends.
stem-attachment (pair of numbers):

ly:note-head::calc-stem-attachment

An (x . y) pair where the stem attaches to the notehead.

stencil (stencil):

ly:note-head::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:note-head::stem-x-shift

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, gregorian-ligature-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, ledgered-interface, ligature-head-interface, mensural-ligature-interface, note-head-interface, rhythmic-grob-interface, rhythmic-head-interface, staff-symbol-referencer-interface and vaticana-ligature-interface.

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3.1.81 NoteName

NoteName objects are created by: Note_name_engraver.

Standard settings:

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, note-name-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.82 NoteSpacing

NoteSpacing objects are created by: Note_spacing_engraver.

Standard settings:

knee-spacing-correction (number):

1.0

Factor for the optical correction amount for kneed beams. Set between 0 for no correction and 1 for full correction.

same-direction-correction (number):

0.25

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. This amount is used for stems with the same direction to compensate for note head to stem distance.

space-to-barline (boolean):

#t

If set, the distance between a note and the following non-musical column will be measured to the bar line instead of to the beginning of the non-musical column. If there is a clef change followed by a bar line, for example, this means that we will try to space the non-musical column as though the clef is not there.

stem-spacing-correction (number):

0.5

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. For opposite directions, this amount is the correction for two normal sized stems that overlap completely.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface, note-spacing-interface and spacing-interface.

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3.1.83 OttavaBracket

OttavaBracket objects are created by: Ottava_spanner_engraver.

Standard settings:

dash-fraction (number):

0.3

Size of the dashes, relative to dash-period. Should be between 0.1 and 1.0 (continuous line). If set to 0.0, a dotted line is produced

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

edge-height (pair):
'(0 . 0.8)
A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).
font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

0.3

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

outside-staff-priority (number):

400

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers):
'(-0.8 . -0.6)
The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.
staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

2.0

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:ottava-bracket::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'dashed-line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, horizontal-bracket-interface, line-interface, ottava-bracket-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.84 PaperColumn

PaperColumn objects are created by: Paper_column_engraver.

Standard settings:

allow-loose-spacing (boolean):

#t

If set, column can be detached from main spacing.

axes (list):
'(0)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
before-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:paper-column::before-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

font-size (number):

-7.5

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

horizontal-skylines (pair of skylines):

ly:separation-item::calc-skylines

Two skylines, one to the left and one to the right of this grob.

keep-inside-line (boolean):

#t

If set, this column cannot have objects sticking into the margin.

layer (integer):

1000

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

skyline-vertical-padding (number):

0.08

The amount by which the left and right skylines of a column are padded vertically, beyond the Y-extents and extra-spacing-heights of the constituent grobs in the column. Increase this to prevent interleaving of grobs from adjacent columns.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, paper-column-interface, separation-item-interface and spaceable-grob-interface.

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3.1.85 ParenthesesItem

ParenthesesItem objects are created by: Parenthesis_engraver.

Standard settings:

font-size (number):

-6

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

stencil (stencil):

parentheses-item::print

The symbol to print.

stencils (list):

parentheses-item::calc-parenthesis-stencils

Multiple stencils, used as intermediate value.

X-extent (pair of numbers):
'(0 . 0)
Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.
Y-extent (pair of numbers):

parentheses-item::y-extent

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and parentheses-interface.

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3.1.86 PercentRepeat

PercentRepeat objects are created by: Percent_repeat_engraver.

Standard settings:

dot-negative-kern (number):

0.75

The space to remove between a dot and a slash in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaMusic

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

slope (number):

1.0

The slope of this object.

spacing-pair (pair):
'(break-alignment . staff-bar)
A pair of alignment symbols which set an object’s spacing relative to its left and right BreakAlignments.

For example, a MultiMeasureRest will ignore prefatory items at its bounds (i.e., clefs, key signatures and time signatures) using the following override:
\override MultiMeasureRest
  #'spacing-pair = #'(staff-bar . staff-bar)
springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:multi-measure-rest::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:multi-measure-rest::percent

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

0.48

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, multi-measure-rest-interface, percent-repeat-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.87 PercentRepeatCounter

PercentRepeatCounter objects are created by: Percent_repeat_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-size (number):

-2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, percent-repeat-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.88 PhrasingSlur

PhrasingSlur objects are created by: Phrasing_slur_engraver.

Standard settings:

control-points (list of number pairs):

ly:slur::calc-control-points

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

details (list):
'((region-size . 4)
  (head-encompass-penalty . 1000.0)
  (stem-encompass-penalty . 30.0)
  (edge-attraction-factor . 4)
  (same-slope-penalty . 20)
  (steeper-slope-factor . 50)
  (non-horizontal-penalty . 15)
  (max-slope . 1.1)
  (max-slope-factor . 10)
  (free-head-distance . 0.3)
  (free-slur-distance . 0.8)
  (gap-to-staffline-inside . 0.2)
  (gap-to-staffline-outside . 0.1)
  (extra-object-collision-penalty . 50)
  (accidental-collision . 3)
  (extra-encompass-free-distance . 0.3)
  (extra-encompass-collision-distance . 0.8)
  (head-slur-distance-max-ratio . 3)
  (head-slur-distance-factor . 10)
  (absolute-closeness-measure . 0.3)
  (edge-slope-exponent . 1.7)
  (close-to-edge-length . 2.5)
  (encompass-object-range-overshoot . 0.5)
  (slur-tie-extrema-min-distance . 0.2)
  (slur-tie-extrema-min-distance-penalty . 2))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

ly:slur::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

height-limit (dimension, in staff space):

2.0

Maximum slur height: The longer the slur, the closer it is to this height.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

1.5

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

ratio (number):

0.333

Parameter for slur shape. The higher this number, the quicker the slur attains its height-limit.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:slur::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.1

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:slur::vertical-skylines> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:slur::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:slur::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, slur-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.89 PianoPedalBracket

PianoPedalBracket objects are created by: Piano_pedal_engraver.

Standard settings:

bound-padding (number):

1.0

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

bracket-flare (pair of numbers):
'(0.5 . 0.5)
A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.
direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

edge-height (pair):
'(1.0 . 1.0)
A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).
shorten-pair (pair of numbers):
'(0.0 . 0.0)
The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.
stencil (stencil):

ly:piano-pedal-bracket::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

thickness (number):

1.0

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, line-interface, piano-pedal-bracket-interface, piano-pedal-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.90 RehearsalMark

RehearsalMark objects are created by: Mark_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:side-position-interface::move-to-extremal-staff

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

baseline-skip (dimension, in staff space):

2

Distance between base lines of multiple lines of text.

break-align-symbols (list):
'(staff-bar key-signature clef)
A list of break-align symbols that determines which breakable items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in break-alignment-interface.
break-visibility (vector):
#(#f #t #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-size (number):

2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

outside-staff-horizontal-padding (number):

0.2

By default, an outside-staff-object can be placed so that is it very close to another grob horizontally. If this property is set, the outside-staff-object is raised so that it is not so close to its neighbor.

outside-staff-priority (number):

1500

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.8

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

self-alignment-interface::self-aligned-on-breakable

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-alignable-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, mark-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.91 RepeatSlash

RepeatSlash objects are created by: Slash_repeat_engraver.

Standard settings:

slash-negative-kern (number):

0.85

The space to remove between slashes in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slope (number):

1.7

The slope of this object.

stencil (stencil):

ly:percent-repeat-item-interface::beat-slash

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

0.48

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface, percent-repeat-interface, percent-repeat-item-interface and rhythmic-grob-interface.

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3.1.92 RepeatTie

RepeatTie objects are created by: Repeat_tie_engraver.

Standard settings:

control-points (list of number pairs):

ly:semi-tie::calc-control-points

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

details (list):
'((ratio . 0.333) (height-limit . 1.0))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

ly:tie::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):
'(-0.5 . 0.5)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).
head-direction (direction):

1

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

stencil (stencil):

ly:tie::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.0

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and semi-tie-interface.

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3.1.93 RepeatTieColumn

RepeatTieColumn objects are created by: Repeat_tie_engraver.

Standard settings:

head-direction (direction):

ly:semi-tie-column::calc-head-direction

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and semi-tie-column-interface.

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3.1.94 Rest

Rest objects are created by: Completion_rest_engraver and Rest_engraver.

Standard settings:

duration-log (integer):

stem::calc-duration-log

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

parenthesis-friends (list):
'(dot)
A list of Grob types, as symbols. When parentheses enclose a Grob that has ’parenthesis-friends, the parentheses widen to include any child Grobs with type among ’parenthesis-friends.
stencil (stencil):

ly:rest::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

voiced-position (number):

4

The staff-position of a voiced Rest, negative if the rest has direction DOWN.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:rest::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:rest::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:rest::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:rest::y-offset-callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, rest-interface, rhythmic-grob-interface, rhythmic-head-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.95 RestCollision

RestCollision objects are created by: Rest_collision_engraver.

Standard settings:

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space):

0.75

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and rest-collision-interface.

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3.1.96 Script

Script objects are created by: Drum_notes_engraver, New_fingering_engraver and Script_engraver.

Standard settings:

add-stem-support (boolean):

#t

If set, the Stem object is included in this script’s support.

direction (direction):

ly:script-interface::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaMusic

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

horizon-padding (number):

0.1

The amount to pad the axis along which a Skyline is built for the side-position-interface.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

slur-padding (number):

0.2

Extra distance between slur and script.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:script-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

script-interface::calc-x-offset

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, script-interface, self-alignment-interface and side-position-interface.

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3.1.97 ScriptColumn

ScriptColumn objects are created by: Script_column_engraver.

Standard settings:

before-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:script-column::before-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and script-column-interface.

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3.1.98 ScriptRow

ScriptRow objects are created by: Script_row_engraver.

Standard settings:

before-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:script-column::row-before-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and script-column-interface.

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3.1.99 Slur

Slur objects are created by: Slur_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

control-points (list of number pairs):

ly:slur::calc-control-points

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

details (list):
'((region-size . 4)
  (head-encompass-penalty . 1000.0)
  (stem-encompass-penalty . 30.0)
  (edge-attraction-factor . 4)
  (same-slope-penalty . 20)
  (steeper-slope-factor . 50)
  (non-horizontal-penalty . 15)
  (max-slope . 1.1)
  (max-slope-factor . 10)
  (free-head-distance . 0.3)
  (free-slur-distance . 0.8)
  (gap-to-staffline-inside . 0.2)
  (gap-to-staffline-outside . 0.1)
  (extra-object-collision-penalty . 50)
  (accidental-collision . 3)
  (extra-encompass-free-distance . 0.3)
  (extra-encompass-collision-distance . 0.8)
  (head-slur-distance-max-ratio . 3)
  (head-slur-distance-factor . 10)
  (absolute-closeness-measure . 0.3)
  (edge-slope-exponent . 1.7)
  (close-to-edge-length . 2.5)
  (encompass-object-range-overshoot . 0.5)
  (slur-tie-extrema-min-distance . 0.2)
  (slur-tie-extrema-min-distance-penalty . 2))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

ly:slur::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

height-limit (dimension, in staff space):

2.0

Maximum slur height: The longer the slur, the closer it is to this height.

line-thickness (number):

0.8

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space):

1.5

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

ratio (number):

0.25

Parameter for slur shape. The higher this number, the quicker the slur attains its height-limit.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:slur::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.2

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:slur::vertical-skylines> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:slur::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:slur::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, slur-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.100 SostenutoPedal

SostenutoPedal objects are created by: Piano_pedal_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.0

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, piano-pedal-script-interface, self-alignment-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.101 SostenutoPedalLineSpanner

SostenutoPedalLineSpanner objects are created by: Piano_pedal_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

minimum-space (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Minimum distance that the victim should move (after padding).

outside-staff-priority (number):

1000

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, piano-pedal-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.102 SpacingSpanner

SpacingSpanner objects are created by: Spacing_engraver.

Standard settings:

average-spacing-wishes (boolean):

#t

If set, the spacing wishes are averaged over staves.

base-shortest-duration (moment):

#<Mom 3/16>

Spacing is based on the shortest notes in a piece. Normally, pieces are spaced as if notes at least as short as this are present.

common-shortest-duration (moment):

ly:spacing-spanner::calc-common-shortest-duration

The most common shortest note length. This is used in spacing. Enlarging this sets the score tighter.

shortest-duration-space (number):

2.0

Start with this multiple of spacing-increment space for the shortest duration. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

spacing-increment (dimension, in staff space):

1.2

The unit of length for note-spacing. Typically, the width of a note head. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spacing-spanner::set-springs

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, spacing-options-interface, spacing-spanner-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.103 SpanBar

SpanBar objects are created by: Span_bar_engraver.

Standard settings:

allow-span-bar (boolean):

#t

If false, no inter-staff bar line will be created below this bar line.

bar-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

The Y-extent of the actual bar line. This may differ from Y-extent because it does not include the dots in a repeat bar line.

before-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:span-bar::before-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'staff-bar

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

glyph-name (string):

ly:span-bar::calc-glyph-name

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

layer (integer):

0

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

stencil (stencil):

ly:span-bar::print

The symbol to print.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:span-bar::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): bar-line-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and span-bar-interface.

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3.1.104 SpanBarStub

SpanBarStub objects are created by: Span_bar_stub_engraver.

Standard settings:

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::extra-spacing-height

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

X-extent (pair of numbers):

#<procedure #f (grob)>

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #f #<procedure pure-from-neighbor-interface::pure-height (grob beg end)> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and pure-from-neighbor-interface.

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3.1.105 StaffGrouper

StaffGrouper objects are not created by any engraver.

Standard settings:

staff-staff-spacing (list):
'((basic-distance . 9)
  (minimum-distance . 7)
  (padding . 1)
  (stretchability . 5))
When applied to a staff-group’s StaffGrouper grob, this spacing alist controls the distance between consecutive staves within the staff-group. When applied to a staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob, it controls the distance between the staff and the nearest staff below it in the same system, replacing any settings inherited from the StaffGrouper grob of the containing staff-group, if there is one. This property remains in effect even when non-staff lines appear between staves. The alist can contain the following keys:

basic-distance – the vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items when no collisions would result, and no stretching or compressing is in effect.
minimum-distance – the smallest allowable vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items, when compressing is in effect.
padding – the minimum required amount of unobstructed vertical whitespace between the bounding boxes (or skylines) of the two items, measured in staff-spaces.
stretchability – a unitless measure of the dimension’s relative propensity to stretch. If zero, the distance will not stretch (unless collisions would result).
staffgroup-staff-spacing (list):
'((basic-distance . 10.5)
  (minimum-distance . 8)
  (padding . 1)
  (stretchability . 9))
The spacing alist controlling the distance between the last staff of the current staff-group and the staff just below it in the same system, even if one or more non-staff lines exist between the two staves. If the staff-staff-spacing property of the staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob is set, that is used instead. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, spanner-interface and staff-grouper-interface.

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3.1.106 StaffSpacing

StaffSpacing objects are created by: Separating_line_group_engraver.

Standard settings:

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

stem-spacing-correction (number):

0.4

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. For opposite directions, this amount is the correction for two normal sized stems that overlap completely.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface, spacing-interface and staff-spacing-interface.

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3.1.107 StaffSymbol

StaffSymbol objects are created by: Staff_symbol_engraver and Tab_staff_symbol_engraver.

Standard settings:

break-align-symbols (list):
'(staff-bar break-alignment)
A list of break-align symbols that determines which breakable items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in break-alignment-interface.
layer (integer):

0

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

ledger-line-thickness (pair of numbers):
'(1.0 . 0.1)
The thickness of ledger lines. It is the sum of 2 numbers: The first is the factor for line thickness, and the second for staff space. Both contributions are added.
line-count (integer):

5

The number of staff lines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:staff-symbol::print

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol::height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, spanner-interface and staff-symbol-interface.

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3.1.108 StanzaNumber

StanzaNumber objects are created by: Stanza_number_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-series (symbol):

'bold

Select the series of a font. Choices include medium, bold, bold-narrow, etc.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

0

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, side-position-interface, stanza-number-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.109 Stem

Stem objects are created by: Span_stem_engraver and Stem_engraver.

Standard settings:

beamlet-default-length (pair):
'(1.1 . 1.1)
A pair of numbers. The first number specifies the default length of a beamlet that sticks out of the left hand side of this stem; the second number specifies the default length of the beamlet to the right. The actual length of a beamlet is determined by taking either the default length or the length specified by beamlet-max-length-proportion, whichever is smaller.
beamlet-max-length-proportion (pair):
'(0.75 . 0.75)
The maximum length of a beamlet, as a proportion of the distance between two adjacent stems.
default-direction (direction):

ly:stem::calc-default-direction

Direction determined by note head positions.

details (list):
'((lengths 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.25 5.0 6.0)
  (beamed-lengths 3.26 3.5 3.6)
  (beamed-minimum-free-lengths 1.83 1.5 1.25)
  (beamed-extreme-minimum-free-lengths 2.0 1.25)
  (stem-shorten 1.0 0.5 0.25))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

ly:stem::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

double-stem-separation (number):

0.5

The distance between the two stems of a half note in tablature when using \tabFullNotation, not counting the width of the stems themselves, expressed as a multiple of the default height of a staff-space in the traditional five-line staff.

duration-log (integer):

stem::calc-duration-log

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

length (dimension, in staff space):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:stem::calc-length> #<primitive-procedure ly:stem::pure-calc-length> >

User override for the stem length of unbeamed stems.

neutral-direction (direction):

-1

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

note-collision-threshold (dimension, in staff space):

1

Simultaneous notes that are this close or closer in units of staff-space will be identified as vertically colliding. Used by Stem grobs for notes in the same voice, and NoteCollision grobs for notes in different voices. Default value 1.

stem-begin-position (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:stem::calc-stem-begin-position> #<primitive-procedure ly:stem::pure-calc-stem-begin-position> >

User override for the begin position of a stem.

stencil (stencil):

ly:stem::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.3

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:stem::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number):

ly:stem::offset-callback

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:stem::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:stem::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface and stem-interface.

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3.1.110 StemStub

StemStub objects are created by: Stem_engraver.

Standard settings:

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

stem-stub::extra-spacing-height

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

X-extent (pair of numbers):

stem-stub::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #f #<procedure stem-stub::pure-height (grob beg end)> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface and item-interface.

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3.1.111 StemTremolo

StemTremolo objects are created by: Stem_engraver.

Standard settings:

beam-thickness (dimension, in staff space):

0.48

Beam thickness, measured in staff-space units.

beam-width (dimension, in staff space):

ly:stem-tremolo::calc-width

Width of the tremolo sign.

direction (direction):

ly:stem-tremolo::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

shape (symbol):

ly:stem-tremolo::calc-shape

This setting determines what shape a grob has. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

slope (number):

ly:stem-tremolo::calc-slope

The slope of this object.

stencil (stencil):

ly:stem-tremolo::print

The symbol to print.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:stem-tremolo::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> #<primitive-procedure ly:stem-tremolo::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:stem-tremolo::calc-y-offset> #<primitive-procedure ly:stem-tremolo::pure-calc-y-offset> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, item-interface, self-alignment-interface and stem-tremolo-interface.

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3.1.112 StringNumber

StringNumber objects are created by: New_fingering_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'around

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-size (number):

-5

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

number-type (symbol):

'arabic

Numbering style. Choices include roman-lower, roman-upper and arabic.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

script-priority (number):

100

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

self-alignment-Y (number):

0

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

print-circled-text-callback

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

string-number::calc-text

Text markup. See Formatting text.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, number-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, string-number-interface, text-interface and text-script-interface.

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3.1.113 StrokeFinger

StrokeFinger objects are created by: New_fingering_engraver.

Standard settings:

digit-names (vector):
#("p" "i" "m" "a" "x")
Names for string finger digits.
font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

script-priority (number):

100

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

self-alignment-Y (number):

0

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

stroke-finger::calc-text

Text markup. See Formatting text.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

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3.1.114 SustainPedal

SustainPedal objects are created by: Piano_pedal_engraver.

Standard settings:

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.0

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

stencil (stencil):

ly:sustain-pedal::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, piano-pedal-interface, piano-pedal-script-interface, self-alignment-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.115 SustainPedalLineSpanner

SustainPedalLineSpanner objects are created by: Piano_pedal_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

minimum-space (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Minimum distance that the victim should move (after padding).

outside-staff-priority (number):

1000

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.2

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, piano-pedal-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.116 System

System objects are not created by any engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0 1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
outside-staff-placement-directive (symbol):

'left-to-right-polite

One of four directives telling how outside staff objects should be placed.

left-to-right-greedy – Place each successive grob from left to right.
left-to-right-polite – Place a grob from left to right only if it does not potentially overlap with another grob that has been placed on a pass through a grob array. If there is overlap, do another pass to determine placement.
right-to-left-greedy – Same as left-to-right-greedy, but from right to left.
right-to-left-polite – Same as left-to-right-polite, but from right to left.

skyline-horizontal-padding (number):

1.0

For determining the vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a configuration which would result in a tight interleaving of grobs from the top staff and the bottom staff. The larger this parameter is, the farther apart the staves are placed in such a configuration.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

ly:axis-group-interface::calc-skylines

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:system::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:system::calc-pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-axis-group-interface, spanner-interface and system-interface.

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3.1.117 SystemStartBar

SystemStartBar objects are created by: System_start_delimiter_engraver.

Standard settings:

collapse-height (dimension, in staff space):

5.0

Minimum height of system start delimiter. If equal or smaller, the bracket/brace/line is removed.

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

-0.1

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

stencil (stencil):

ly:system-start-delimiter::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'bar-line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

thickness (number):

1.6

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and system-start-delimiter-interface.

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3.1.118 SystemStartBrace

SystemStartBrace objects are created by: System_start_delimiter_engraver.

Standard settings:

collapse-height (dimension, in staff space):

5.0

Minimum height of system start delimiter. If equal or smaller, the bracket/brace/line is removed.

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaBraces

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.3

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

stencil (stencil):

ly:system-start-delimiter::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'brace

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and system-start-delimiter-interface.

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3.1.119 SystemStartBracket

SystemStartBracket objects are created by: System_start_delimiter_engraver.

Standard settings:

collapse-height (dimension, in staff space):

5.0

Minimum height of system start delimiter. If equal or smaller, the bracket/brace/line is removed.

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.8

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

stencil (stencil):

ly:system-start-delimiter::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'bracket

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

thickness (number):

0.45

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and system-start-delimiter-interface.

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3.1.120 SystemStartSquare

SystemStartSquare objects are created by: System_start_delimiter_engraver.

Standard settings:

collapse-height (dimension, in staff space):

5.0

Minimum height of system start delimiter. If equal or smaller, the bracket/brace/line is removed.

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

stencil (stencil):

ly:system-start-delimiter::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'line-bracket

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

thickness (number):

1.0

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and system-start-delimiter-interface.

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3.1.121 TabNoteHead

TabNoteHead objects are created by: Tab_note_heads_engraver.

Standard settings:

details (list):
'((cautionary-properties
    (angularity . 0.4)
    (half-thickness . 0.075)
    (padding . 0)
    (procedure
      .
      #<procedure parenthesize-stencil (stencil half-thickness width angularity padding)>)
    (width . 0.25))
  (head-offset . 3/5)
  (harmonic-properties
    (angularity . 2)
    (half-thickness . 0.075)
    (padding . 0)
    (procedure
      .
      #<procedure parenthesize-stencil (stencil half-thickness width angularity padding)>)
    (width . 0.25))
  (repeat-tied-properties
    (note-head-visible . #t)
    (parenthesize . #t))
  (tied-properties
    (break-visibility . #(#f #f #t))
    (parenthesize . #t)))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

0

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

duration-log (integer):

note-head::calc-duration-log

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

font-series (symbol):

'bold

Select the series of a font. Choices include medium, bold, bold-narrow, etc.

font-size (number):

-2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

parenthesis-friends (list):
'(dot)
A list of Grob types, as symbols. When parentheses enclose a Grob that has ’parenthesis-friends, the parentheses widen to include any child Grobs with type among ’parenthesis-friends.
stem-attachment (pair of numbers):
'(0.0 . 1.35)
An (x . y) pair where the stem attaches to the notehead.
stencil (stencil):

tab-note-head::print

The symbol to print.

whiteout (boolean-or-number):

#t

If a number or true, the grob is printed over a white background to white-out underlying material, if the grob is visible. A number indicates how far the white background extends beyond the bounding box of the grob as a multiple of the staff-line thickness. The LyricHyphen grob uses a special implementation of whiteout: A positive number indicates how far the white background extends beyond the bounding box in multiples of line-thickness. The shape of the background is determined by whiteout-style. Usually #f by default.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::x-aligned-on-self

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, note-head-interface, rhythmic-grob-interface, rhythmic-head-interface, staff-symbol-referencer-interface, tab-note-head-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.122 TextScript

TextScript objects are created by: Text_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'around

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
outside-staff-horizontal-padding (number):

0.2

By default, an outside-staff-object can be placed so that is it very close to another grob horizontally. If this property is set, the outside-staff-object is raised so that it is not so close to its neighbor.

outside-staff-priority (number):

450

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.3

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

script-priority (number):

200

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

self-alignment-X (number)

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

slur-padding (number):

0.5

Extra distance between slur and script.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-align-on-main-noteheads (boolean):

#t

If true, this grob will ignore suspended noteheads when aligning itself on NoteColumn.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, instrument-specific-markup-interface, item-interface, outside-staff-interface, self-alignment-interface, side-position-interface, text-interface and text-script-interface.

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3.1.123 TextSpanner

TextSpanner objects are created by: Text_spanner_engraver.

Standard settings:

bound-details (list):
'((left (Y . 0) (padding . 0.25) (attach-dir . -1))
  (left-broken (attach-dir . 1))
  (right (Y . 0) (padding . 0.25)))
An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.
dash-fraction (number):

0.2

Size of the dashes, relative to dash-period. Should be between 0.1 and 1.0 (continuous line). If set to 0.0, a dotted line is produced

dash-period (number):

3.0

The length of one dash together with whitespace. If negative, no line is drawn at all.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

left-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-left-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

outside-staff-priority (number):

350

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

right-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-right-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.8

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:line-spanner::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'dashed-line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, line-interface, line-spanner-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.124 Tie

Tie objects are created by: Completion_heads_engraver and Tie_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

control-points (list of number pairs):

ly:tie::calc-control-points

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

details (list):
'((ratio . 0.333)
  (center-staff-line-clearance . 0.6)
  (tip-staff-line-clearance . 0.45)
  (note-head-gap . 0.2)
  (stem-gap . 0.35)
  (height-limit . 1.0)
  (horizontal-distance-penalty-factor . 10)
  (same-dir-as-stem-penalty . 8)
  (min-length-penalty-factor . 26)
  (tie-tie-collision-distance . 0.45)
  (tie-tie-collision-penalty . 25.0)
  (intra-space-threshold . 1.25)
  (outer-tie-vertical-distance-symmetry-penalty-factor
    .
    10)
  (outer-tie-length-symmetry-penalty-factor . 10)
  (vertical-distance-penalty-factor . 7)
  (outer-tie-vertical-gap . 0.25)
  (multi-tie-region-size . 3)
  (single-tie-region-size . 4)
  (between-length-limit . 1.0))
Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.
direction (direction):

ly:tie::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-size (number):

-6

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

line-thickness (number):

0.8

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

neutral-direction (direction):

1

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

springs-and-rods (boolean):

ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:tie::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.2

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, spanner-interface and tie-interface.

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3.1.125 TieColumn

TieColumn objects are created by: Completion_heads_engraver and Tie_engraver.

Standard settings:

before-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:tie-column::before-line-breaking

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, spanner-interface and tie-column-interface.

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3.1.126 TimeSignature

TimeSignature objects are created by: Time_signature_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

break-align-anchor (number):

ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-anchor-alignment (number):

-1

Read by ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor for aligning an anchor to a grob’s extent.

break-align-symbol (symbol):

'time-signature

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-visibility (vector):
#(#t #t #t)
A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.
extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers):

pure-from-neighbor-interface::extra-spacing-height-including-staff

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(0.0 . 0.8)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

space-alist (list):
'((cue-clef extra-space . 1.5)
  (first-note fixed-space . 2.0)
  (right-edge extra-space . 0.5)
  (staff-bar extra-space . 1.0))
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.
stencil (stencil):

ly:time-signature::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'C

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): break-aligned-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, pure-from-neighbor-interface and time-signature-interface.

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3.1.127 TrillPitchAccidental

TrillPitchAccidental objects are created by: Pitched_trill_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

glyph-name-alist (list):
'((0 . "accidentals.natural")
  (-1/2 . "accidentals.flat")
  (1/2 . "accidentals.sharp")
  (1 . "accidentals.doublesharp")
  (-1 . "accidentals.flatflat")
  (3/4
   .
   "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stemstemstem")
  (1/4 . "accidentals.sharp.slashslash.stem")
  (-1/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat")
  (-3/4 . "accidentals.mirroredflat.flat"))
An alist of key-string pairs.
padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

0

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

ly:accidental-interface::print

The symbol to print.

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:accidental-interface::height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): accidental-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, inline-accidental-interface, item-interface, side-position-interface and trill-pitch-accidental-interface.

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3.1.128 TrillPitchGroup

TrillPitchGroup objects are created by: Pitched_trill_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(0)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

horizon-padding (number):

0.1

The amount to pad the axis along which a Skyline is built for the side-position-interface.

minimum-space (dimension, in staff space):

2.5

Minimum distance that the victim should move (after padding).

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.3

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

0

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

stencil (stencil):

parenthesize-elements

The symbol to print.

stencils (list):

parentheses-item::calc-parenthesis-stencils

Multiple stencils, used as intermediate value.

X-offset (number):

ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, note-head-interface, parentheses-interface and side-position-interface.

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3.1.129 TrillPitchHead

TrillPitchHead objects are created by: Pitched_trill_engraver.

Standard settings:

duration-log (integer):

2

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

stencil (stencil):

ly:note-head::print

The symbol to print.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:staff-symbol-referencer::callback> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, ledgered-interface, pitched-trill-interface, rhythmic-head-interface and staff-symbol-referencer-interface.

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3.1.130 TrillSpanner

TrillSpanner objects are created by: Trill_spanner_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:spanner::kill-zero-spanned-time

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

bound-details (list):
'((left (text #<procedure musicglyph-markup (layout props glyph-name)>
              "scripts.trill")
        (Y . 0)
        (stencil-offset -0.5 . -1)
        (padding . 0.5)
        (attach-dir . 0))
  (left-broken (end-on-note . #t))
  (right (Y . 0)))
An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

left-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-left-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

outside-staff-priority (number):

50

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

right-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-right-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:line-spanner::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'trill

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, line-interface, line-spanner-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and trill-spanner-interface.

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3.1.131 TupletBracket

TupletBracket objects are created by: Tuplet_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-scripts (boolean):

#t

If set, a tuplet bracket avoids the scripts associated with the note heads it encompasses.

connect-to-neighbor (pair):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-connect-to-neighbors

Pair of booleans, indicating whether this grob looks as a continued break.

direction (direction):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

edge-height (pair):
'(0.7 . 0.7)
A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).
full-length-to-extent (boolean):

#t

Run to the extent of the column for a full-length tuplet bracket.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.1

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

positions (pair of numbers):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-positions

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers):
'(-0.2 . -0.2)
The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.
staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.25

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

stencil (stencil):

ly:tuplet-bracket::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.6

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-positions (pair of numbers):

ly:tuplet-bracket::calc-x-positions

Pair of X staff coordinates of a spanner in the form (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, line-interface, outside-staff-interface, spanner-interface and tuplet-bracket-interface.

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3.1.132 TupletNumber

TupletNumber objects are created by: Tuplet_engraver.

Standard settings:

avoid-slur (symbol):

'inside

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

direction (direction):

tuplet-number::calc-direction

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

font-size (number):

-2

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

knee-to-beam (boolean):

#t

Determines whether a tuplet number will be positioned next to a kneed beam.

stencil (stencil):

ly:tuplet-number::print

The symbol to print.

text (markup):

tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text

Text markup. See Formatting text.

X-offset (number):

ly:tuplet-number::calc-x-offset

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-offset (number):

ly:tuplet-number::calc-y-offset

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, spanner-interface, text-interface and tuplet-number-interface.

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3.1.133 UnaCordaPedal

UnaCordaPedal objects are created by: Piano_pedal_engraver.

Standard settings:

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers):
'(+inf.0 . -inf.0)
In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).
font-shape (symbol):

'italic

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

0.0

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

self-alignment-X (number):

0

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

stencil (stencil):

ly:text-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-offset (number):

ly:self-alignment-interface::aligned-on-x-parent

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, item-interface, piano-pedal-script-interface, self-alignment-interface and text-interface.

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3.1.134 UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner

UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner objects are created by: Piano_pedal_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
direction (direction):

-1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

minimum-space (dimension, in staff space):

1.0

Minimum distance that the victim should move (after padding).

outside-staff-priority (number):

1000

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.2

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space):

1.2

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, piano-pedal-interface, side-position-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.135 VaticanaLigature

VaticanaLigature objects are created by: Vaticana_ligature_engraver.

Standard settings:

stencil (stencil):

ly:vaticana-ligature::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

0.6

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, spanner-interface and vaticana-ligature-interface.

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3.1.136 VerticalAlignment

VerticalAlignment objects are created by: Vertical_align_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
stacking-dir (direction):

-1

Stack objects in which direction?

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

ly:axis-group-interface::combine-skylines

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): align-interface, axis-group-interface, grob-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.137 VerticalAxisGroup

VerticalAxisGroup objects are created by: Axis_group_engraver.

Standard settings:

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
default-staff-staff-spacing (list):
'((basic-distance . 9)
  (minimum-distance . 8)
  (padding . 1))
The settings to use for staff-staff-spacing when it is unset, for ungrouped staves and for grouped staves that do not have the relevant StaffGrouper property set (staff-staff-spacing or staffgroup-staff-spacing).
nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing (list):
'((padding . 0.5))
The spacing alist controlling the distance between the current non-staff line and the nearest staff in the opposite direction from staff-affinity, if there are no other non-staff lines between the two, and staff-affinity is either UP or DOWN. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.
outside-staff-placement-directive (symbol):

'left-to-right-polite

One of four directives telling how outside staff objects should be placed.

left-to-right-greedy – Place each successive grob from left to right.
left-to-right-polite – Place a grob from left to right only if it does not potentially overlap with another grob that has been placed on a pass through a grob array. If there is overlap, do another pass to determine placement.
right-to-left-greedy – Same as left-to-right-greedy, but from right to left.
right-to-left-polite – Same as left-to-right-polite, but from right to left.

skyline-horizontal-padding (number):

0.1

For determining the vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a configuration which would result in a tight interleaving of grobs from the top staff and the bottom staff. The larger this parameter is, the farther apart the staves are placed in such a configuration.

staff-staff-spacing (list):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::calc-staff-staff-spacing> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::calc-pure-staff-staff-spacing> >

When applied to a staff-group’s StaffGrouper grob, this spacing alist controls the distance between consecutive staves within the staff-group. When applied to a staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob, it controls the distance between the staff and the nearest staff below it in the same system, replacing any settings inherited from the StaffGrouper grob of the containing staff-group, if there is one. This property remains in effect even when non-staff lines appear between staves. The alist can contain the following keys:

basic-distance – the vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items when no collisions would result, and no stretching or compressing is in effect.
minimum-distance – the smallest allowable vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items, when compressing is in effect.
padding – the minimum required amount of unobstructed vertical whitespace between the bounding boxes (or skylines) of the two items, measured in staff-spaces.
stretchability – a unitless measure of the dimension’s relative propensity to stretch. If zero, the distance will not stretch (unless collisions would result).

stencil (stencil):

ly:axis-group-interface::print

The symbol to print.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

ly:hara-kiri-group-spanner::calc-skylines

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:hara-kiri-group-spanner::y-extent> #<primitive-procedure ly:hara-kiri-group-spanner::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

ly:hara-kiri-group-spanner::force-hara-kiri-callback

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, hara-kiri-group-spanner-interface, outside-staff-axis-group-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.138 VoiceFollower

VoiceFollower objects are created by: Note_head_line_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:spanner::kill-zero-spanned-time

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

bound-details (list):
'((right (attach-dir . 0) (padding . 1.5))
  (left (attach-dir . 0) (padding . 1.5)))
An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.
gap (dimension, in staff space):

0.5

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

left-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-left-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

non-musical (boolean):

#t

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

right-bound-info (list):

ly:line-spanner::calc-right-bound-info

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

stencil (stencil):

ly:line-spanner::print

The symbol to print.

style (symbol):

'line

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): grob-interface, line-interface, line-spanner-interface and spanner-interface.

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3.1.139 VoltaBracket

VoltaBracket objects are created by: Volta_engraver.

Standard settings:

baseline-skip (dimension, in staff space):

1.7

Distance between base lines of multiple lines of text.

direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

edge-height (pair):
'(2.0 . 2.0)
A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).
font-encoding (symbol):

'fetaText

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-size (number):

-4

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers):

ly:volta-bracket::calc-shorten-pair

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

stencil (stencil):

ly:volta-bracket-interface::print

The symbol to print.

thickness (number):

1.6

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-stencil> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-simple-vertical-skylines-from-extents> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

word-space (dimension, in staff space):

0.6

Space to insert between words in texts.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::stencil-height> #<procedure volta-bracket-interface::pure-height (grob start end)> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

This object supports the following interface(s): font-interface, grob-interface, horizontal-bracket-interface, line-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface, text-interface, volta-bracket-interface and volta-interface.

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3.1.140 VoltaBracketSpanner

VoltaBracketSpanner objects are created by: Volta_engraver.

Standard settings:

after-line-breaking (boolean):

ly:side-position-interface::move-to-extremal-staff

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

axes (list):
'(1)
List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.
direction (direction):

1

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

no-alignment (boolean):

#t

If set, don’t place this grob in a VerticalAlignment; rather, place it using its own Y-offset callback.

outside-staff-priority (number):

600

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

padding (dimension, in staff space):

1

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number):

1

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> #<primitive-procedure ly:grob::pure-vertical-skylines-from-element-stencils> >

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

X-extent (pair of numbers):

ly:axis-group-interface::width

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-extent (pair of numbers):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::height> #<primitive-procedure ly:axis-group-interface::pure-height> >

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number):

#<unpure-pure-container #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::y-aligned-side> #<primitive-procedure ly:side-position-interface::pure-y-aligned-side> >

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

This object supports the following interface(s): axis-group-interface, grob-interface, outside-staff-interface, side-position-interface, spanner-interface and volta-interface.

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3.2 Graphical Object Interfaces

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3.2.1 accidental-interface

A single accidental.

User settable properties:

alteration (number)

Alteration numbers for accidental.

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

glyph-name-alist (list)

An alist of key-string pairs.

hide-tied-accidental-after-break (boolean)

If set, an accidental that appears on a tied note after a line break will not be displayed.

parenthesized (boolean)

Parenthesize this grob.

restore-first (boolean)

Print a natural before the accidental.

Internal properties:

forced (boolean)

Manually forced accidental.

tie (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Tie object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalSuggestion, AmbitusAccidental and TrillPitchAccidental.

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3.2.2 accidental-placement-interface

Resolve accidental collisions.

User settable properties:

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

right-padding (dimension, in staff space)

Space to insert on the right side of an object (e.g., between note and its accidentals).

script-priority (number)

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

Internal properties:

accidental-grobs (list)

An alist with (notename . groblist) entries.

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AccidentalPlacement.

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3.2.3 accidental-suggestion-interface

An accidental, printed as a suggestion (typically: vertically over a note).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AccidentalSuggestion.

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3.2.4 align-interface

Order grobs from top to bottom, left to right, right to left or bottom to top. For vertical alignments of staves, the line-break-system-details of the left NonMusicalPaperColumn may be set to tune vertical spacing.

User settable properties:

align-dir (direction)

Which side to align? -1: left side, 0: around center of width, 1: right side.

axes (list)

List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

stacking-dir (direction)

Stack objects in which direction?

Internal properties:

elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.

minimum-translations-alist (list)

An list of translations for a given start and end point.

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigureAlignment and VerticalAlignment.

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3.2.5 ambitus-interface

The line between note heads for a pitch range.

User settable properties:

gap (dimension, in staff space)

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

length-fraction (number)

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

maximum-gap (number)

Maximum value allowed for gap property.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

note-heads (array of grobs)

An array of note head grobs.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Ambitus, AmbitusLine and AmbitusNoteHead.

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3.2.6 arpeggio-interface

Functions and settings for drawing an arpeggio symbol.

User settable properties:

arpeggio-direction (direction)

If set, put an arrow on the arpeggio squiggly line.

dash-definition (pair)

List of dash-elements defining the dash structure. Each dash-element has a starting t value, an ending t-value, a dash-fraction, and a dash-period.

line-thickness (number)

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

protrusion (number)

In an arpeggio bracket, the length of the horizontal edges.

script-priority (number)

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

stems (array of grobs)

An array of stem objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Arpeggio.

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3.2.7 axis-group-interface

An object that groups other layout objects.

User settable properties:

axes (list)

List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.

default-staff-staff-spacing (list)

The settings to use for staff-staff-spacing when it is unset, for ungrouped staves and for grouped staves that do not have the relevant StaffGrouper property set (staff-staff-spacing or staffgroup-staff-spacing).

no-alignment (boolean)

If set, don’t place this grob in a VerticalAlignment; rather, place it using its own Y-offset callback.

nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the current non-staff line and the next non-staff line in the direction of staff-affinity, if both are on the same side of the related staff, and staff-affinity is either UP or DOWN. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the current non-staff line and the nearest staff in the direction of staff-affinity, if there are no non-staff lines between the two, and staff-affinity is either UP or DOWN. If staff-affinity is CENTER, then nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing is used for the nearest staves on both sides, even if other non-staff lines appear between the current one and either of the staves. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the current non-staff line and the nearest staff in the opposite direction from staff-affinity, if there are no other non-staff lines between the two, and staff-affinity is either UP or DOWN. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

staff-affinity (direction)

The direction of the staff to use for spacing the current non-staff line. Choices are UP, DOWN, and CENTER. If CENTER, the non-staff line will be placed equidistant between the two nearest staves on either side, unless collisions or other spacing constraints prevent this. Setting staff-affinity for a staff causes it to be treated as a non-staff line. Setting staff-affinity to #f causes a non-staff line to be treated as a staff.

staff-staff-spacing (list)

When applied to a staff-group’s StaffGrouper grob, this spacing alist controls the distance between consecutive staves within the staff-group. When applied to a staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob, it controls the distance between the staff and the nearest staff below it in the same system, replacing any settings inherited from the StaffGrouper grob of the containing staff-group, if there is one. This property remains in effect even when non-staff lines appear between staves. The alist can contain the following keys:

basic-distance – the vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items when no collisions would result, and no stretching or compressing is in effect.
minimum-distance – the smallest allowable vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items, when compressing is in effect.
padding – the minimum required amount of unobstructed vertical whitespace between the bounding boxes (or skylines) of the two items, measured in staff-spaces.
stretchability – a unitless measure of the dimension’s relative propensity to stretch. If zero, the distance will not stretch (unless collisions would result).

Internal properties:

adjacent-pure-heights (pair)

A pair of vectors. Used by a VerticalAxisGroup to cache the Y-extents of different column ranges.

bound-alignment-interfaces (list)

Interfaces to be used for positioning elements that align with a column.

elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.

pure-relevant-grobs (array of grobs)

All the grobs (items and spanners) that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent

pure-relevant-items (array of grobs)

A subset of elements that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent.

pure-relevant-spanners (array of grobs)

A subset of elements that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent.

pure-Y-common (graphical (layout) object)

A cache of the common_refpoint_of_array of the elements grob set.

staff-grouper (graphical (layout) object)

The staff grouper we belong to.

system-Y-offset (number)

The Y-offset (relative to the bottom of the top-margin of the page) of the system to which this staff belongs.

X-common (graphical (layout) object)

Common reference point for axis group.

Y-common (graphical (layout) object)

See X-common.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Ambitus, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureLine, BreakAlignGroup, BreakAlignment, DotColumn, DynamicLineSpanner, NonMusicalPaperColumn, NoteCollision, NoteColumn, PaperColumn, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedalLineSpanner, System, TrillPitchGroup, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner, VerticalAlignment, VerticalAxisGroup and VoltaBracketSpanner.

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3.2.8 balloon-interface

A collection of routines to put text balloons around an object.

User settable properties:

annotation-balloon (boolean)

Print the balloon around an annotation.

annotation-line (boolean)

Print the line from an annotation to the grob that it annotates.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

text (markup)

Text markup. See Formatting text.

Internal properties:

spanner-placement (direction)

The place of an annotation on a spanner. LEFT is for the first spanner, and RIGHT is for the last. CENTER will place it on the broken spanner that falls closest to the center of the length of the entire spanner, although this behavior is unpredictable in situations with lots of rhythmic diversity. For predictable results, use LEFT and RIGHT.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BalloonTextItem, FootnoteItem and FootnoteSpanner.

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3.2.9 bar-line-interface

Print a special bar symbol. It replaces the regular bar symbol with a special symbol. The argument bartype is a string which specifies the kind of bar line to print.

The list of allowed glyphs and predefined bar lines can be found in ‘scm/bar-line.scm’.

gap is used for the gaps in dashed bar lines.

User settable properties:

allow-span-bar (boolean)

If false, no inter-staff bar line will be created below this bar line.

bar-extent (pair of numbers)

The Y-extent of the actual bar line. This may differ from Y-extent because it does not include the dots in a repeat bar line.

gap (dimension, in staff space)

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

glyph (string)

A string determining what ‘style’ of glyph is typeset. Valid choices depend on the function that is reading this property.

In combination with (span) bar lines, it is a string resembling the bar line appearance in ASCII form.

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

hair-thickness (number)

Thickness of the thin line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

kern (dimension, in staff space)

The space between individual elements in any compound bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

rounded (boolean)

Decide whether lines should be drawn rounded or not.

segno-kern (number)

The space between the two thin lines of the segno bar line symbol, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

thick-thickness (number)

Thickness of the thick line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

has-span-bar (pair)

A pair of grobs containing the span bars to be drawn below and above the staff. If no span bar is in a position, the respective element is set to #f.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BarLine and SpanBar.

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3.2.10 bass-figure-alignment-interface

Align a bass figure.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigureAlignment.

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3.2.11 bass-figure-interface

A bass figure text.

User settable properties:

implicit (boolean)

Is this an implicit bass figure?

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigure.

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3.2.12 beam-interface

A beam.

The beam-thickness property is the weight of beams, measured in staffspace. The direction property is not user-serviceable. Use the direction property of Stem instead. The following properties may be set in the details list.

stem-length-demerit-factor: Demerit factor used for inappropriate stem lengths.
secondary-beam-demerit: Demerit used in quanting calculations for multiple beams.
region-size: Size of region for checking quant scores.
beam-eps: Epsilon for beam quant code to check for presence in gap.
stem-length-limit-penalty: Penalty for differences in stem lengths on a beam.
damping-direction-penalty: Demerit penalty applied when beam direction is different from damping direction.
hint-direction-penalty: Demerit penalty applied when beam direction is different from damping direction, but damping slope is <= round-to-zero-slope.
musical-direction-factor: Demerit scaling factor for difference between beam slope and music slope.
ideal-slope-factor: Demerit scaling factor for difference between beam slope and damping slope.
round-to-zero-slope: Damping slope which is considered zero for purposes of calculating direction penalties.

User settable properties:

annotation (string)

Annotate a grob for debug purposes.

auto-knee-gap (dimension, in staff space)

If a gap is found between note heads where a horizontal beam fits that is larger than this number, make a kneed beam.

beam-thickness (dimension, in staff space)

Beam thickness, measured in staff-space units.

beamed-stem-shorten (list)

How much to shorten beamed stems, when their direction is forced. It is a list, since the value is different depending on the number of flags and beams.

beaming (pair)

Pair of number lists. Each number list specifies which beams to make. 0 is the central beam, 1 is the next beam toward the note, etc. This information is used to determine how to connect the beaming patterns from stem to stem inside a beam.

break-overshoot (pair of numbers)

How much does a broken spanner stick out of its bounds?

clip-edges (boolean)

Allow outward pointing beamlets at the edges of beams?

collision-interfaces (list)

A list of interfaces for which automatic beam-collision resolution is run.

collision-voice-only (boolean)

Does automatic beam collsion apply only to the voice in which the beam was created?

concaveness (number)

A beam is concave if its inner stems are closer to the beam than the two outside stems. This number is a measure of the closeness of the inner stems. It is used for damping the slope of the beam.

damping (number)

Amount of beam slope damping.

details (list)

Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

gap (dimension, in staff space)

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

gap-count (integer)

Number of gapped beams for tremolo.

grow-direction (direction)

Crescendo or decrescendo?

inspect-quants (pair of numbers)

If debugging is set, set beam and slur quants to this position, and print the respective scores.

knee (boolean)

Is this beam kneed?

length-fraction (number)

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

neutral-direction (direction)

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

skip-quanting (boolean)

Should beam quanting be skipped?

X-positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of X staff coordinates of a spanner in the form (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff.

Internal properties:

beam-segments (list)

Internal representation of beam segments.

covered-grobs (array of grobs)

Grobs that could potentially collide with a beam.

least-squares-dy (number)

The ideal beam slope, without damping.

normal-stems (array of grobs)

An array of visible stems.

quantized-positions (pair of numbers)

The beam positions after quanting.

shorten (dimension, in staff space)

The amount of space that a stem is shortened. Internally used to distribute beam shortening over stems.

stems (array of grobs)

An array of stem objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Beam.

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3.2.13 bend-after-interface

A doit or drop.

User settable properties:

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

delta-position (number)

The vertical position difference.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BendAfter.

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3.2.14 break-alignable-interface

Object that is aligned on a break alignment.

User settable properties:

break-align-symbols (list)

A list of break-align symbols that determines which breakable items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in break-alignment-interface.

non-break-align-symbols (list)

A list of symbols that determine which NON-break-aligned interfaces to align this to.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BarNumber, MetronomeMark and RehearsalMark.

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3.2.15 break-aligned-interface

Breakable items.

User settable properties:

break-align-anchor (number)

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-anchor-alignment (number)

Read by ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor for aligning an anchor to a grob’s extent.

break-align-symbol (symbol)

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

space-alist (list)
An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:
'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)
Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Ambitus, AmbitusAccidental, BarLine, BreakAlignGroup, BreathingSign, Clef, CueClef, CueEndClef, Custos, DoublePercentRepeat, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, LeftEdge and TimeSignature.

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3.2.16 break-alignment-interface

The object that performs break alignment.

Three interfaces deal specifically with break alignment:

break-alignment-interface (this one),
break-alignable-interface, and
break-aligned-interface.

Each of these interfaces supports grob properties that use break-align symbols, which are Scheme symbols that are used to specify the alignment, ordering, and spacing of certain notational elements (‘breakable’ items).

Available break-align symbols:

ambitus
breathing-sign
clef
cue-clef
cue-end-clef
custos
key-cancellation
key-signature
left-edge
staff-bar
time-signature

User settable properties:

break-align-orders (vector)
This is a vector of 3 lists: #(end-of-line unbroken start-of-line). Each list contains break-align symbols that specify an order of breakable items (see break-alignment-interface).

For example, this places time signatures before clefs:
\override Score.BreakAlignment.break-align-orders =
  #(make-vector 3 '(left-edge
                    cue-end-clef
                    ambitus
                    breathing-sign
                    time-signature
                    clef
                    cue-clef
                    staff-bar
                    key-cancellation
                    key-signature
                    custos))

Internal properties:

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BreakAlignment.

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3.2.17 breathing-sign-interface

A breathing sign.

User settable properties:

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BreathingSign.

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3.2.18 chord-name-interface

A chord label (name or fretboard).

Internal properties:

begin-of-line-visible (boolean)

Set to make ChordName or FretBoard be visible only at beginning of line or at chord changes.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): ChordName and FretBoard.

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3.2.19 clef-interface

A clef sign.

User settable properties:

full-size-change (boolean)

Don’t make a change clef smaller.

glyph (string)

A string determining what ‘style’ of glyph is typeset. Valid choices depend on the function that is reading this property.

In combination with (span) bar lines, it is a string resembling the bar line appearance in ASCII form.

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

non-default (boolean)

Set for manually specified clefs and keys.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Clef, CueClef and CueEndClef.

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3.2.20 clef-modifier-interface

The number describing transposition of the clef, placed below or above clef sign. Usually this is 8 (octave transposition) or 15 (two octaves), but LilyPond allows any integer here.

User settable properties:

clef-alignments (list)

An alist of parent-alignments that should be used for clef modifiers with various clefs

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): ClefModifier.

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3.2.21 cluster-beacon-interface

A place holder for the cluster spanner to determine the vertical extents of a cluster spanner at this X position.

User settable properties:

positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): ClusterSpannerBeacon.

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3.2.22 cluster-interface

A graphically drawn musical cluster.

padding adds to the vertical extent of the shape (top and bottom).

The property style controls the shape of cluster segments. Valid values include leftsided-stairs, rightsided-stairs, centered-stairs, and ramp.

User settable properties:

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

Internal properties:

columns (array of grobs)

An array of grobs, typically containing PaperColumn or NoteColumn objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): ClusterSpanner.

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3.2.23 custos-interface

A custos object. style can have four valid values: mensural, vaticana, medicaea, and hufnagel. mensural is the default style.

User settable properties:

neutral-direction (direction)

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

neutral-position (number)

Position (in half staff spaces) where to flip the direction of custos stem.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Custos.

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3.2.24 dot-column-interface

Group dot objects so they form a column, and position dots so they do not clash with staff lines.

User settable properties:

chord-dots-limit (integer)

Limits the column of dots on each chord to the height of the chord plus chord-dots-limit staff-positions.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

Internal properties:

dots (array of grobs)

Multiple Dots objects.

note-collision (graphical (layout) object)

The NoteCollision object of a dot column.

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DotColumn.

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3.2.25 dots-interface

The dots to go with a notehead or rest. direction sets the preferred direction to move in case of staff line collisions. style defaults to undefined, which is normal 19th/20th century traditional style. Set style to vaticana for ancient type dots.

User settable properties:

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

dot-count (integer)

The number of dots.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Dots.

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3.2.26 dynamic-interface

Any kind of loudness sign.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner and Hairpin.

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3.2.27 dynamic-line-spanner-interface

Dynamic line spanner.

User settable properties:

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DynamicLineSpanner.

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3.2.28 dynamic-text-interface

An absolute text dynamic.

User settable properties:

right-padding (dimension, in staff space)

Space to insert on the right side of an object (e.g., between note and its accidentals).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DynamicText.

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3.2.29 dynamic-text-spanner-interface

Dynamic text spanner.

User settable properties:

text (markup)

Text markup. See Formatting text.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DynamicTextSpanner.

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3.2.30 enclosing-bracket-interface

Brackets alongside bass figures.

User settable properties:

bracket-flare (pair of numbers)

A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.

edge-height (pair)

A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigureBracket.

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3.2.31 episema-interface

An episema line.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Episema.

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3.2.32 figured-bass-continuation-interface

Simple extender line between bounds.

User settable properties:

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

figures (array of grobs)

Figured bass objects for continuation line.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigureContinuation.

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3.2.33 finger-interface

A fingering instruction.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Fingering.

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3.2.34 fingering-column-interface

Makes sure that fingerings placed laterally do not collide and that they are flush if necessary.

User settable properties:

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

snap-radius (number)

The maximum distance between two objects that will cause them to snap to alignment along an axis.

Internal properties:

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): FingeringColumn.

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3.2.35 flag-interface

A flag that gets attached to a stem.The style property is symbol determining what style of flag glyph is typeset on a Stem. Valid options include '() for standard flags, 'mensural and 'no-flag, which switches off the flag.

User settable properties:

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

stroke-style (string)

Set to "grace" to turn stroke through flag on.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Flag.

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3.2.36 font-interface

Any symbol that is typeset through fixed sets of glyphs, (i.e., fonts).

User settable properties:

font-encoding (symbol)

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-family (symbol)

The font family is the broadest category for selecting text fonts. Options include: sans, roman.

font-features (list)

Opentype features.

font-name (string)

Specifies a file name (without extension) of the font to load. This setting overrides selection using font-family, font-series and font-shape.

font-series (symbol)

Select the series of a font. Choices include medium, bold, bold-narrow, etc.

font-shape (symbol)

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

font-size (number)

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

Internal properties:

font (font metric)

A cached font metric object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalSuggestion, AmbitusAccidental, AmbitusLine, AmbitusNoteHead, Arpeggio, BalloonTextItem, BarLine, BarNumber, BassFigure, Beam, BreathingSign, ChordName, Clef, ClefModifier, CombineTextScript, CueClef, CueEndClef, Custos, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Episema, Fingering, Flag, FootnoteItem, FootnoteSpanner, FretBoard, HorizontalBracketText, InstrumentName, InstrumentSwitch, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, KievanLigature, LyricHyphen, LyricText, MeasureCounter, MensuralLigature, MetronomeMark, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NonMusicalPaperColumn, NoteHead, NoteName, OttavaBracket, PaperColumn, ParenthesesItem, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, RehearsalMark, Rest, Script, SostenutoPedal, SpanBar, StanzaNumber, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, SustainPedal, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare, TabNoteHead, TextScript, TextSpanner, TimeSignature, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletNumber, UnaCordaPedal, VaticanaLigature and VoltaBracket.

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3.2.37 footnote-interface

Make a footnote.

User settable properties:

automatically-numbered (boolean)

Should a footnote be automatically numbered?

footnote (boolean)

Should this be a footnote or in-note?

footnote-text (markup)

A footnote for the grob.

Internal properties:

numbering-assertion-function (any type)

The function used to assert that footnotes are receiving correct automatic numbers.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): FootnoteItem and FootnoteSpanner.

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3.2.38 footnote-spanner-interface

Make a footnote spanner.

User settable properties:

footnote-text (markup)

A footnote for the grob.

Internal properties:

spanner-placement (direction)

The place of an annotation on a spanner. LEFT is for the first spanner, and RIGHT is for the last. CENTER will place it on the broken spanner that falls closest to the center of the length of the entire spanner, although this behavior is unpredictable in situations with lots of rhythmic diversity. For predictable results, use LEFT and RIGHT.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): FootnoteSpanner.

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3.2.39 fret-diagram-interface

A fret diagram

User settable properties:

align-dir (direction)

Which side to align? -1: left side, 0: around center of width, 1: right side.

dot-placement-list (list)

List consisting of (description string-number fret-number finger-number) entries used to define fret diagrams.

fret-diagram-details (list)

An alist of detailed grob properties for fret diagrams. Each alist entry consists of a (property . value) pair. The properties which can be included in fret-diagram-details include the following:

barre-type – Type of barre indication used. Choices include curved, straight, and none. Default curved.
capo-thickness – Thickness of capo indicator, in multiples of fret-space. Default value 0.5.
dot-color – Color of dots. Options include black and white. Default black.
dot-label-font-mag – Magnification for font used to label fret dots. Default value 1.
dot-position – Location of dot in fret space. Default 0.6 for dots without labels, 0.95-dot-radius for dots with labels.
dot-radius – Radius of dots, in terms of fret spaces. Default value 0.425 for labeled dots, 0.25 for unlabeled dots.
finger-code – Code for the type of fingering indication used. Options include none, in-dot, and below-string. Default none for markup fret diagrams, below-string for FretBoards fret diagrams.
fret-count – The number of frets. Default 4.
fret-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between frets. Default 1.0.
fret-label-custom-format – The format string to be used label the lowest fret number, when number-type equals to custom. Default "~a".
fret-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label the lowest fret number. Default 0.5.
fret-label-vertical-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction parallel to strings. Default 0.
fret-label-horizontal-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction orthogonal to strings. Default 0.
paren-padding – The padding for the parenthesis. Default 0.05.
label-dir – Side to which the fret label is attached. -1, LEFT, or DOWN for left or down; 1, RIGHT, or UP for right or up. Default RIGHT.
mute-string – Character string to be used to indicate muted string. Default "x".
number-type – Type of numbers to use in fret label. Choices include roman-lower, roman-upper, arabic and custom. In the later case, the format string is supplied by the fret-label-custom-format property. Default roman-lower.
open-string – Character string to be used to indicate open string. Default "o".
orientation – Orientation of fret-diagram. Options include normal, landscape, and opposing-landscape. Default normal.
string-count – The number of strings. Default 6.
string-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between strings. Default 1.0.
string-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label fingerings at the string, rather than in the dot. Default value 0.6 for normal orientation, 0.5 for landscape and opposing-landscape.
string-thickness-factor – Factor for changing thickness of each string in the fret diagram. Thickness of string k is given by thickness * (1+string-thickness-factor) ^ (k-1). Default 0.
top-fret-thickness – The thickness of the top fret line, as a multiple of the standard thickness. Default value 3.
xo-font-magnification – Magnification used for mute and open string indicators. Default value 0.5.
xo-padding – Padding for open and mute indicators from top fret. Default value 0.25.

size (number)

The ratio of the size of the object to its default size.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): FretBoard.

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3.2.40 glissando-interface

A glissando.

Internal properties:

glissando-index (integer)

The index of a glissando in its note column.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Glissando.

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3.2.41 grace-spacing-interface

Keep track of durations in a run of grace notes.

User settable properties:

common-shortest-duration (moment)

The most common shortest note length. This is used in spacing. Enlarging this sets the score tighter.

Internal properties:

columns (array of grobs)

An array of grobs, typically containing PaperColumn or NoteColumn objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): GraceSpacing.

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3.2.42 gregorian-ligature-interface

A gregorian ligature.

Internal properties:

ascendens (boolean)

Is this neume of ascending type?

auctum (boolean)

Is this neume liquescentically augmented?

cavum (boolean)

Is this neume outlined?

context-info (integer)

Within a ligature, the final glyph or shape of a head may be affected by the left and/or right neighbour head. context-info holds for each head such information about the left and right neighbour, encoded as a bit mask.

deminutum (boolean)

Is this neume deminished?

descendens (boolean)

Is this neume of descendent type?

inclinatum (boolean)

Is this neume an inclinatum?

linea (boolean)

Attach vertical lines to this neume?

oriscus (boolean)

Is this neume an oriscus?

pes-or-flexa (boolean)

Shall this neume be joined with the previous head?

prefix-set (number)

A bit mask that holds all Gregorian head prefixes, such as \virga or \quilisma.

quilisma (boolean)

Is this neume a quilisma?

stropha (boolean)

Is this neume a stropha?

virga (boolean)

Is this neume a virga?

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteHead.

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3.2.43 grid-line-interface

A line that is spanned between grid-points.

User settable properties:

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): GridLine.

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3.2.44 grid-point-interface

A spanning point for grid lines.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): GridPoint.

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3.2.45 grob-interface

A grob represents a piece of music notation.

All grobs have an X and Y position on the page. These X and Y positions are stored in a relative format, thus they can easily be combined by stacking them, hanging one grob to the side of another, or coupling them into grouping objects.

Each grob has a reference point (a.k.a. parent): The position of a grob is stored relative to that reference point. For example, the X reference point of a staccato dot usually is the note head that it applies to. When the note head is moved, the staccato dot moves along automatically.

A grob is often associated with a symbol, but some grobs do not print any symbols. They take care of grouping objects. For example, there is a separate grob that stacks staves vertically. The NoteCollision object is also an abstract grob: It only moves around chords, but doesn’t print anything.

Grobs have properties (Scheme variables) that can be read and set. Two types of them exist: immutable and mutable. Immutable variables define the default style and behavior. They are shared between many objects. They can be changed using \override and \revert. Mutable properties are variables that are specific to one grob. Typically, lists of other objects, or results from computations are stored in mutable properties. In particular, every call to ly:grob-set-property! (or its C++ equivalent) sets a mutable property.

The properties after-line-breaking and before-line-breaking are dummies that are not user-serviceable.

User settable properties:

after-line-breaking (boolean)

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

before-line-breaking (boolean)

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

color (color)

The color of this grob.

extra-offset (pair of numbers)

A pair representing an offset. This offset is added just before outputting the symbol, so the typesetting engine is completely oblivious to it. The values are measured in staff-space units of the staff’s StaffSymbol.

footnote-music (music)

Music creating a footnote.

forced-spacing (number)

Spacing forced between grobs, used in various ligature engravers.

horizontal-skylines (pair of skylines)

Two skylines, one to the left and one to the right of this grob.

id (string)

An id string for the grob.

layer (integer)

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

minimum-X-extent (pair of numbers)

Minimum size of an object in X dimension, measured in staff-space units.

minimum-Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Minimum size of an object in Y dimension, measured in staff-space units.

output-attributes (list)

An alist of attributes for the grob, to be included in output files. When the SVG typesetting backend is used, the attributes are assigned to a group (<g>) containing all of the stencils that comprise a given grob. For example, '((id . 123) (class . foo) (data-whatever . “bar”)) will produce <g id=“123” class=“foo” data-whatever=“bar”> … </g>. In the Postscript backend, where there is no way to group items, the setting of the output-attributes property will have no effect.

parenthesis-friends (list)

A list of Grob types, as symbols. When parentheses enclose a Grob that has ’parenthesis-friends, the parentheses widen to include any child Grobs with type among ’parenthesis-friends.

rotation (list)

Number of degrees to rotate this object, and what point to rotate around. For example, '(45 0 0) rotates by 45 degrees around the center of this object.

skyline-horizontal-padding (number)

For determining the vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a configuration which would result in a tight interleaving of grobs from the top staff and the bottom staff. The larger this parameter is, the farther apart the staves are placed in such a configuration.

springs-and-rods (boolean)

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stencil (stencil)

The symbol to print.

transparent (boolean)

This makes the grob invisible.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines)

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

whiteout (boolean-or-number)

If a number or true, the grob is printed over a white background to white-out underlying material, if the grob is visible. A number indicates how far the white background extends beyond the bounding box of the grob as a multiple of the staff-line thickness. The LyricHyphen grob uses a special implementation of whiteout: A positive number indicates how far the white background extends beyond the bounding box in multiples of line-thickness. The shape of the background is determined by whiteout-style. Usually #f by default.

whiteout-style (symbol)

Determines the shape of the whiteout background. Available are 'outline, 'rounded-box, and the default 'box. There is one exception: Use 'special for LyricHyphen.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number)

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number)

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

Internal properties:

axis-group-parent-X (graphical (layout) object)

Containing X axis group.

axis-group-parent-Y (graphical (layout) object)

Containing Y axis group.

cause (any type)

Any kind of causation objects (i.e., music, or perhaps translator) that was the cause for this grob.

cross-staff (boolean)

True for grobs whose Y-extent depends on inter-staff spacing. The extent is measured relative to the grobs’s parent staff (more generally, its VerticalAxisGroup) so this boolean flags grobs that are not rigidly fixed to their parent staff. Beams that join notes from two staves are cross-staff. Grobs that are positioned around such beams are also cross-staff. Grobs that are grouping objects, however, like VerticalAxisGroups will not in general be marked cross-staff when some of the members of the group are cross-staff.

interfaces (list)

A list of symbols indicating the interfaces supported by this object. It is initialized from the meta field.

meta (list)

Provide meta information. It is an alist with the entries name and interfaces.

pure-Y-offset-in-progress (boolean)

A debugging aid for catching cyclic dependencies.

staff-symbol (graphical (layout) object)

The staff symbol grob that we are in.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Accidental, AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalPlacement, AccidentalSuggestion, Ambitus, AmbitusAccidental, AmbitusLine, AmbitusNoteHead, Arpeggio, BalloonTextItem, BarLine, BarNumber, BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Beam, BendAfter, BreakAlignGroup, BreakAlignment, BreathingSign, ChordName, Clef, ClefModifier, ClusterSpanner, ClusterSpannerBeacon, CombineTextScript, CueClef, CueEndClef, Custos, DotColumn, Dots, DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Episema, Fingering, FingeringColumn, Flag, FootnoteItem, FootnoteSpanner, FretBoard, Glissando, GraceSpacing, GridLine, GridPoint, Hairpin, HorizontalBracket, HorizontalBracketText, InstrumentName, InstrumentSwitch, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, KievanLigature, LaissezVibrerTie, LaissezVibrerTieColumn, LedgerLineSpanner, LeftEdge, LigatureBracket, LyricExtender, LyricHyphen, LyricSpace, LyricText, MeasureCounter, MeasureGrouping, MelodyItem, MensuralLigature, MetronomeMark, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NonMusicalPaperColumn, NoteCollision, NoteColumn, NoteHead, NoteName, NoteSpacing, OttavaBracket, PaperColumn, ParenthesesItem, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, PianoPedalBracket, RehearsalMark, RepeatSlash, RepeatTie, RepeatTieColumn, Rest, RestCollision, Script, ScriptColumn, ScriptRow, Slur, SostenutoPedal, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SpacingSpanner, SpanBar, SpanBarStub, StaffGrouper, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, StanzaNumber, Stem, StemStub, StemTremolo, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner, System, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare, TabNoteHead, TextScript, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TimeSignature, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillPitchHead, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber, UnaCordaPedal, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner, VaticanaLigature, VerticalAlignment, VerticalAxisGroup, VoiceFollower, VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

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3.2.46 hairpin-interface

A hairpin crescendo or decrescendo.

User settable properties:

bound-padding (number)

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

broken-bound-padding (number)

The amount of padding to insert when a spanner is broken at a line break.

circled-tip (boolean)

Put a circle at start/end of hairpins (al/del niente).

grow-direction (direction)

Crescendo or decrescendo?

height (dimension, in staff space)

Height of an object in staff-space units.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

Internal properties:

adjacent-spanners (array of grobs)

An array of directly neighboring dynamic spanners.

concurrent-hairpins (array of grobs)

All concurrent hairpins.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Hairpin.

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3.2.47 hara-kiri-group-spanner-interface

A group spanner that keeps track of interesting items. If it doesn’t contain any after line breaking, it removes itself and all its children. Greater control can be exercised via remove-layer which can prioritize layers so only the lowest-numbered non-empty layer is retained; make the layer independent of the group; or make it dependent on any other member of the group

User settable properties:

remove-empty (boolean)

If set, remove group if it contains no interesting items.

remove-first (boolean)

Remove the first staff of an orchestral score?

remove-layer (index or symbol)

When set as a positive integer, the Keep_alive_together_engraver removes all VerticalAxisGroup grobs with a remove-layer larger than the smallest retained remove-layer. Set to #f to make a layer independent of the Keep_alive_together_engraver. Set to '(), the layer does not participate in the layering decisions. The property can also be set as a symbol for common behaviors: #'any to keep the layer alive with any other layer in the group; #'above or #'below to keep the layer alive with the context immediately before or after it, respectively.

Internal properties:

important-column-ranks (vector)

A cache of columns that contain items-worth-living data.

items-worth-living (array of grobs)

An array of interesting items. If empty in a particular staff, then that staff is erased.

keep-alive-with (array of grobs)

An array of other VerticalAxisGroups. If any of them are alive, then we will stay alive.

make-dead-when (array of grobs)

An array of other VerticalAxisGroups. If any of them are alive, then we will turn dead.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): VerticalAxisGroup.

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3.2.48 horizontal-bracket-interface

A horizontal bracket encompassing notes.

User settable properties:

bracket-flare (pair of numbers)

A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.

connect-to-neighbor (pair)

Pair of booleans, indicating whether this grob looks as a continued break.

edge-height (pair)

A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

Internal properties:

bracket-text (graphical (layout) object)

The text for an analysis bracket.

columns (array of grobs)

An array of grobs, typically containing PaperColumn or NoteColumn objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): HorizontalBracket, OttavaBracket and VoltaBracket.

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3.2.49 horizontal-bracket-text-interface

Label for an analysis bracket.

Internal properties:

bracket (graphical (layout) object)

The bracket for a number.

columns (array of grobs)

An array of grobs, typically containing PaperColumn or NoteColumn objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): HorizontalBracketText.

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3.2.50 inline-accidental-interface

An inlined accidental (i.e. normal accidentals, cautionary accidentals).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Accidental, AccidentalCautionary and TrillPitchAccidental.

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3.2.51 instrument-specific-markup-interface

Instrument-specific markup (like fret boards or harp pedal diagrams).

User settable properties:

fret-diagram-details (list)

An alist of detailed grob properties for fret diagrams. Each alist entry consists of a (property . value) pair. The properties which can be included in fret-diagram-details include the following:

barre-type – Type of barre indication used. Choices include curved, straight, and none. Default curved.
capo-thickness – Thickness of capo indicator, in multiples of fret-space. Default value 0.5.
dot-color – Color of dots. Options include black and white. Default black.
dot-label-font-mag – Magnification for font used to label fret dots. Default value 1.
dot-position – Location of dot in fret space. Default 0.6 for dots without labels, 0.95-dot-radius for dots with labels.
dot-radius – Radius of dots, in terms of fret spaces. Default value 0.425 for labeled dots, 0.25 for unlabeled dots.
finger-code – Code for the type of fingering indication used. Options include none, in-dot, and below-string. Default none for markup fret diagrams, below-string for FretBoards fret diagrams.
fret-count – The number of frets. Default 4.
fret-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between frets. Default 1.0.
fret-label-custom-format – The format string to be used label the lowest fret number, when number-type equals to custom. Default "~a".
fret-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label the lowest fret number. Default 0.5.
fret-label-vertical-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction parallel to strings. Default 0.
fret-label-horizontal-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction orthogonal to strings. Default 0.
paren-padding – The padding for the parenthesis. Default 0.05.
label-dir – Side to which the fret label is attached. -1, LEFT, or DOWN for left or down; 1, RIGHT, or UP for right or up. Default RIGHT.
mute-string – Character string to be used to indicate muted string. Default "x".
number-type – Type of numbers to use in fret label. Choices include roman-lower, roman-upper, arabic and custom. In the later case, the format string is supplied by the fret-label-custom-format property. Default roman-lower.
open-string – Character string to be used to indicate open string. Default "o".
orientation – Orientation of fret-diagram. Options include normal, landscape, and opposing-landscape. Default normal.
string-count – The number of strings. Default 6.
string-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between strings. Default 1.0.
string-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label fingerings at the string, rather than in the dot. Default value 0.6 for normal orientation, 0.5 for landscape and opposing-landscape.
string-thickness-factor – Factor for changing thickness of each string in the fret diagram. Thickness of string k is given by thickness * (1+string-thickness-factor) ^ (k-1). Default 0.
top-fret-thickness – The thickness of the top fret line, as a multiple of the standard thickness. Default value 3.
xo-font-magnification – Magnification used for mute and open string indicators. Default value 0.5.
xo-padding – Padding for open and mute indicators from top fret. Default value 0.25.

graphical (boolean)

Display in graphical (vs. text) form.

harp-pedal-details (list)

An alist of detailed grob properties for harp pedal diagrams. Each alist entry consists of a (property . value) pair. The properties which can be included in harp-pedal-details include the following:

box-offset – Vertical shift of the center of flat/sharp pedal boxes above/below the horizontal line. Default value 0.8.
box-width – Width of each pedal box. Default value 0.4.
box-height – Height of each pedal box. Default value 1.0.
space-before-divider – Space between boxes before the first divider (so that the diagram can be made symmetric). Default value 0.8.
space-after-divider – Space between boxes after the first divider. Default value 0.8.
circle-thickness – Thickness (in unit of the line-thickness) of the ellipse around circled pedals. Default value 0.5.
circle-x-padding – Padding in X direction of the ellipse around circled pedals. Default value 0.15.
circle-y-padding – Padding in Y direction of the ellipse around circled pedals. Default value 0.2.

size (number)

The ratio of the size of the object to its default size.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TextScript.

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3.2.52 item-interface

Grobs can be distinguished in their role in the horizontal spacing. Many grobs define constraints on the spacing by their sizes, for example, note heads, clefs, stems, and all other symbols with a fixed shape. These grobs form a subtype called Item.

Some items need special treatment for line breaking. For example, a clef is normally only printed at the start of a line (i.e., after a line break). To model this, ‘breakable’ items (clef, key signature, bar lines, etc.) are copied twice. Then we have three versions of each breakable item: one version if there is no line break, one version that is printed before the line break (at the end of a system), and one version that is printed after the line break.

Whether these versions are visible and take up space is determined by the outcome of the break-visibility grob property, which is a function taking a direction (-1, 0 or 1) as an argument. It returns a cons of booleans, signifying whether this grob should be transparent and have no extent.

The following variables for break-visibility are predefined:

           grob will show:   before  no     after
                             break   break  break
  all-invisible              no      no     no
  begin-of-line-visible      no      no     yes
  end-of-line-visible        yes     no     no
  all-visible                yes     yes    yes
  begin-of-line-invisible    yes     yes    no
  end-of-line-invisible      no      yes    yes
  center-invisible           yes      no    yes

User settable properties:

break-visibility (vector)

A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers)

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers)

In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).

non-musical (boolean)

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

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3.2.53 key-cancellation-interface

A key cancellation.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): KeyCancellation.

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3.2.54 key-signature-interface

A group of accidentals, to be printed as signature sign.

User settable properties:

alteration-alist (list)

List of (pitch . accidental) pairs for key signature.

flat-positions (list)

Flats in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.

glyph-name-alist (list)

An alist of key-string pairs.

non-default (boolean)

Set for manually specified clefs and keys.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

padding-pairs (list)

An alist mapping (name . name) to distances.

sharp-positions (list)

Sharps in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.

Internal properties:

c0-position (integer)

An integer indicating the position of middle C.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): KeyCancellation and KeySignature.

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3.2.55 kievan-ligature-interface

A kievan ligature.

User settable properties:

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

Internal properties:

primitive (integer)

A pointer to a ligature primitive, i.e., an item similar to a note head that is part of a ligature.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): KievanLigature.

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3.2.56 ledger-line-spanner-interface

This spanner draws the ledger lines of a staff. This is a separate grob because it has to process all potential collisions between all note heads. The thickness of ledger lines is controlled by the ledger-line-thickness property of the StaffSymbol grob.

User settable properties:

gap (dimension, in staff space)

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

length-fraction (number)

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

minimum-length-fraction (number)

Minimum length of ledger line as fraction of note head size.

Internal properties:

note-heads (array of grobs)

An array of note head grobs.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LedgerLineSpanner.

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3.2.57 ledgered-interface

Objects that need ledger lines, typically note heads. See also ledger-line-spanner-interface.

User settable properties:

no-ledgers (boolean)

If set, don’t draw ledger lines on this object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AmbitusNoteHead, NoteHead and TrillPitchHead.

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3.2.58 ligature-bracket-interface

A bracket indicating a ligature in the original edition.

User settable properties:

height (dimension, in staff space)

Height of an object in staff-space units.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

width (dimension, in staff space)

The width of a grob measured in staff space.

This grob interface is not used in any graphical object.

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3.2.59 ligature-head-interface

A note head that can become part of a ligature.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteHead.

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3.2.60 ligature-interface

A ligature.

This grob interface is not used in any graphical object.

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3.2.61 line-interface

Generic line objects. Any object using lines supports this. The property style can be line, dashed-line, trill, dotted-line, zigzag or none (a transparent line).

For dashed-line, the length of the dashes is tuned with dash-fraction. If the latter is set to 0, a dotted line is produced.

User settable properties:

arrow-length (number)

Arrow length.

arrow-width (number)

Arrow width.

dash-fraction (number)

Size of the dashes, relative to dash-period. Should be between 0.1 and 1.0 (continuous line). If set to 0.0, a dotted line is produced

dash-period (number)

The length of one dash together with whitespace. If negative, no line is drawn at all.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

zigzag-length (dimension, in staff space)

The length of the lines of a zigzag, relative to zigzag-width. A value of 1 gives 60-degree zigzags.

zigzag-width (dimension, in staff space)

The width of one zigzag squiggle. This number is adjusted slightly so that the glissando line can be constructed from a whole number of squiggles.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DynamicTextSpanner, Episema, Glissando, Hairpin, HorizontalBracket, LigatureBracket, OttavaBracket, PianoPedalBracket, TextSpanner, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, VoiceFollower and VoltaBracket.

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3.2.62 line-spanner-interface

Generic line drawn between two objects, e.g., for use with glissandi.

User settable properties:

bound-details (list)

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

extra-dy (number)

Slope glissandi this much extra.

gap (dimension, in staff space)

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

left-bound-info (list)

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

right-bound-info (list)

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

simple-Y (boolean)

Should the Y placement of a spanner disregard changes in system heights?

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

to-barline (boolean)

If true, the spanner will stop at the bar line just before it would otherwise stop.

Internal properties:

note-columns (array of grobs)

An array of NoteColumn grobs.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DynamicTextSpanner, Episema, Glissando, TextSpanner, TrillSpanner and VoiceFollower.

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3.2.63 lyric-extender-interface

The extender is a simple line at the baseline of the lyric that helps show the length of a melisma (a tied or slurred note).

User settable properties:

left-padding (dimension, in staff space)

The amount of space that is put left to an object (e.g., a lyric extender).

next (graphical (layout) object)

Object that is next relation (e.g., the lyric syllable following an extender).

right-padding (dimension, in staff space)

Space to insert on the right side of an object (e.g., between note and its accidentals).

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

heads (array of grobs)

An array of note heads.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LyricExtender.

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3.2.64 lyric-hyphen-interface

A centered hyphen is simply a line between lyrics used to divide syllables.

User settable properties:

dash-period (number)

The length of one dash together with whitespace. If negative, no line is drawn at all.

height (dimension, in staff space)

Height of an object in staff-space units.

length (dimension, in staff space)

User override for the stem length of unbeamed stems.

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space)

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LyricHyphen and LyricSpace.

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3.2.65 lyric-interface

Any object that is related to lyrics.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LyricExtender and LyricHyphen.

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3.2.66 lyric-syllable-interface

A single piece of lyrics.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LyricText.

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3.2.67 mark-interface

A rehearsal mark.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): RehearsalMark.

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3.2.68 measure-counter-interface

A counter for numbering measures.

User settable properties:

count-from (integer)

The first measure in a measure count receives this number. The following measures are numbered in increments from this initial value.

spacing-pair (pair)
A pair of alignment symbols which set an object’s spacing relative to its left and right BreakAlignments.

For example, a MultiMeasureRest will ignore prefatory items at its bounds (i.e., clefs, key signatures and time signatures) using the following override:
\override MultiMeasureRest
  #'spacing-pair = #'(staff-bar . staff-bar)

Internal properties:

columns (array of grobs)

An array of grobs, typically containing PaperColumn or NoteColumn objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MeasureCounter.

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3.2.69 measure-grouping-interface

This object indicates groups of beats. Valid choices for style are bracket and triangle.

User settable properties:

height (dimension, in staff space)

Height of an object in staff-space units.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MeasureGrouping.

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3.2.70 melody-spanner-interface

Context dependent typesetting decisions.

User settable properties:

neutral-direction (direction)

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

Internal properties:

stems (array of grobs)

An array of stem objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MelodyItem.

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3.2.71 mensural-ligature-interface

A mensural ligature.

User settable properties:

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

add-join (boolean)

Is this ligature head-joined with the next one by a vertical line?

delta-position (number)

The vertical position difference.

flexa-interval (integer)

The interval spanned by the two notes of a flexa shape (1 is a second, 7 is an octave).

head-width (dimension, in staff space)

The width of this ligature head.

ligature-flexa (boolean)

request joining note to the previous one in a flexa.

primitive (integer)

A pointer to a ligature primitive, i.e., an item similar to a note head that is part of a ligature.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MensuralLigature and NoteHead.

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3.2.72 metronome-mark-interface

A metronome mark.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MetronomeMark.

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3.2.73 multi-measure-interface

Multi measure rest, and the text or number that is printed over it.

User settable properties:

bound-padding (number)

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber and MultiMeasureRestText.

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3.2.74 multi-measure-rest-interface

A rest that spans a whole number of measures.

User settable properties:

bound-padding (number)

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

expand-limit (integer)

Maximum number of measures expanded in church rests.

hair-thickness (number)

Thickness of the thin line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

max-symbol-separation (number)

The maximum distance between symbols making up a church rest.

measure-count (integer)

The number of measures for a multi-measure rest.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space)

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

round-up-exceptions (list)

A list of pairs where car is the numerator and cdr the denominator of a moment. Each pair in this list means that the multi-measure rests of the corresponding length will be rounded up to the longer rest. See round-up-to-longer-rest.

round-up-to-longer-rest (boolean)

Displays the longer multi-measure rest when the length of a measure is between two values of usable-duration-logs. For example, displays a breve instead of a whole in a 3/2 measure.

spacing-pair (pair)
A pair of alignment symbols which set an object’s spacing relative to its left and right BreakAlignments.

For example, a MultiMeasureRest will ignore prefatory items at its bounds (i.e., clefs, key signatures and time signatures) using the following override:
\override MultiMeasureRest
  #'spacing-pair = #'(staff-bar . staff-bar)
thick-thickness (number)

Thickness of the thick line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

usable-duration-logs (list)

List of duration-logs that can be used in typesetting the grob.

Internal properties:

space-increment (dimension, in staff space)

The amount by which the total duration of a multimeasure rest affects horizontal spacing. Each doubling of the duration adds space-increment to the length of the bar.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MultiMeasureRest and PercentRepeat.

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3.2.75 note-collision-interface

An object that handles collisions between notes with different stem directions and horizontal shifts. Most of the interesting properties are to be set in note-column-interface: these are force-hshift and horizontal-shift.

User settable properties:

merge-differently-dotted (boolean)

Merge note heads in collisions, even if they have a different number of dots. This is normal notation for some types of polyphonic music.

merge-differently-dotted only applies to opposing stem directions (i.e., voice 1 & 2).

merge-differently-headed (boolean)

Merge note heads in collisions, even if they have different note heads. The smaller of the two heads is rendered invisible. This is used in polyphonic guitar notation. The value of this setting is used by note-collision-interface.

merge-differently-headed only applies to opposing stem directions (i.e., voice 1 & 2).

note-collision-threshold (dimension, in staff space)

Simultaneous notes that are this close or closer in units of staff-space will be identified as vertically colliding. Used by Stem grobs for notes in the same voice, and NoteCollision grobs for notes in different voices. Default value 1.

prefer-dotted-right (boolean)

For note collisions, prefer to shift dotted up-note to the right, rather than shifting just the dot.

Internal properties:

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteCollision.

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3.2.76 note-column-interface

Stem and noteheads combined.

User settable properties:

force-hshift (number)

This specifies a manual shift for notes in collisions. The unit is the note head width of the first voice note. This is used by note-collision-interface.

glissando-skip (boolean)

Should this NoteHead be skipped by glissandi?

horizontal-shift (integer)

An integer that identifies ranking of NoteColumns for horizontal shifting. This is used by note-collision-interface.

ignore-collision (boolean)

If set, don’t do note collision resolution on this NoteColumn.

Internal properties:

note-heads (array of grobs)

An array of note head grobs.

rest (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Rest object.

rest-collision (graphical (layout) object)

A rest collision that a rest is in.

stem (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Stem object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteColumn.

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3.2.77 note-head-interface

A note head. There are many possible values for style. For a complete list, see Note head styles.

User settable properties:

duration-log (integer)

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

ignore-ambitus (boolean)

If set, don’t consider this notehead for ambitus calculation.

ledger-positions (list)

Vertical positions of ledger lines. When set on a StaffSymbol grob it defines a repeating pattern of ledger lines and any parenthesized groups will always be shown together.

note-names (vector)

Vector of strings containing names for easy-notation note heads.

stem-attachment (pair of numbers)

An (x . y) pair where the stem attaches to the notehead.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

Internal properties:

accidental-grob (graphical (layout) object)

The accidental for this note.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AmbitusNoteHead, NoteHead, TabNoteHead and TrillPitchGroup.

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3.2.78 note-name-interface

Note names.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteName.

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3.2.79 note-spacing-interface

This object calculates spacing wishes for individual voices.

User settable properties:

knee-spacing-correction (number)

Factor for the optical correction amount for kneed beams. Set between 0 for no correction and 1 for full correction.

same-direction-correction (number)

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. This amount is used for stems with the same direction to compensate for note head to stem distance.

space-to-barline (boolean)

If set, the distance between a note and the following non-musical column will be measured to the bar line instead of to the beginning of the non-musical column. If there is a clef change followed by a bar line, for example, this means that we will try to space the non-musical column as though the clef is not there.

stem-spacing-correction (number)

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. For opposite directions, this amount is the correction for two normal sized stems that overlap completely.

Internal properties:

left-items (array of grobs)

Grobs organized on the left by a spacing object.

right-items (array of grobs)

Grobs organized on the right by a spacing object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteSpacing.

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3.2.80 number-interface

Numbers.

User settable properties:

number-type (symbol)

Numbering style. Choices include roman-lower, roman-upper and arabic.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StringNumber.

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3.2.81 only-prebreak-interface

Kill this grob after the line breaking process.

This grob interface is not used in any graphical object.

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3.2.82 ottava-bracket-interface

An ottava bracket.

User settable properties:

bracket-flare (pair of numbers)

A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.

edge-height (pair)

A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space)

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): OttavaBracket.

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3.2.83 outside-staff-axis-group-interface

A vertical axis group on which outside-staff skyline calculations are done.

User settable properties:

outside-staff-placement-directive (symbol)

One of four directives telling how outside staff objects should be placed.

left-to-right-greedy – Place each successive grob from left to right.
left-to-right-polite – Place a grob from left to right only if it does not potentially overlap with another grob that has been placed on a pass through a grob array. If there is overlap, do another pass to determine placement.
right-to-left-greedy – Same as left-to-right-greedy, but from right to left.
right-to-left-polite – Same as left-to-right-polite, but from right to left.

Internal properties:

vertical-skyline-elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs used to create vertical skylines.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigureLine, System and VerticalAxisGroup.

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3.2.84 outside-staff-interface

A grob that could be placed outside staff.

User settable properties:

outside-staff-horizontal-padding (number)

By default, an outside-staff-object can be placed so that is it very close to another grob horizontally. If this property is set, the outside-staff-object is raised so that it is not so close to its neighbor.

outside-staff-padding (number)

The padding to place between grobs when spacing according to outside-staff-priority. Two grobs with different outside-staff-padding values have the larger value of padding between them.

outside-staff-priority (number)

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AccidentalSuggestion, BarNumber, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BreathingSign, ChordName, ClefModifier, CombineTextScript, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicText, Fingering, FretBoard, Hairpin, HorizontalBracket, HorizontalBracketText, InstrumentSwitch, MeasureCounter, MeasureGrouping, MetronomeMark, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, OttavaBracket, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, RehearsalMark, Script, Slur, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, SustainPedalLineSpanner, TextScript, TextSpanner, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner and VoltaBracketSpanner.

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3.2.85 paper-column-interface

Paper_column objects form the top-most X parents for items. There are two types of columns: musical and non-musical, to which musical and non-musical objects are attached respectively. The spacing engine determines the X positions of these objects.

They are numbered, the first (leftmost) is column 0. Numbering happens before line breaking, and columns are not renumbered after line breaking. Since many columns go unused, you should only use the rank field to get ordering information. Two adjacent columns may have non-adjacent numbers.

User settable properties:

between-cols (pair)

Where to attach a loose column to.

full-measure-extra-space (number)

Extra space that is allocated at the beginning of a measure with only one note. This property is read from the NonMusicalPaperColumn that begins the measure.

labels (list)

List of labels (symbols) placed on a column.

line-break-penalty (number)

Penalty for a line break at this column. This affects the choices of the line breaker; it avoids a line break at a column with a positive penalty and prefers a line break at a column with a negative penalty.

line-break-permission (symbol)

Instructs the line breaker on whether to put a line break at this column. Can be force or allow.

line-break-system-details (list)

An alist of properties to use if this column is the start of a system.

page-break-penalty (number)

Penalty for page break at this column. This affects the choices of the page breaker; it avoids a page break at a column with a positive penalty and prefers a page break at a column with a negative penalty.

page-break-permission (symbol)

Instructs the page breaker on whether to put a page break at this column. Can be force or allow.

page-turn-penalty (number)

Penalty for a page turn at this column. This affects the choices of the page breaker; it avoids a page turn at a column with a positive penalty and prefers a page turn at a column with a negative penalty.

page-turn-permission (symbol)

Instructs the page breaker on whether to put a page turn at this column. Can be force or allow.

rhythmic-location (rhythmic location)

Where (bar number, measure position) in the score.

shortest-playing-duration (moment)

The duration of the shortest note playing here.

shortest-starter-duration (moment)

The duration of the shortest note that starts here.

used (boolean)

If set, this spacing column is kept in the spacing problem.

when (moment)

Global time step associated with this column.

Internal properties:

bounded-by-me (array of grobs)

An array of spanners that have this column as start/begin point. Only columns that have grobs or act as bounds are spaced.

grace-spacing (graphical (layout) object)

A run of grace notes.

maybe-loose (boolean)

Used to mark a breakable column that is loose if and only if it is in the middle of a line.

spacing (graphical (layout) object)

The spacing spanner governing this section.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NonMusicalPaperColumn and PaperColumn.

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3.2.86 parentheses-interface

Parentheses for other objects.

User settable properties:

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

stencils (list)

Multiple stencils, used as intermediate value.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): ParenthesesItem and TrillPitchGroup.

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3.2.87 percent-repeat-interface

Beat, Double and single measure repeats.

User settable properties:

dot-negative-kern (number)

The space to remove between a dot and a slash in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slash-negative-kern (number)

The space to remove between slashes in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slope (number)

The slope of this object.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter and RepeatSlash.

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3.2.88 percent-repeat-item-interface

Repeats that look like percent signs.

User settable properties:

dot-negative-kern (number)

The space to remove between a dot and a slash in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slash-negative-kern (number)

The space to remove between slashes in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slope (number)

The slope of this object.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): DoublePercentRepeat, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DoubleRepeatSlash and RepeatSlash.

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3.2.89 piano-pedal-bracket-interface

The bracket of the piano pedal. It can be tuned through the regular bracket properties.

User settable properties:

bound-padding (number)

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

bracket-flare (pair of numbers)

A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.

edge-height (pair)

A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

Internal properties:

pedal-text (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to the text of a mixed-style piano pedal.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): PianoPedalBracket.

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3.2.90 piano-pedal-interface

A piano pedal sign.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): PianoPedalBracket, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedal, SustainPedalLineSpanner and UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner.

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3.2.91 piano-pedal-script-interface

A piano pedal sign, fixed size.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): SostenutoPedal, SustainPedal and UnaCordaPedal.

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3.2.92 pitched-trill-interface

A note head to indicate trill pitches.

Internal properties:

accidental-grob (graphical (layout) object)

The accidental for this note.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TrillPitchHead.

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3.2.93 pure-from-neighbor-interface

A collection of routines to allow for objects’ pure heights and heights to be calculated based on the heights of the objects’ neighbors.

Internal properties:

neighbors (array of grobs)

The X-axis neighbors of a grob. Used by the pure-from-neighbor-interface to determine various grob heights.

pure-relevant-grobs (array of grobs)

All the grobs (items and spanners) that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent

pure-Y-common (graphical (layout) object)

A cache of the common_refpoint_of_array of the elements grob set.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BarLine, Clef, CueClef, CueEndClef, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, SpanBarStub and TimeSignature.

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3.2.94 rest-collision-interface

Move ordinary rests (not multi-measure nor pitched rests) to avoid conflicts.

User settable properties:

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

Internal properties:

elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): RestCollision.

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3.2.95 rest-interface

A rest symbol. The property style can be default, mensural, neomensural or classical.

User settable properties:

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

voiced-position (number)

The staff-position of a voiced Rest, negative if the rest has direction DOWN.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): MultiMeasureRest and Rest.

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3.2.96 rhythmic-grob-interface

Any object with a duration. Used to determine which grobs are interesting enough to maintain a hara-kiri staff.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigure, ChordName, ClusterSpannerBeacon, DoubleRepeatSlash, FretBoard, LyricText, NoteHead, RepeatSlash, Rest and TabNoteHead.

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3.2.97 rhythmic-head-interface

Note head or rest.

User settable properties:

duration-log (integer)

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

glissando-skip (boolean)

Should this NoteHead be skipped by glissandi?

Internal properties:

dot (graphical (layout) object)

A reference to a Dots object.

stem (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Stem object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AmbitusNoteHead, NoteHead, Rest, TabNoteHead and TrillPitchHead.

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3.2.98 script-column-interface

An interface that sorts scripts according to their script-priority and outside-staff-priority.

Internal properties:

scripts (array of grobs)

An array of Script objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): ScriptColumn and ScriptRow.

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3.2.99 script-interface

An object that is put above or below a note.

User settable properties:

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

script-priority (number)

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

side-relative-direction (direction)

Multiply direction of direction-source with this to get the direction of this object.

slur-padding (number)

Extra distance between slur and script.

toward-stem-shift (number)

Amount by which scripts are shifted toward the stem if their direction coincides with the stem direction. 0.0 means centered on the note head (the default position of most scripts); 1.0 means centered on the stem. Interpolated values are possible.

toward-stem-shift-in-column (number)

Amount by which a script is shifted toward the stem if its direction coincides with the stem direction and it is associated with a ScriptColumn object. 0.0 means centered on the note head (the default position of most scripts); 1.0 means centered on the stem. Interpolated values are possible.

Internal properties:

direction-source (graphical (layout) object)

In case side-relative-direction is set, which grob to get the direction from.

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

script-column (graphical (layout) object)

A ScriptColumn associated with a Script object.

script-stencil (pair)

A pair (type . arg) which acts as an index for looking up a Stencil object.

slur (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Slur object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AccidentalSuggestion, DynamicText and Script.

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3.2.100 self-alignment-interface

Position this object on itself and/or on its parent. To this end, the following functions are provided:

Self_alignment_interface::[xy]_aligned_on_self: Align self on reference point, using self-alignment-X and self-alignment-Y.
Self_alignment_interface::aligned_on_[xy]_parent
Self_alignment_interface::centered_on_[xy]_parent: Shift the object so its own reference point is centered on the extent of the parent

User settable properties:

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

parent-alignment-Y (number)

Like parent-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

self-alignment-X (number)

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

self-alignment-Y (number)

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

X-align-on-main-noteheads (boolean)

If true, this grob will ignore suspended noteheads when aligning itself on NoteColumn.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AccidentalSuggestion, BarNumber, ClefModifier, CombineTextScript, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DynamicText, Fingering, GridLine, Hairpin, HorizontalBracketText, InstrumentName, InstrumentSwitch, LyricText, MeasureCounter, MetronomeMark, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, PercentRepeatCounter, RehearsalMark, Script, SostenutoPedal, StemTremolo, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, SustainPedal, TextScript and UnaCordaPedal.

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3.2.101 semi-tie-column-interface

The interface for a column of l.v. (laissez vibrer) ties.

User settable properties:

head-direction (direction)

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

tie-configuration (list)

List of (position . dir) pairs, indicating the desired tie configuration, where position is the offset from the center of the staff in staff space and dir indicates the direction of the tie (1=>up, -1=>down, 0=>center). A non-pair entry in the list causes the corresponding tie to be formatted automatically.

Internal properties:

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

ties (array of grobs)

A grob array of Tie objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LaissezVibrerTieColumn and RepeatTieColumn.

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3.2.102 semi-tie-interface

A tie which is only connected to a note head on one side. The following properties may be set in the details list:

height-limit: Maximum tie height: The longer the tie, the closer it is to this height.
ratio: Parameter for tie shape. The higher this number, the quicker the tie attains its height-limit.

User settable properties:

control-points (list of number pairs)

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

details (list)

Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

head-direction (direction)

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

line-thickness (number)

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

note-head (graphical (layout) object)

A single note head.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LaissezVibrerTie and RepeatTie.

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3.2.103 separation-item-interface

Item that computes widths to generate spacing rods.

User settable properties:

horizontal-skylines (pair of skylines)

Two skylines, one to the left and one to the right of this grob.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

skyline-vertical-padding (number)

The amount by which the left and right skylines of a column are padded vertically, beyond the Y-extents and extra-spacing-heights of the constituent grobs in the column. Increase this to prevent interleaving of grobs from adjacent columns.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Internal properties:

conditional-elements (array of grobs)

Internal use only.

elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NonMusicalPaperColumn, NoteColumn and PaperColumn.

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3.2.104 side-position-interface

Position a victim object (this one) next to other objects (the support). The property direction signifies where to put the victim object relative to the support (left or right, up or down?)

The routine also takes the size of the staff into account if staff-padding is set. If undefined, the staff symbol is ignored.

User settable properties:

add-stem-support (boolean)

If set, the Stem object is included in this script’s support.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

horizon-padding (number)

The amount to pad the axis along which a Skyline is built for the side-position-interface.

minimum-space (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum distance that the victim should move (after padding).

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

side-axis (number)

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

slur-padding (number)

Extra distance between slur and script.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space)

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

use-skylines (boolean)

Should skylines be used for side positioning?

Internal properties:

quantize-position (boolean)

If set, a vertical alignment is aligned to be within staff spaces.

side-support-elements (array of grobs)

The side support, an array of grobs.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AccidentalSuggestion, AmbitusAccidental, Arpeggio, BarNumber, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, ClefModifier, CombineTextScript, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DynamicLineSpanner, Episema, Fingering, HorizontalBracket, HorizontalBracketText, InstrumentName, InstrumentSwitch, MeasureCounter, MeasureGrouping, MetronomeMark, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, OttavaBracket, PercentRepeatCounter, RehearsalMark, Script, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, StanzaNumber, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, SustainPedalLineSpanner, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare, TextScript, TextSpanner, TrillPitchAccidental, TrillPitchGroup, TrillSpanner, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner, VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

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3.2.105 slur-interface

A slur. The following properties may be set in the details list.

region-size: Size of region (in staff spaces) for determining potential endpoints in the Y direction.
head-encompass-penalty: Demerit to apply when note heads collide with a slur.
stem-encompass-penalty: Demerit to apply when stems collide with a slur.
edge-attraction-factor: Factor used to calculate the demerit for distances between slur endpoints and their corresponding base attachments.
same-slope-penalty: Demerit for slurs with attachment points that are horizontally aligned.
steeper-slope-factor: Factor used to calculate demerit only if this slur is not broken.
non-horizontal-penalty: Demerit for slurs with attachment points that are not horizontally aligned.
max-slope: The maximum slope allowed for this slur.
max-slope-factor: Factor that calculates demerit based on the max slope.
free-head-distance: The amount of vertical free space that must exist between a slur and note heads.
absolute-closeness-measure: Factor to calculate demerit for variance between a note head and slur.
extra-object-collision-penalty: Factor to calculate demerit for extra objects that the slur encompasses, including accidentals, fingerings, and tuplet numbers.
accidental-collision: Factor to calculate demerit for Accidental objects that the slur encompasses. This property value replaces the value of extra-object-collision-penalty.
extra-encompass-free-distance: The amount of vertical free space that must exist between a slur and various objects it encompasses, including accidentals, fingerings, and tuplet numbers.
extra-encompass-collision-distance: This detail is currently unused.
head-slur-distance-factor: Factor to calculate demerit for variance between a note head and slur.
head-slur-distance-max-ratio: The maximum value for the ratio of distance between a note head and slur.
gap-to-staffline-inside: Minimum gap inside the curve of the slur where the slur is parallel to a staffline.
gap-to-staffline-outside: Minimum gap outside the curve of the slur where the slur is parallel to a staffline.
free-slur-distance: The amount of vertical free space that must exist between adjacent slurs. This subproperty only works for PhrasingSlur.
edge-slope-exponent: Factor used to calculate the demerit for the slope of a slur near its endpoints; a larger value yields a larger demerit.

User settable properties:

annotation (string)

Annotate a grob for debug purposes.

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

control-points (list of number pairs)

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

dash-definition (pair)

List of dash-elements defining the dash structure. Each dash-element has a starting t value, an ending t-value, a dash-fraction, and a dash-period.

details (list)

Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

eccentricity (number)

How asymmetrical to make a slur. Positive means move the center to the right.

height-limit (dimension, in staff space)

Maximum slur height: The longer the slur, the closer it is to this height.

inspect-index (integer)

If debugging is set, set beam and slur configuration to this index, and print the respective scores.

inspect-quants (pair of numbers)

If debugging is set, set beam and slur quants to this position, and print the respective scores.

line-thickness (number)

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

ratio (number)

Parameter for slur shape. The higher this number, the quicker the slur attains its height-limit.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

encompass-objects (array of grobs)

Objects that a slur should avoid in addition to notes and stems.

note-columns (array of grobs)

An array of NoteColumn grobs.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): PhrasingSlur and Slur.

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3.2.106 spaceable-grob-interface

A layout object that takes part in the spacing problem.

User settable properties:

allow-loose-spacing (boolean)

If set, column can be detached from main spacing.

keep-inside-line (boolean)

If set, this column cannot have objects sticking into the margin.

measure-length (moment)

Length of a measure. Used in some spacing situations.

Internal properties:

ideal-distances (list)

(obj . (dist . strength)) pairs.

left-neighbor (graphical (layout) object)

The right-most column that has a spacing-wish for this column.

minimum-distances (list)

A list of rods that have the format (obj . dist).

right-neighbor (graphical (layout) object)

See left-neighbor.

spacing-wishes (array of grobs)

An array of note spacing or staff spacing objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NonMusicalPaperColumn and PaperColumn.

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3.2.107 spacing-interface

This object calculates the desired and minimum distances between two columns.

Internal properties:

left-items (array of grobs)

Grobs organized on the left by a spacing object.

right-items (array of grobs)

Grobs organized on the right by a spacing object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteSpacing and StaffSpacing.

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3.2.108 spacing-options-interface

Supports setting of spacing variables.

User settable properties:

shortest-duration-space (number)

Start with this multiple of spacing-increment space for the shortest duration. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

spacing-increment (dimension, in staff space)

The unit of length for note-spacing. Typically, the width of a note head. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): GraceSpacing and SpacingSpanner.

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3.2.109 spacing-spanner-interface

The space taken by a note is dependent on its duration. Doubling a duration adds spacing-increment to the space. The most common shortest note gets shortest-duration-space. Notes that are even shorter are spaced proportonial to their duration.

Typically, the increment is the width of a black note head. In a piece with lots of 8th notes, and some 16th notes, the eighth note gets a 2 note heads width (i.e., the space following a note is a 1 note head width). A 16th note is followed by 0.5 note head width. The quarter note is followed by 3 NHW, the half by 4 NHW, etc.

User settable properties:

average-spacing-wishes (boolean)

If set, the spacing wishes are averaged over staves.

base-shortest-duration (moment)

Spacing is based on the shortest notes in a piece. Normally, pieces are spaced as if notes at least as short as this are present.

common-shortest-duration (moment)

The most common shortest note length. This is used in spacing. Enlarging this sets the score tighter.

packed-spacing (boolean)

If set, the notes are spaced as tightly as possible.

shortest-duration-space (number)

Start with this multiple of spacing-increment space for the shortest duration. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

spacing-increment (dimension, in staff space)

The unit of length for note-spacing. Typically, the width of a note head. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

strict-grace-spacing (boolean)

If set, main notes are spaced normally, then grace notes are put left of the musical columns for the main notes.

strict-note-spacing (boolean)

If set, unbroken columns with non-musical material (clefs, bar lines, etc.) are not spaced separately, but put before musical columns.

uniform-stretching (boolean)

If set, items stretch proportionally to their natural separation based on durations. This looks better in complex polyphonic patterns.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): SpacingSpanner.

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3.2.110 span-bar-interface

A bar line that is spanned between other barlines. This interface is used for bar lines that connect different staves.

User settable properties:

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

Internal properties:

elements (array of grobs)

An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.

pure-relevant-grobs (array of grobs)

All the grobs (items and spanners) that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent

pure-relevant-items (array of grobs)

A subset of elements that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent.

pure-relevant-spanners (array of grobs)

A subset of elements that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent.

pure-Y-common (graphical (layout) object)

A cache of the common_refpoint_of_array of the elements grob set.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): SpanBar.

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3.2.111 spanner-interface

Some objects are horizontally spanned between objects. For example, slurs, beams, ties, etc. These grobs form a subtype called Spanner. All spanners have two span points (these must be Item objects), one on the left and one on the right. The left bound is also the X reference point of the spanner.

User settable properties:

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space)

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

minimum-length-after-break (dimension, in staff space)

If set, try to make a broken spanner starting a line this long. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance to the notehead.

normalized-endpoints (pair)

Represents left and right placement over the total spanner, where the width of the spanner is normalized between 0 and 1.

spanner-id (index or symbol)

An identifier to distinguish concurrent spanners.

to-barline (boolean)

If true, the spanner will stop at the bar line just before it would otherwise stop.

Internal properties:

spanner-broken (boolean)

Indicates whether spanner alignment should be broken after the current spanner.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, Beam, BendAfter, ClusterSpanner, DynamicLineSpanner, DynamicTextSpanner, Episema, FootnoteSpanner, Glissando, GraceSpacing, Hairpin, HorizontalBracket, HorizontalBracketText, InstrumentName, KievanLigature, LedgerLineSpanner, LigatureBracket, LyricExtender, LyricHyphen, LyricSpace, MeasureCounter, MeasureGrouping, MensuralLigature, MultiMeasureRest, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, OttavaBracket, PercentRepeat, PercentRepeatCounter, PhrasingSlur, PianoPedalBracket, Slur, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SpacingSpanner, StaffGrouper, StaffSymbol, SustainPedalLineSpanner, System, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket, SystemStartSquare, TextSpanner, Tie, TieColumn, TrillSpanner, TupletBracket, TupletNumber, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner, VaticanaLigature, VerticalAlignment, VerticalAxisGroup, VoiceFollower, VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

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3.2.112 staff-grouper-interface

A grob that collects staves together.

User settable properties:

staff-staff-spacing (list)

When applied to a staff-group’s StaffGrouper grob, this spacing alist controls the distance between consecutive staves within the staff-group. When applied to a staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob, it controls the distance between the staff and the nearest staff below it in the same system, replacing any settings inherited from the StaffGrouper grob of the containing staff-group, if there is one. This property remains in effect even when non-staff lines appear between staves. The alist can contain the following keys:

basic-distance – the vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items when no collisions would result, and no stretching or compressing is in effect.
minimum-distance – the smallest allowable vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items, when compressing is in effect.
padding – the minimum required amount of unobstructed vertical whitespace between the bounding boxes (or skylines) of the two items, measured in staff-spaces.
stretchability – a unitless measure of the dimension’s relative propensity to stretch. If zero, the distance will not stretch (unless collisions would result).

staffgroup-staff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the last staff of the current staff-group and the staff just below it in the same system, even if one or more non-staff lines exist between the two staves. If the staff-staff-spacing property of the staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob is set, that is used instead. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StaffGrouper.

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3.2.113 staff-spacing-interface

This object calculates spacing details from a breakable symbol (left) to another object. For example, it takes care of optical spacing from a bar line to a note.

User settable properties:

stem-spacing-correction (number)

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. For opposite directions, this amount is the correction for two normal sized stems that overlap completely.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StaffSpacing.

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3.2.114 staff-symbol-interface

This spanner draws the lines of a staff. A staff symbol defines a vertical unit, the staff space. Quantities that go by a half staff space are called positions. The center (i.e., middle line or space) is position 0. The length of the symbol may be set by hand through the width property.

User settable properties:

break-align-symbols (list)

A list of break-align symbols that determines which breakable items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in break-alignment-interface.

ledger-extra (dimension, in staff space)

Extra distance from staff line to draw ledger lines for.

ledger-line-thickness (pair of numbers)

The thickness of ledger lines. It is the sum of 2 numbers: The first is the factor for line thickness, and the second for staff space. Both contributions are added.

ledger-positions (list)

Vertical positions of ledger lines. When set on a StaffSymbol grob it defines a repeating pattern of ledger lines and any parenthesized groups will always be shown together.

ledger-positions-function (any type)

A quoted Scheme procedure that takes a StaffSymbol grob and the vertical position of a note head as arguments and returns a list of ledger line positions.

line-count (integer)

The number of staff lines.

line-positions (list)

Vertical positions of staff lines.

staff-space (dimension, in staff space)

Amount of space between staff lines, expressed in global staff-space.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

width (dimension, in staff space)

The width of a grob measured in staff space.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StaffSymbol.

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3.2.115 staff-symbol-referencer-interface

An object whose Y position is meant relative to a staff symbol. These usually have Staff_symbol_referencer::callback in their Y-offset-callbacks.

User settable properties:

staff-position (number)

Vertical position, measured in half staff spaces, counted from the middle line.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): AmbitusNoteHead, Arpeggio, Beam, Clef, CueClef, CueEndClef, Custos, Dots, KeyCancellation, KeySignature, MultiMeasureRest, NoteHead, Rest, TabNoteHead and TrillPitchHead.

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3.2.116 stanza-number-interface

A stanza number, to be put in from of a lyrics line.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StanzaNumber.

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3.2.117 stem-interface

The stem represents the graphical stem. In addition, it internally connects note heads, beams, and tremolos. Rests and whole notes have invisible stems.

The following properties may be set in the details list.

beamed-lengths: List of stem lengths given beam multiplicity.
beamed-minimum-free-lengths: List of normal minimum free stem lengths (chord to beams) given beam multiplicity.
beamed-extreme-minimum-free-lengths: List of extreme minimum free stem lengths (chord to beams) given beam multiplicity.
lengths: Default stem lengths. The list gives a length for each flag count.
stem-shorten: How much a stem in a forced direction should be shortened. The list gives an amount depending on the number of flags and beams.

User settable properties:

avoid-note-head (boolean)

If set, the stem of a chord does not pass through all note heads, but starts at the last note head.

beaming (pair)

Pair of number lists. Each number list specifies which beams to make. 0 is the central beam, 1 is the next beam toward the note, etc. This information is used to determine how to connect the beaming patterns from stem to stem inside a beam.

beamlet-default-length (pair)

A pair of numbers. The first number specifies the default length of a beamlet that sticks out of the left hand side of this stem; the second number specifies the default length of the beamlet to the right. The actual length of a beamlet is determined by taking either the default length or the length specified by beamlet-max-length-proportion, whichever is smaller.

beamlet-max-length-proportion (pair)

The maximum length of a beamlet, as a proportion of the distance between two adjacent stems.

default-direction (direction)

Direction determined by note head positions.

details (list)

Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

double-stem-separation (number)

The distance between the two stems of a half note in tablature when using \tabFullNotation, not counting the width of the stems themselves, expressed as a multiple of the default height of a staff-space in the traditional five-line staff.

duration-log (integer)

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

french-beaming (boolean)

Use French beaming style for this stem. The stem stops at the innermost beams.

length (dimension, in staff space)

User override for the stem length of unbeamed stems.

length-fraction (number)

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

max-beam-connect (integer)

Maximum number of beams to connect to beams from this stem. Further beams are typeset as beamlets.

neutral-direction (direction)

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

no-stem-extend (boolean)

If set, notes with ledger lines do not get stems extending to the middle staff line.

note-collision-threshold (dimension, in staff space)

Simultaneous notes that are this close or closer in units of staff-space will be identified as vertically colliding. Used by Stem grobs for notes in the same voice, and NoteCollision grobs for notes in different voices. Default value 1.

stem-begin-position (number)

User override for the begin position of a stem.

stemlet-length (number)

How long should be a stem over a rest?

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

beam (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to the beam, if applicable.

flag (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Flag object.

melody-spanner (graphical (layout) object)

The MelodyItem object for a stem.

note-heads (array of grobs)

An array of note head grobs.

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

rests (array of grobs)

An array of rest objects.

stem-info (pair)

A cache of stem parameters.

tremolo-flag (graphical (layout) object)

The tremolo object on a stem.

tuplet-start (boolean)

Is stem at the start of a tuplet?

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Stem.

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3.2.118 stem-tremolo-interface

A beam slashing a stem to indicate a tremolo. The property shape can be beam-like or rectangle.

User settable properties:

beam-thickness (dimension, in staff space)

Beam thickness, measured in staff-space units.

beam-width (dimension, in staff space)

Width of the tremolo sign.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

flag-count (number)

The number of tremolo beams.

length-fraction (number)

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

shape (symbol)

This setting determines what shape a grob has. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

slope (number)

The slope of this object.

Internal properties:

stem (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Stem object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StemTremolo.

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3.2.119 string-number-interface

A string number instruction.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StringNumber.

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3.2.120 stroke-finger-interface

A right hand finger instruction.

User settable properties:

digit-names (vector)

Names for string finger digits.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): StrokeFinger.

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3.2.121 system-interface

This is the top-level object: Each object in a score ultimately has a System object as its X and Y parent.

User settable properties:

labels (list)

List of labels (symbols) placed on a column.

Internal properties:

all-elements (array of grobs)

An array of all grobs in this line. Its function is to protect objects from being garbage collected.

columns (array of grobs)

An array of grobs, typically containing PaperColumn or NoteColumn objects.

footnote-stencil (stencil)

The stencil of a system’s footnotes.

footnotes-after-line-breaking (array of grobs)

Footnote grobs of a broken system.

footnotes-before-line-breaking (array of grobs)

Footnote grobs of a whole system.

in-note-direction (direction)

Direction to place in-notes above a system.

in-note-padding (number)

Padding between in-notes.

in-note-stencil (stencil)

The stencil of a system’s in-notes.

pure-Y-extent (pair of numbers)

The estimated height of a system.

vertical-alignment (graphical (layout) object)

The VerticalAlignment in a System.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): System.

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3.2.122 system-start-delimiter-interface

The brace, bracket or bar in front of the system. The following values for style are recognized:

bracket: A thick bracket, normally used to group similar instruments in a score. Default for StaffGroup. SystemStartBracket uses this style.
brace: A ‘piano style’ brace normally used for an instrument that uses two staves. The default style for GrandStaff. SystemStartBrace uses this style.
bar-line: A simple line between the staves in a score. Default for staves enclosed in << and >>. SystemStartBar uses this style.
line-bracket: A simple square, normally used for subgrouping instruments in a score. SystemStartSquare uses this style.

See also ‘input/regression/system-start-nesting.ly’.

User settable properties:

collapse-height (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum height of system start delimiter. If equal or smaller, the bracket/brace/line is removed.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

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3.2.123 system-start-text-interface

Text in front of the system.

User settable properties:

long-text (markup)

Text markup. See Formatting text.

self-alignment-X (number)

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

self-alignment-Y (number)

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

text (markup)

Text markup. See Formatting text.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): InstrumentName.

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3.2.124 tab-note-head-interface

A note head in tablature.

User settable properties:

details (list)

Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.

Internal properties:

display-cautionary (boolean)

Should the grob be displayed as a cautionary grob?

span-start (boolean)

Is the note head at the start of a spanner?

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TabNoteHead.

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3.2.125 text-interface

A Scheme markup text, see Formatting text and New markup command definition.

There are two important commands: ly:text-interface::print, which is a grob callback, and ly:text-interface::interpret-markup.

User settable properties:

baseline-skip (dimension, in staff space)

Distance between base lines of multiple lines of text.

flag-style (symbol)

The style of the flag to be used with MetronomeMark. Available are 'modern-straight-flag, 'old-straight-flag, flat-flag, mensural and 'default

replacement-alist (list)

Alist of strings. The key is a string of the pattern to be replaced. The value is a string of what should be displayed. Useful for ligatures.

text (markup)

Text markup. See Formatting text.

text-direction (direction)

This controls the ordering of the words. The default RIGHT is for roman text. Arabic or Hebrew should use LEFT.

word-space (dimension, in staff space)

Space to insert between words in texts.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): BalloonTextItem, BarNumber, BassFigure, BreathingSign, ChordName, ClefModifier, CombineTextScript, DoublePercentRepeatCounter, DynamicText, DynamicTextSpanner, Fingering, FootnoteItem, FootnoteSpanner, HorizontalBracketText, InstrumentName, InstrumentSwitch, LyricText, MeasureCounter, MetronomeMark, MultiMeasureRestNumber, MultiMeasureRestText, NoteName, OttavaBracket, PercentRepeatCounter, RehearsalMark, SostenutoPedal, StanzaNumber, StringNumber, StrokeFinger, SustainPedal, TabNoteHead, TextScript, TupletNumber, UnaCordaPedal and VoltaBracket.

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3.2.126 text-script-interface

An object that is put above or below a note.

User settable properties:

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

script-priority (number)

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

Internal properties:

slur (graphical (layout) object)

A pointer to a Slur object.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): CombineTextScript, Fingering, StringNumber, StrokeFinger and TextScript.

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3.2.127 tie-column-interface

Object that sets directions of multiple ties in a tied chord.

User settable properties:

tie-configuration (list)

List of (position . dir) pairs, indicating the desired tie configuration, where position is the offset from the center of the staff in staff space and dir indicates the direction of the tie (1=>up, -1=>down, 0=>center). A non-pair entry in the list causes the corresponding tie to be formatted automatically.

Internal properties:

positioning-done (boolean)

Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.

ties (array of grobs)

A grob array of Tie objects.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TieColumn.

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3.2.128 tie-interface

A tie - a horizontal curve connecting two noteheads.

The following properties may be set in the details list.

height-limit: The maximum height allowed for this tie.
ratio: Parameter for tie shape. The higher this number, the quicker the slur attains its height-limit.
between-length-limit: This detail is currently unused.
wrong-direction-offset-penalty: Demerit for ties that are offset in the wrong direction.
min-length: If the tie is shorter than this amount (in staff-spaces) an increasingly large length penalty is incurred.
min-length-penalty-factor: Demerit factor for tie lengths shorter than min-length.
center-staff-line-clearance: If the center of the tie is closer to a staff line than this amount, an increasingly large staff line collision penalty is incurred.
tip-staff-line-clearance: If the tips of the tie are closer to a staff line than this amount, an increasingly large staff line collision penalty is incurred.
staff-line-collision-penalty: Demerit factor for ties whose tips or center come close to staff lines.
dot-collision-clearance: If the tie comes closer to a dot than this amount, an increasingly large dot collision penalty is incurred.
dot-collision-penalty: Demerit factor for ties which come close to dots.
note-head-gap: The distance (in staff-spaces) by which the ends of the tie are offset horizontally from the center line through the note head.
stem-gap: The distance (in staff-spaces) by which the ends of the tie are offset horizontally from a stem which is on the same side of the note head as the tie.
tie-column-monotonicity-penalty: Demerit if the y-position of this tie in the set of ties being considered is less than the y-position of the previous tie.
tie-tie-collision-distance: If this tie is closer than this amount to the previous tie in the set being considered, an increasingly large tie-tie collision penalty is incurred.
tie-tie-collision-penalty: Demerit factor for a tie in the set being considered which is close to the previous one.
horizontal-distance-penalty-factor: Demerit factor for ties in the set being considered which are horizontally distant from the note heads.
vertical-distance-penalty-factor: Demerit factor for ties in the set being considered which are vertically distant from the note heads.
same-dir-as-stem-penalty: Demerit if tie is on the same side as a stem or on the opposite side to the one specified.
intra-space-threshold: If the tie’s height (in half staff-spaces) is less than this it is positioned between two adjacent staff lines; otherwise it is positioned to straddle a staff line further from the note heads.
outer-tie-length-symmetry-penalty-factor: Demerit factor for ties horizontally positioned unsymmetrically with respect to the two note heads.
outer-tie-vertical-distance-symmetry-penalty-factor: Demerit factor for ties vertically positioned unsymmetrically with respect to the two note heads.
outer-tie-vertical-gap: Amount (in half staff-spaces) by which a tie is moved away from the note heads if it is closer to either of them than 0.25 half staff-spaces.
skyline-padding: Padding of the skylines around note heads in chords.
single-tie-region-size: The number of candidate ties to generate when only a single tie is required. Successive candidates differ in their initial vertical position by half a staff-space.
multi-tie-region-size: The number of variations that are tried for the extremal ties in a chord. Variations differ in their initial vertical position by half a staff-space.

User settable properties:

annotation (string)

Annotate a grob for debug purposes.

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

control-points (list of number pairs)

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

dash-definition (pair)

List of dash-elements defining the dash structure. Each dash-element has a starting t value, an ending t-value, a dash-fraction, and a dash-period.

details (list)

Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

head-direction (direction)

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

line-thickness (number)

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

neutral-direction (direction)

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

staff-position (number)

Vertical position, measured in half staff spaces, counted from the middle line.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Tie.

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3.2.129 time-signature-interface

A time signature, in different styles. The following values for style are are recognized:

C: 4/4 and 2/2 are typeset as C and struck C, respectively. All other time signatures are written with two digits. The value default is equivalent to C.
neomensural: 2/2, 3/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/4, 9/4, 4/8, 6/8, and 9/8 are typeset with neo-mensural style mensuration marks. All other time signatures are written with two digits.
mensural: 2/2, 3/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/4, 9/4, 4/8, 6/8, and 9/8 are typeset with mensural style mensuration marks. All other time signatures are written with two digits.
single-digit: All time signatures are typeset with a single digit, e.g., 3/2 is written as 3.
numbered: All time signatures are typeset with two digits.

User settable properties:

fraction (fraction, as pair)

Numerator and denominator of a time signature object.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TimeSignature.

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3.2.130 trill-pitch-accidental-interface

An accidental for trill pitch.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TrillPitchAccidental.

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3.2.131 trill-spanner-interface

A trill spanner.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TrillSpanner.

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3.2.132 tuplet-bracket-interface

A bracket with a number in the middle, used for tuplets. When the bracket spans a line break, the value of break-overshoot determines how far it extends beyond the staff. At a line break, the markups in the edge-text are printed at the edges.

User settable properties:

avoid-scripts (boolean)

If set, a tuplet bracket avoids the scripts associated with the note heads it encompasses.

bracket-flare (pair of numbers)

A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.

bracket-visibility (boolean or symbol)

This controls the visibility of the tuplet bracket. Setting it to false prevents printing of the bracket. Setting the property to if-no-beam makes it print only if there is no beam associated with this tuplet bracket.

break-overshoot (pair of numbers)

How much does a broken spanner stick out of its bounds?

connect-to-neighbor (pair)

Pair of booleans, indicating whether this grob looks as a continued break.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

edge-height (pair)

A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).

edge-text (pair)

A pair specifying the texts to be set at the edges: (left-text . right-text).

full-length-padding (number)

How much padding to use at the right side of a full-length tuplet bracket.

full-length-to-extent (boolean)

Run to the extent of the column for a full-length tuplet bracket.

gap (dimension, in staff space)

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space)

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

X-positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of X staff coordinates of a spanner in the form (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff.

Internal properties:

note-columns (array of grobs)

An array of NoteColumn grobs.

scripts (array of grobs)

An array of Script objects.

tuplet-number (graphical (layout) object)

The number for a bracket.

tuplets (array of grobs)

An array of smaller tuplet brackets.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): LigatureBracket and TupletBracket.

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3.2.133 tuplet-number-interface

The number for a bracket.

User settable properties:

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

knee-to-beam (boolean)

Determines whether a tuplet number will be positioned next to a kneed beam.

Internal properties:

bracket (graphical (layout) object)

The bracket for a number.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): TupletNumber.

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3.2.134 unbreakable-spanner-interface

A spanner that should not be broken across line breaks. Override with breakable=##t.

User settable properties:

breakable (boolean)

Allow breaks here.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): Beam and Glissando.

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3.2.135 vaticana-ligature-interface

A vaticana style Gregorian ligature.

User settable properties:

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

add-cauda (boolean)

Does this flexa require an additional cauda on the left side?

add-join (boolean)

Is this ligature head-joined with the next one by a vertical line?

add-stem (boolean)

Is this ligature head a virga and therefore needs an additional stem on the right side?

delta-position (number)

The vertical position difference.

flexa-height (dimension, in staff space)

The height of a flexa shape in a ligature grob (in staff-space units).

flexa-width (dimension, in staff space)

The width of a flexa shape in a ligature grob in (in staff-space units).

x-offset (dimension, in staff space)

Extra horizontal offset for ligature heads.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): NoteHead and VaticanaLigature.

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3.2.136 volta-bracket-interface

Volta bracket with number.

User settable properties:

height (dimension, in staff space)

Height of an object in staff-space units.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

Internal properties:

bars (array of grobs)

An array of bar line pointers.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): VoltaBracket.

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3.2.137 volta-interface

A volta repeat.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

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3.3 User backend properties

add-stem-support (boolean)

If set, the Stem object is included in this script’s support.

after-line-breaking (boolean)

Dummy property, used to trigger callback for after-line-breaking.

align-dir (direction)

Which side to align? -1: left side, 0: around center of width, 1: right side.

allow-loose-spacing (boolean)

If set, column can be detached from main spacing.

allow-span-bar (boolean)

If false, no inter-staff bar line will be created below this bar line.

alteration (number)

Alteration numbers for accidental.

alteration-alist (list)

List of (pitch . accidental) pairs for key signature.

annotation (string)

Annotate a grob for debug purposes.

annotation-balloon (boolean)

Print the balloon around an annotation.

annotation-line (boolean)

Print the line from an annotation to the grob that it annotates.

arpeggio-direction (direction)

If set, put an arrow on the arpeggio squiggly line.

arrow-length (number)

Arrow length.

arrow-width (number)

Arrow width.

auto-knee-gap (dimension, in staff space)

If a gap is found between note heads where a horizontal beam fits that is larger than this number, make a kneed beam.

automatically-numbered (boolean)

Should a footnote be automatically numbered?

average-spacing-wishes (boolean)

If set, the spacing wishes are averaged over staves.

avoid-note-head (boolean)

If set, the stem of a chord does not pass through all note heads, but starts at the last note head.

avoid-scripts (boolean)

If set, a tuplet bracket avoids the scripts associated with the note heads it encompasses.

avoid-slur (symbol)

Method of handling slur collisions. Choices are inside, outside, around, and ignore. inside adjusts the slur if needed to keep the grob inside the slur. outside moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur. around moves the grob vertically to the outside of the slur only if there is a collision. ignore does not move either. In grobs whose notational significance depends on vertical position (such as accidentals, clefs, etc.), outside and around behave like ignore.

axes (list)

List of axis numbers. In the case of alignment grobs, this should contain only one number.

bar-extent (pair of numbers)

The Y-extent of the actual bar line. This may differ from Y-extent because it does not include the dots in a repeat bar line.

base-shortest-duration (moment)

Spacing is based on the shortest notes in a piece. Normally, pieces are spaced as if notes at least as short as this are present.

baseline-skip (dimension, in staff space)

Distance between base lines of multiple lines of text.

beam-thickness (dimension, in staff space)

Beam thickness, measured in staff-space units.

beam-width (dimension, in staff space)

Width of the tremolo sign.

beamed-stem-shorten (list)

How much to shorten beamed stems, when their direction is forced. It is a list, since the value is different depending on the number of flags and beams.

beaming (pair)

Pair of number lists. Each number list specifies which beams to make. 0 is the central beam, 1 is the next beam toward the note, etc. This information is used to determine how to connect the beaming patterns from stem to stem inside a beam.

beamlet-default-length (pair)

A pair of numbers. The first number specifies the default length of a beamlet that sticks out of the left hand side of this stem; the second number specifies the default length of the beamlet to the right. The actual length of a beamlet is determined by taking either the default length or the length specified by beamlet-max-length-proportion, whichever is smaller.

beamlet-max-length-proportion (pair)

The maximum length of a beamlet, as a proportion of the distance between two adjacent stems.

before-line-breaking (boolean)

Dummy property, used to trigger a callback function.

between-cols (pair)

Where to attach a loose column to.

bound-details (list)

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

bound-padding (number)

The amount of padding to insert around spanner bounds.

bracket-flare (pair of numbers)

A pair of numbers specifying how much edges of brackets should slant outward. Value 0.0 means straight edges.

bracket-visibility (boolean or symbol)

This controls the visibility of the tuplet bracket. Setting it to false prevents printing of the bracket. Setting the property to if-no-beam makes it print only if there is no beam associated with this tuplet bracket.

break-align-anchor (number)

Grobs aligned to this breakable item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines, for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual) center of the bar line.

break-align-anchor-alignment (number)

Read by ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor for aligning an anchor to a grob’s extent.

break-align-orders (vector)

This is a vector of 3 lists: #(end-of-line unbroken start-of-line). Each list contains break-align symbols that specify an order of breakable items (see break-alignment-interface).

For example, this places time signatures before clefs:

\override Score.BreakAlignment.break-align-orders =
  #(make-vector 3 '(left-edge
                    cue-end-clef
                    ambitus
                    breathing-sign
                    time-signature
                    clef
                    cue-clef
                    staff-bar
                    key-cancellation
                    key-signature
                    custos))

break-align-symbol (symbol)

This key is used for aligning, ordering, and spacing breakable items. See break-alignment-interface.

break-align-symbols (list)

A list of break-align symbols that determines which breakable items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in break-alignment-interface.

break-overshoot (pair of numbers)

How much does a broken spanner stick out of its bounds?

break-visibility (vector)

A vector of 3 booleans, #(end-of-line unbroken begin-of-line). #t means visible, #f means killed.

breakable (boolean)

Allow breaks here.

broken-bound-padding (number)

The amount of padding to insert when a spanner is broken at a line break.

chord-dots-limit (integer)

Limits the column of dots on each chord to the height of the chord plus chord-dots-limit staff-positions.

circled-tip (boolean)

Put a circle at start/end of hairpins (al/del niente).

clef-alignments (list)

An alist of parent-alignments that should be used for clef modifiers with various clefs

clip-edges (boolean)

Allow outward pointing beamlets at the edges of beams?

collapse-height (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum height of system start delimiter. If equal or smaller, the bracket/brace/line is removed.

collision-interfaces (list)

A list of interfaces for which automatic beam-collision resolution is run.

collision-voice-only (boolean)

Does automatic beam collsion apply only to the voice in which the beam was created?

color (color)

The color of this grob.

common-shortest-duration (moment)

The most common shortest note length. This is used in spacing. Enlarging this sets the score tighter.

concaveness (number)

A beam is concave if its inner stems are closer to the beam than the two outside stems. This number is a measure of the closeness of the inner stems. It is used for damping the slope of the beam.

connect-to-neighbor (pair)

Pair of booleans, indicating whether this grob looks as a continued break.

control-points (list of number pairs)

List of offsets (number pairs) that form control points for the tie, slur, or bracket shape. For Béziers, this should list the control points of a third-order Bézier curve.

count-from (integer)

The first measure in a measure count receives this number. The following measures are numbered in increments from this initial value.

damping (number)

Amount of beam slope damping.

dash-definition (pair)

List of dash-elements defining the dash structure. Each dash-element has a starting t value, an ending t-value, a dash-fraction, and a dash-period.

dash-fraction (number)

Size of the dashes, relative to dash-period. Should be between 0.1 and 1.0 (continuous line). If set to 0.0, a dotted line is produced

dash-period (number)

The length of one dash together with whitespace. If negative, no line is drawn at all.

default-direction (direction)

Direction determined by note head positions.

default-staff-staff-spacing (list)

The settings to use for staff-staff-spacing when it is unset, for ungrouped staves and for grouped staves that do not have the relevant StaffGrouper property set (staff-staff-spacing or staffgroup-staff-spacing).

details (list)

Alist of parameters for detailed grob behavior. More information on the allowed parameters for a grob can be found by looking at the top of the Internals Reference page for each interface having a details property.

digit-names (vector)

Names for string finger digits.

direction (direction)

If side-axis is 0 (or X), then this property determines whether the object is placed LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed UP, CENTER or DOWN. Numerical values may also be used: UP=1, DOWN=-1, LEFT=-1, RIGHT=1, CENTER=0.

dot-count (integer)

The number of dots.

dot-negative-kern (number)

The space to remove between a dot and a slash in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

dot-placement-list (list)

List consisting of (description string-number fret-number finger-number) entries used to define fret diagrams.

double-stem-separation (number)

The distance between the two stems of a half note in tablature when using \tabFullNotation, not counting the width of the stems themselves, expressed as a multiple of the default height of a staff-space in the traditional five-line staff.

duration-log (integer)

The 2-log of the note head duration, i.e., 0 = whole note, 1 = half note, etc.

eccentricity (number)

How asymmetrical to make a slur. Positive means move the center to the right.

edge-height (pair)

A pair of numbers specifying the heights of the vertical edges: (left-height . right-height).

edge-text (pair)

A pair specifying the texts to be set at the edges: (left-text . right-text).

expand-limit (integer)

Maximum number of measures expanded in church rests.

extra-dy (number)

Slope glissandi this much extra.

extra-offset (pair of numbers)

A pair representing an offset. This offset is added just before outputting the symbol, so the typesetting engine is completely oblivious to it. The values are measured in staff-space units of the staff’s StaffSymbol.

extra-spacing-height (pair of numbers)

In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to (-inf.0 . +inf.0).

extra-spacing-width (pair of numbers)

In the horizontal spacing problem, we pad each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ on the left side of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ on the right side of the item). In order to make a grob take up no horizontal space at all, set this to (+inf.0 . -inf.0).

flag-count (number)

The number of tremolo beams.

flag-style (symbol)

The style of the flag to be used with MetronomeMark. Available are 'modern-straight-flag, 'old-straight-flag, flat-flag, mensural and 'default

flat-positions (list)

Flats in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.

font-encoding (symbol)

The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond’s system fonts (Emmentaler) are using this property. Available values are fetaMusic (Emmentaler), fetaBraces, fetaText (Emmentaler).

font-family (symbol)

The font family is the broadest category for selecting text fonts. Options include: sans, roman.

font-features (list)

Opentype features.

font-name (string)

Specifies a file name (without extension) of the font to load. This setting overrides selection using font-family, font-series and font-shape.

font-series (symbol)

Select the series of a font. Choices include medium, bold, bold-narrow, etc.

font-shape (symbol)

Select the shape of a font. Choices include upright, italic, caps.

font-size (number)

The font size, compared to the ‘normal’ size. 0 is style-sheet’s normal size, -1 is smaller, +1 is bigger. Each step of 1 is approximately 12% larger; 6 steps are exactly a factor 2 larger. If the context property fontSize is set, its value is added to this before the glyph is printed. Fractional values are allowed.

footnote (boolean)

Should this be a footnote or in-note?

footnote-music (music)

Music creating a footnote.

footnote-text (markup)

A footnote for the grob.

force-hshift (number)

This specifies a manual shift for notes in collisions. The unit is the note head width of the first voice note. This is used by note-collision-interface.

forced-spacing (number)

Spacing forced between grobs, used in various ligature engravers.

fraction (fraction, as pair)

Numerator and denominator of a time signature object.

french-beaming (boolean)

Use French beaming style for this stem. The stem stops at the innermost beams.

fret-diagram-details (list)

An alist of detailed grob properties for fret diagrams. Each alist entry consists of a (property . value) pair. The properties which can be included in fret-diagram-details include the following:

barre-type – Type of barre indication used. Choices include curved, straight, and none. Default curved.
capo-thickness – Thickness of capo indicator, in multiples of fret-space. Default value 0.5.
dot-color – Color of dots. Options include black and white. Default black.
dot-label-font-mag – Magnification for font used to label fret dots. Default value 1.
dot-position – Location of dot in fret space. Default 0.6 for dots without labels, 0.95-dot-radius for dots with labels.
dot-radius – Radius of dots, in terms of fret spaces. Default value 0.425 for labeled dots, 0.25 for unlabeled dots.
finger-code – Code for the type of fingering indication used. Options include none, in-dot, and below-string. Default none for markup fret diagrams, below-string for FretBoards fret diagrams.
fret-count – The number of frets. Default 4.
fret-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between frets. Default 1.0.
fret-label-custom-format – The format string to be used label the lowest fret number, when number-type equals to custom. Default "~a".
fret-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label the lowest fret number. Default 0.5.
fret-label-vertical-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction parallel to strings. Default 0.
fret-label-horizontal-offset – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction orthogonal to strings. Default 0.
paren-padding – The padding for the parenthesis. Default 0.05.
label-dir – Side to which the fret label is attached. -1, LEFT, or DOWN for left or down; 1, RIGHT, or UP for right or up. Default RIGHT.
mute-string – Character string to be used to indicate muted string. Default "x".
number-type – Type of numbers to use in fret label. Choices include roman-lower, roman-upper, arabic and custom. In the later case, the format string is supplied by the fret-label-custom-format property. Default roman-lower.
open-string – Character string to be used to indicate open string. Default "o".
orientation – Orientation of fret-diagram. Options include normal, landscape, and opposing-landscape. Default normal.
string-count – The number of strings. Default 6.
string-distance – Multiplier to adjust the distance between strings. Default 1.0.
string-label-font-mag – The magnification of the font used to label fingerings at the string, rather than in the dot. Default value 0.6 for normal orientation, 0.5 for landscape and opposing-landscape.
string-thickness-factor – Factor for changing thickness of each string in the fret diagram. Thickness of string k is given by thickness * (1+string-thickness-factor) ^ (k-1). Default 0.
top-fret-thickness – The thickness of the top fret line, as a multiple of the standard thickness. Default value 3.
xo-font-magnification – Magnification used for mute and open string indicators. Default value 0.5.
xo-padding – Padding for open and mute indicators from top fret. Default value 0.25.

full-length-padding (number)

How much padding to use at the right side of a full-length tuplet bracket.

full-length-to-extent (boolean)

Run to the extent of the column for a full-length tuplet bracket.

full-measure-extra-space (number)

Extra space that is allocated at the beginning of a measure with only one note. This property is read from the NonMusicalPaperColumn that begins the measure.

full-size-change (boolean)

Don’t make a change clef smaller.

gap (dimension, in staff space)

Size of a gap in a variable symbol.

gap-count (integer)

Number of gapped beams for tremolo.

glissando-skip (boolean)

Should this NoteHead be skipped by glissandi?

glyph (string)

A string determining what ‘style’ of glyph is typeset. Valid choices depend on the function that is reading this property.

In combination with (span) bar lines, it is a string resembling the bar line appearance in ASCII form.

glyph-name (string)

The glyph name within the font.

In the context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking etc. are already taken.

glyph-name-alist (list)

An alist of key-string pairs.

graphical (boolean)

Display in graphical (vs. text) form.

grow-direction (direction)

Crescendo or decrescendo?

hair-thickness (number)

Thickness of the thin line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

harp-pedal-details (list)

An alist of detailed grob properties for harp pedal diagrams. Each alist entry consists of a (property . value) pair. The properties which can be included in harp-pedal-details include the following:

box-offset – Vertical shift of the center of flat/sharp pedal boxes above/below the horizontal line. Default value 0.8.
box-width – Width of each pedal box. Default value 0.4.
box-height – Height of each pedal box. Default value 1.0.
space-before-divider – Space between boxes before the first divider (so that the diagram can be made symmetric). Default value 0.8.
space-after-divider – Space between boxes after the first divider. Default value 0.8.
circle-thickness – Thickness (in unit of the line-thickness) of the ellipse around circled pedals. Default value 0.5.
circle-x-padding – Padding in X direction of the ellipse around circled pedals. Default value 0.15.
circle-y-padding – Padding in Y direction of the ellipse around circled pedals. Default value 0.2.

head-direction (direction)

Are the note heads left or right in a semitie?

height (dimension, in staff space)

Height of an object in staff-space units.

height-limit (dimension, in staff space)

Maximum slur height: The longer the slur, the closer it is to this height.

hide-tied-accidental-after-break (boolean)

If set, an accidental that appears on a tied note after a line break will not be displayed.

horizon-padding (number)

The amount to pad the axis along which a Skyline is built for the side-position-interface.

horizontal-shift (integer)

An integer that identifies ranking of NoteColumns for horizontal shifting. This is used by note-collision-interface.

horizontal-skylines (pair of skylines)

Two skylines, one to the left and one to the right of this grob.

id (string)

An id string for the grob.

ignore-ambitus (boolean)

If set, don’t consider this notehead for ambitus calculation.

ignore-collision (boolean)

If set, don’t do note collision resolution on this NoteColumn.

implicit (boolean)

Is this an implicit bass figure?

inspect-index (integer)

If debugging is set, set beam and slur configuration to this index, and print the respective scores.

inspect-quants (pair of numbers)

If debugging is set, set beam and slur quants to this position, and print the respective scores.

keep-inside-line (boolean)

If set, this column cannot have objects sticking into the margin.

kern (dimension, in staff space)

The space between individual elements in any compound bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

knee (boolean)

Is this beam kneed?

knee-spacing-correction (number)

Factor for the optical correction amount for kneed beams. Set between 0 for no correction and 1 for full correction.

knee-to-beam (boolean)

Determines whether a tuplet number will be positioned next to a kneed beam.

labels (list)

List of labels (symbols) placed on a column.

layer (integer)

An integer which determines the order of printing objects. Objects with the lowest value of layer are drawn first, then objects with progressively higher values are drawn, so objects with higher values overwrite objects with lower values. By default most objects are assigned a layer value of 1.

ledger-extra (dimension, in staff space)

Extra distance from staff line to draw ledger lines for.

ledger-line-thickness (pair of numbers)

The thickness of ledger lines. It is the sum of 2 numbers: The first is the factor for line thickness, and the second for staff space. Both contributions are added.

ledger-positions (list)

Vertical positions of ledger lines. When set on a StaffSymbol grob it defines a repeating pattern of ledger lines and any parenthesized groups will always be shown together.

ledger-positions-function (any type)

A quoted Scheme procedure that takes a StaffSymbol grob and the vertical position of a note head as arguments and returns a list of ledger line positions.

left-bound-info (list)

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

left-padding (dimension, in staff space)

The amount of space that is put left to an object (e.g., a lyric extender).

length (dimension, in staff space)

User override for the stem length of unbeamed stems.

length-fraction (number)

Multiplier for lengths. Used for determining ledger lines and stem lengths.

line-break-penalty (number)

Penalty for a line break at this column. This affects the choices of the line breaker; it avoids a line break at a column with a positive penalty and prefers a line break at a column with a negative penalty.

line-break-permission (symbol)

Instructs the line breaker on whether to put a line break at this column. Can be force or allow.

line-break-system-details (list)

An alist of properties to use if this column is the start of a system.

line-count (integer)

The number of staff lines.

line-positions (list)

Vertical positions of staff lines.

line-thickness (number)

For slurs and ties, this is the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the two arcs of the curve’s outline, which intersect at the endpoints. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

long-text (markup)

Text markup. See Formatting text.

max-beam-connect (integer)

Maximum number of beams to connect to beams from this stem. Further beams are typeset as beamlets.

max-symbol-separation (number)

The maximum distance between symbols making up a church rest.

maximum-gap (number)

Maximum value allowed for gap property.

measure-count (integer)

The number of measures for a multi-measure rest.

measure-length (moment)

Length of a measure. Used in some spacing situations.

merge-differently-dotted (boolean)

Merge note heads in collisions, even if they have a different number of dots. This is normal notation for some types of polyphonic music.

merge-differently-dotted only applies to opposing stem directions (i.e., voice 1 & 2).

merge-differently-headed (boolean)

Merge note heads in collisions, even if they have different note heads. The smaller of the two heads is rendered invisible. This is used in polyphonic guitar notation. The value of this setting is used by note-collision-interface.

merge-differently-headed only applies to opposing stem directions (i.e., voice 1 & 2).

minimum-distance (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum distance between rest and notes or beam.

minimum-length (dimension, in staff space)

Try to make a spanner at least this long, normally in the horizontal direction. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance between noteheads.

minimum-length-after-break (dimension, in staff space)

If set, try to make a broken spanner starting a line this long. This requires an appropriate callback for the springs-and-rods property. If added to a Tie, this sets the minimum distance to the notehead.

minimum-length-fraction (number)

Minimum length of ledger line as fraction of note head size.

minimum-space (dimension, in staff space)

Minimum distance that the victim should move (after padding).

minimum-X-extent (pair of numbers)

Minimum size of an object in X dimension, measured in staff-space units.

minimum-Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Minimum size of an object in Y dimension, measured in staff-space units.

neutral-direction (direction)

Which direction to take in the center of the staff.

neutral-position (number)

Position (in half staff spaces) where to flip the direction of custos stem.

next (graphical (layout) object)

Object that is next relation (e.g., the lyric syllable following an extender).

no-alignment (boolean)

If set, don’t place this grob in a VerticalAlignment; rather, place it using its own Y-offset callback.

no-ledgers (boolean)

If set, don’t draw ledger lines on this object.

no-stem-extend (boolean)

If set, notes with ledger lines do not get stems extending to the middle staff line.

non-break-align-symbols (list)

A list of symbols that determine which NON-break-aligned interfaces to align this to.

non-default (boolean)

Set for manually specified clefs and keys.

non-musical (boolean)

True if the grob belongs to a NonMusicalPaperColumn.

nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the current non-staff line and the next non-staff line in the direction of staff-affinity, if both are on the same side of the related staff, and staff-affinity is either UP or DOWN. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the current non-staff line and the nearest staff in the direction of staff-affinity, if there are no non-staff lines between the two, and staff-affinity is either UP or DOWN. If staff-affinity is CENTER, then nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing is used for the nearest staves on both sides, even if other non-staff lines appear between the current one and either of the staves. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the current non-staff line and the nearest staff in the opposite direction from staff-affinity, if there are no other non-staff lines between the two, and staff-affinity is either UP or DOWN. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

normalized-endpoints (pair)

Represents left and right placement over the total spanner, where the width of the spanner is normalized between 0 and 1.

note-collision-threshold (dimension, in staff space)

Simultaneous notes that are this close or closer in units of staff-space will be identified as vertically colliding. Used by Stem grobs for notes in the same voice, and NoteCollision grobs for notes in different voices. Default value 1.

note-names (vector)

Vector of strings containing names for easy-notation note heads.

number-type (symbol)

Numbering style. Choices include roman-lower, roman-upper and arabic.

output-attributes (list)

An alist of attributes for the grob, to be included in output files. When the SVG typesetting backend is used, the attributes are assigned to a group (<g>) containing all of the stencils that comprise a given grob. For example, '((id . 123) (class . foo) (data-whatever . “bar”)) will produce <g id=“123” class=“foo” data-whatever=“bar”> … </g>. In the Postscript backend, where there is no way to group items, the setting of the output-attributes property will have no effect.

outside-staff-horizontal-padding (number)

By default, an outside-staff-object can be placed so that is it very close to another grob horizontally. If this property is set, the outside-staff-object is raised so that it is not so close to its neighbor.

outside-staff-padding (number)

The padding to place between grobs when spacing according to outside-staff-priority. Two grobs with different outside-staff-padding values have the larger value of padding between them.

outside-staff-placement-directive (symbol)

One of four directives telling how outside staff objects should be placed.

left-to-right-greedy – Place each successive grob from left to right.
left-to-right-polite – Place a grob from left to right only if it does not potentially overlap with another grob that has been placed on a pass through a grob array. If there is overlap, do another pass to determine placement.
right-to-left-greedy – Same as left-to-right-greedy, but from right to left.
right-to-left-polite – Same as left-to-right-polite, but from right to left.

outside-staff-priority (number)

If set, the grob is positioned outside the staff in such a way as to avoid all collisions. In case of a potential collision, the grob with the smaller outside-staff-priority is closer to the staff.

packed-spacing (boolean)

If set, the notes are spaced as tightly as possible.

padding (dimension, in staff space)

Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.

padding-pairs (list)

An alist mapping (name . name) to distances.

page-break-penalty (number)

Penalty for page break at this column. This affects the choices of the page breaker; it avoids a page break at a column with a positive penalty and prefers a page break at a column with a negative penalty.

page-break-permission (symbol)

Instructs the page breaker on whether to put a page break at this column. Can be force or allow.

page-turn-penalty (number)

Penalty for a page turn at this column. This affects the choices of the page breaker; it avoids a page turn at a column with a positive penalty and prefers a page turn at a column with a negative penalty.

page-turn-permission (symbol)

Instructs the page breaker on whether to put a page turn at this column. Can be force or allow.

parent-alignment-X (number)

Specify on which point of the parent the object is aligned. The value -1 means aligned on parent’s left edge, 0 on center, and 1 right edge, in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the parent’s width. If unset, the value from self-alignment-X property will be used.

parent-alignment-Y (number)

Like parent-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

parenthesis-friends (list)

A list of Grob types, as symbols. When parentheses enclose a Grob that has ’parenthesis-friends, the parentheses widen to include any child Grobs with type among ’parenthesis-friends.

parenthesized (boolean)

Parenthesize this grob.

positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of staff coordinates (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff. For slurs, this value selects which slur candidate to use; if extreme positions are requested, the closest one is taken.

prefer-dotted-right (boolean)

For note collisions, prefer to shift dotted up-note to the right, rather than shifting just the dot.

protrusion (number)

In an arpeggio bracket, the length of the horizontal edges.

ratio (number)

Parameter for slur shape. The higher this number, the quicker the slur attains its height-limit.

remove-empty (boolean)

If set, remove group if it contains no interesting items.

remove-first (boolean)

Remove the first staff of an orchestral score?

remove-layer (index or symbol)

When set as a positive integer, the Keep_alive_together_engraver removes all VerticalAxisGroup grobs with a remove-layer larger than the smallest retained remove-layer. Set to #f to make a layer independent of the Keep_alive_together_engraver. Set to '(), the layer does not participate in the layering decisions. The property can also be set as a symbol for common behaviors: #'any to keep the layer alive with any other layer in the group; #'above or #'below to keep the layer alive with the context immediately before or after it, respectively.

replacement-alist (list)

Alist of strings. The key is a string of the pattern to be replaced. The value is a string of what should be displayed. Useful for ligatures.

restore-first (boolean)

Print a natural before the accidental.

rhythmic-location (rhythmic location)

Where (bar number, measure position) in the score.

right-bound-info (list)

An alist of properties for determining attachments of spanners to edges.

right-padding (dimension, in staff space)

Space to insert on the right side of an object (e.g., between note and its accidentals).

rotation (list)

Number of degrees to rotate this object, and what point to rotate around. For example, '(45 0 0) rotates by 45 degrees around the center of this object.

round-up-exceptions (list)

A list of pairs where car is the numerator and cdr the denominator of a moment. Each pair in this list means that the multi-measure rests of the corresponding length will be rounded up to the longer rest. See round-up-to-longer-rest.

round-up-to-longer-rest (boolean)

Displays the longer multi-measure rest when the length of a measure is between two values of usable-duration-logs. For example, displays a breve instead of a whole in a 3/2 measure.

rounded (boolean)

Decide whether lines should be drawn rounded or not.

same-direction-correction (number)

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. This amount is used for stems with the same direction to compensate for note head to stem distance.

script-priority (number)

A key for determining the order of scripts in a stack, by being added to the position of the script in the user input, the sum being the overall priority. Smaller means closer to the head.

segno-kern (number)

The space between the two thin lines of the segno bar line symbol, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

self-alignment-X (number)

Specify alignment of an object. The value -1 means left aligned, 0 centered, and 1 right-aligned in X direction. Other numerical values may also be specified - the unit is half the object width.

self-alignment-Y (number)

Like self-alignment-X but for the Y axis.

shape (symbol)

This setting determines what shape a grob has. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

sharp-positions (list)

Sharps in key signatures are placed within the specified ranges of staff-positions. The general form is a list of pairs, with one pair for each type of clef, in order of the staff-position at which each clef places C: (alto treble tenor soprano baritone mezzosoprano bass). If the list contains a single element it applies for all clefs. A single number in place of a pair sets accidentals within the octave ending at that staff-position.

shorten-pair (pair of numbers)

The lengths to shorten on both sides a hairpin or text-spanner such as a pedal bracket. Positive values shorten the hairpin or text-spanner, while negative values lengthen it.

shortest-duration-space (number)

Start with this multiple of spacing-increment space for the shortest duration. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

shortest-playing-duration (moment)

The duration of the shortest note playing here.

shortest-starter-duration (moment)

The duration of the shortest note that starts here.

side-axis (number)

If the value is X (or equivalently 0), the object is placed horizontally next to the other object. If the value is Y or 1, it is placed vertically.

side-relative-direction (direction)

Multiply direction of direction-source with this to get the direction of this object.

simple-Y (boolean)

Should the Y placement of a spanner disregard changes in system heights?

size (number)

The ratio of the size of the object to its default size.

skip-quanting (boolean)

Should beam quanting be skipped?

skyline-horizontal-padding (number)

For determining the vertical distance between two staves, it is possible to have a configuration which would result in a tight interleaving of grobs from the top staff and the bottom staff. The larger this parameter is, the farther apart the staves are placed in such a configuration.

skyline-vertical-padding (number)

The amount by which the left and right skylines of a column are padded vertically, beyond the Y-extents and extra-spacing-heights of the constituent grobs in the column. Increase this to prevent interleaving of grobs from adjacent columns.

slash-negative-kern (number)

The space to remove between slashes in percent repeat glyphs. Larger values bring the two elements closer together.

slope (number)

The slope of this object.

slur-padding (number)

Extra distance between slur and script.

snap-radius (number)

The maximum distance between two objects that will cause them to snap to alignment along an axis.

space-alist (list)

An alist that specifies distances from this grob to other breakable items, using the format:

'((break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  (break-align-symbol . (spacing-style . space))
  ...)

Standard choices for break-align-symbol are listed in break-alignment-interface. Additionally, three special break-align symbols available to space-alist are:

first-note

used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line

next-note

used when the grob is just left of any other note; if not set, the value of first-note gets used

right-edge

used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with the extra-space spacing style)

Choices for spacing-style are:

extra-space

Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed.

minimum-space

Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs, without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired with first-note or next-note; otherwise it is fixed. Not compatible with right-edge.

fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much fixed space between the grob and the note.

minimum-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put at least this much fixed space between the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without allowing them to collide.

semi-fixed-space

Only compatible with first-note and next-note. Put this much space between the grob and the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is stretchable.

Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this. See [Wanske] page 126–134, [Ross] page 143–147.

space-to-barline (boolean)

If set, the distance between a note and the following non-musical column will be measured to the bar line instead of to the beginning of the non-musical column. If there is a clef change followed by a bar line, for example, this means that we will try to space the non-musical column as though the clef is not there.

spacing-increment (dimension, in staff space)

The unit of length for note-spacing. Typically, the width of a note head. See also spacing-spanner-interface.

spacing-pair (pair)

A pair of alignment symbols which set an object’s spacing relative to its left and right BreakAlignments.

For example, a MultiMeasureRest will ignore prefatory items at its bounds (i.e., clefs, key signatures and time signatures) using the following override:

\override MultiMeasureRest
  #'spacing-pair = #'(staff-bar . staff-bar)

spanner-id (index or symbol)

An identifier to distinguish concurrent spanners.

springs-and-rods (boolean)

Dummy variable for triggering spacing routines.

stacking-dir (direction)

Stack objects in which direction?

staff-affinity (direction)

The direction of the staff to use for spacing the current non-staff line. Choices are UP, DOWN, and CENTER. If CENTER, the non-staff line will be placed equidistant between the two nearest staves on either side, unless collisions or other spacing constraints prevent this. Setting staff-affinity for a staff causes it to be treated as a non-staff line. Setting staff-affinity to #f causes a non-staff line to be treated as a staff.

staff-padding (dimension, in staff space)

Maintain this much space between reference points and the staff. Its effect is to align objects of differing sizes (like the dynamics p and f) on their baselines.

staff-position (number)

Vertical position, measured in half staff spaces, counted from the middle line.

staff-space (dimension, in staff space)

Amount of space between staff lines, expressed in global staff-space.

staff-staff-spacing (list)

When applied to a staff-group’s StaffGrouper grob, this spacing alist controls the distance between consecutive staves within the staff-group. When applied to a staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob, it controls the distance between the staff and the nearest staff below it in the same system, replacing any settings inherited from the StaffGrouper grob of the containing staff-group, if there is one. This property remains in effect even when non-staff lines appear between staves. The alist can contain the following keys:

basic-distance – the vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items when no collisions would result, and no stretching or compressing is in effect.
minimum-distance – the smallest allowable vertical distance, measured in staff-spaces, between the reference points of the two items, when compressing is in effect.
padding – the minimum required amount of unobstructed vertical whitespace between the bounding boxes (or skylines) of the two items, measured in staff-spaces.
stretchability – a unitless measure of the dimension’s relative propensity to stretch. If zero, the distance will not stretch (unless collisions would result).

staffgroup-staff-spacing (list)

The spacing alist controlling the distance between the last staff of the current staff-group and the staff just below it in the same system, even if one or more non-staff lines exist between the two staves. If the staff-staff-spacing property of the staff’s VerticalAxisGroup grob is set, that is used instead. See staff-staff-spacing for a description of the alist structure.

stem-attachment (pair of numbers)

An (x . y) pair where the stem attaches to the notehead.

stem-begin-position (number)

User override for the begin position of a stem.

stem-spacing-correction (number)

Optical correction amount for stems that are placed in tight configurations. For opposite directions, this amount is the correction for two normal sized stems that overlap completely.

stemlet-length (number)

How long should be a stem over a rest?

stencil (stencil)

The symbol to print.

stencils (list)

Multiple stencils, used as intermediate value.

strict-grace-spacing (boolean)

If set, main notes are spaced normally, then grace notes are put left of the musical columns for the main notes.

strict-note-spacing (boolean)

If set, unbroken columns with non-musical material (clefs, bar lines, etc.) are not spaced separately, but put before musical columns.

stroke-style (string)

Set to "grace" to turn stroke through flag on.

style (symbol)

This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the stencil callback reading this property.

text (markup)

Text markup. See Formatting text.

text-direction (direction)

This controls the ordering of the words. The default RIGHT is for roman text. Arabic or Hebrew should use LEFT.

thick-thickness (number)

Thickness of the thick line in a bar line, expressed as a multiple of the default staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is not influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

thickness (number)

For grobs made up of lines, this is the thickness of the line. For slurs and ties, this is the distance between the two arcs of the curve’s outline at its thickest point, not counting the diameter of the virtual “pen” that draws the arcs. This property is expressed as a multiple of the current staff-line thickness (i.e. the visual output is influenced by changes to Staff.StaffSymbol.thickness).

tie-configuration (list)

List of (position . dir) pairs, indicating the desired tie configuration, where position is the offset from the center of the staff in staff space and dir indicates the direction of the tie (1=>up, -1=>down, 0=>center). A non-pair entry in the list causes the corresponding tie to be formatted automatically.

to-barline (boolean)

If true, the spanner will stop at the bar line just before it would otherwise stop.

toward-stem-shift (number)

Amount by which scripts are shifted toward the stem if their direction coincides with the stem direction. 0.0 means centered on the note head (the default position of most scripts); 1.0 means centered on the stem. Interpolated values are possible.

toward-stem-shift-in-column (number)

Amount by which a script is shifted toward the stem if its direction coincides with the stem direction and it is associated with a ScriptColumn object. 0.0 means centered on the note head (the default position of most scripts); 1.0 means centered on the stem. Interpolated values are possible.

transparent (boolean)

This makes the grob invisible.

uniform-stretching (boolean)

If set, items stretch proportionally to their natural separation based on durations. This looks better in complex polyphonic patterns.

usable-duration-logs (list)

List of duration-logs that can be used in typesetting the grob.

use-skylines (boolean)

Should skylines be used for side positioning?

used (boolean)

If set, this spacing column is kept in the spacing problem.

vertical-skylines (pair of skylines)

Two skylines, one above and one below this grob.

voiced-position (number)

The staff-position of a voiced Rest, negative if the rest has direction DOWN.

when (moment)

Global time step associated with this column.

whiteout (boolean-or-number)

If a number or true, the grob is printed over a white background to white-out underlying material, if the grob is visible. A number indicates how far the white background extends beyond the bounding box of the grob as a multiple of the staff-line thickness. The LyricHyphen grob uses a special implementation of whiteout: A positive number indicates how far the white background extends beyond the bounding box in multiples of line-thickness. The shape of the background is determined by whiteout-style. Usually #f by default.

whiteout-style (symbol)

Determines the shape of the whiteout background. Available are 'outline, 'rounded-box, and the default 'box. There is one exception: Use 'special for LyricHyphen.

width (dimension, in staff space)

The width of a grob measured in staff space.

word-space (dimension, in staff space)

Space to insert between words in texts.

X-align-on-main-noteheads (boolean)

If true, this grob will ignore suspended noteheads when aligning itself on NoteColumn.

X-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the X direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

X-offset (number)

The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.

X-positions (pair of numbers)

Pair of X staff coordinates of a spanner in the form (left . right), where both left and right are in staff-space units of the current staff.

Y-extent (pair of numbers)

Extent (size) in the Y direction, measured in staff-space units, relative to object’s reference point.

Y-offset (number)

The vertical amount that this object is moved relative to its Y-parent.

zigzag-length (dimension, in staff space)

The length of the lines of a zigzag, relative to zigzag-width. A value of 1 gives 60-degree zigzags.

zigzag-width (dimension, in staff space)

The width of one zigzag squiggle. This number is adjusted slightly so that the glissando line can be constructed from a whole number of squiggles.

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3.4 Internal backend properties

accidental-grob (graphical (layout) object): The accidental for this note.
accidental-grobs (list): An alist with (notename . groblist) entries.
add-cauda (boolean): Does this flexa require an additional cauda on the left side?
add-join (boolean): Is this ligature head-joined with the next one by a vertical line?
add-stem (boolean): Is this ligature head a virga and therefore needs an additional stem on the right side?
adjacent-pure-heights (pair): A pair of vectors. Used by a VerticalAxisGroup to cache the Y-extents of different column ranges.
adjacent-spanners (array of grobs): An array of directly neighboring dynamic spanners.
all-elements (array of grobs): An array of all grobs in this line. Its function is to protect objects from being garbage collected.
ascendens (boolean): Is this neume of ascending type?
auctum (boolean): Is this neume liquescentically augmented?
axis-group-parent-X (graphical (layout) object): Containing X axis group.
axis-group-parent-Y (graphical (layout) object): Containing Y axis group.
bars (array of grobs): An array of bar line pointers.
beam (graphical (layout) object): A pointer to the beam, if applicable.
beam-segments (list): Internal representation of beam segments.
begin-of-line-visible (boolean): Set to make ChordName or FretBoard be visible only at beginning of line or at chord changes.
bound-alignment-interfaces (list): Interfaces to be used for positioning elements that align with a column.
bounded-by-me (array of grobs): An array of spanners that have this column as start/begin point. Only columns that have grobs or act as bounds are spaced.
bracket (graphical (layout) object): The bracket for a number.
bracket-text (graphical (layout) object): The text for an analysis bracket.
c0-position (integer): An integer indicating the position of middle C.
cause (any type): Any kind of causation objects (i.e., music, or perhaps translator) that was the cause for this grob.
cavum (boolean): Is this neume outlined?
columns (array of grobs): An array of grobs, typically containing PaperColumn or NoteColumn objects.
concurrent-hairpins (array of grobs): All concurrent hairpins.
conditional-elements (array of grobs): Internal use only.
context-info (integer): Within a ligature, the final glyph or shape of a head may be affected by the left and/or right neighbour head. context-info holds for each head such information about the left and right neighbour, encoded as a bit mask.
covered-grobs (array of grobs): Grobs that could potentially collide with a beam.
cross-staff (boolean): True for grobs whose Y-extent depends on inter-staff spacing. The extent is measured relative to the grobs’s parent staff (more generally, its VerticalAxisGroup) so this boolean flags grobs that are not rigidly fixed to their parent staff. Beams that join notes from two staves are cross-staff. Grobs that are positioned around such beams are also cross-staff. Grobs that are grouping objects, however, like VerticalAxisGroups will not in general be marked cross-staff when some of the members of the group are cross-staff.
delta-position (number): The vertical position difference.
deminutum (boolean): Is this neume deminished?
descendens (boolean): Is this neume of descendent type?
direction-source (graphical (layout) object): In case side-relative-direction is set, which grob to get the direction from.
display-cautionary (boolean): Should the grob be displayed as a cautionary grob?
dot (graphical (layout) object): A reference to a Dots object.
dots (array of grobs): Multiple Dots objects.
elements (array of grobs): An array of grobs; the type is depending on the grob where this is set in.
encompass-objects (array of grobs): Objects that a slur should avoid in addition to notes and stems.
figures (array of grobs): Figured bass objects for continuation line.
flag (graphical (layout) object): A pointer to a Flag object.
flexa-height (dimension, in staff space): The height of a flexa shape in a ligature grob (in staff-space units).
flexa-interval (integer): The interval spanned by the two notes of a flexa shape (1 is a second, 7 is an octave).
flexa-width (dimension, in staff space): The width of a flexa shape in a ligature grob in (in staff-space units).
font (font metric): A cached font metric object.
footnote-stencil (stencil): The stencil of a system’s footnotes.
footnotes-after-line-breaking (array of grobs): Footnote grobs of a broken system.
footnotes-before-line-breaking (array of grobs): Footnote grobs of a whole system.
forced (boolean): Manually forced accidental.
glissando-index (integer): The index of a glissando in its note column.
grace-spacing (graphical (layout) object): A run of grace notes.
has-span-bar (pair): A pair of grobs containing the span bars to be drawn below and above the staff. If no span bar is in a position, the respective element is set to #f.
head-width (dimension, in staff space): The width of this ligature head.
heads (array of grobs): An array of note heads.
ideal-distances (list): (obj . (dist . strength)) pairs.
important-column-ranks (vector): A cache of columns that contain items-worth-living data.
in-note-direction (direction): Direction to place in-notes above a system.
in-note-padding (number): Padding between in-notes.
in-note-stencil (stencil): The stencil of a system’s in-notes.
inclinatum (boolean): Is this neume an inclinatum?
interfaces (list): A list of symbols indicating the interfaces supported by this object. It is initialized from the meta field.
items-worth-living (array of grobs): An array of interesting items. If empty in a particular staff, then that staff is erased.
keep-alive-with (array of grobs): An array of other VerticalAxisGroups. If any of them are alive, then we will stay alive.
least-squares-dy (number): The ideal beam slope, without damping.
left-items (array of grobs): Grobs organized on the left by a spacing object.
left-neighbor (graphical (layout) object): The right-most column that has a spacing-wish for this column.
ligature-flexa (boolean): request joining note to the previous one in a flexa.
linea (boolean): Attach vertical lines to this neume?
make-dead-when (array of grobs): An array of other VerticalAxisGroups. If any of them are alive, then we will turn dead.
maybe-loose (boolean): Used to mark a breakable column that is loose if and only if it is in the middle of a line.
melody-spanner (graphical (layout) object): The MelodyItem object for a stem.
meta (list): Provide meta information. It is an alist with the entries name and interfaces.
minimum-distances (list): A list of rods that have the format (obj . dist).
minimum-translations-alist (list): An list of translations for a given start and end point.
neighbors (array of grobs): The X-axis neighbors of a grob. Used by the pure-from-neighbor-interface to determine various grob heights.
normal-stems (array of grobs): An array of visible stems.
note-collision (graphical (layout) object): The NoteCollision object of a dot column.
note-columns (array of grobs): An array of NoteColumn grobs.
note-head (graphical (layout) object): A single note head.
note-heads (array of grobs): An array of note head grobs.
numbering-assertion-function (any type): The function used to assert that footnotes are receiving correct automatic numbers.
oriscus (boolean): Is this neume an oriscus?
pedal-text (graphical (layout) object): A pointer to the text of a mixed-style piano pedal.
pes-or-flexa (boolean): Shall this neume be joined with the previous head?
positioning-done (boolean): Used to signal that a positioning element did its job. This ensures that a positioning is only done once.
prefix-set (number): A bit mask that holds all Gregorian head prefixes, such as \virga or \quilisma.
primitive (integer): A pointer to a ligature primitive, i.e., an item similar to a note head that is part of a ligature.
pure-relevant-grobs (array of grobs): All the grobs (items and spanners) that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent
pure-relevant-items (array of grobs): A subset of elements that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent.
pure-relevant-spanners (array of grobs): A subset of elements that are relevant for finding the pure-Y-extent.
pure-Y-common (graphical (layout) object): A cache of the common_refpoint_of_array of the elements grob set.
pure-Y-extent (pair of numbers): The estimated height of a system.
pure-Y-offset-in-progress (boolean): A debugging aid for catching cyclic dependencies.
quantize-position (boolean): If set, a vertical alignment is aligned to be within staff spaces.
quantized-positions (pair of numbers): The beam positions after quanting.
quilisma (boolean): Is this neume a quilisma?
rest (graphical (layout) object): A pointer to a Rest object.
rest-collision (graphical (layout) object): A rest collision that a rest is in.
rests (array of grobs): An array of rest objects.
right-items (array of grobs): Grobs organized on the right by a spacing object.
right-neighbor (graphical (layout) object): See left-neighbor.
script-column (graphical (layout) object): A ScriptColumn associated with a Script object.
script-stencil (pair): A pair (type . arg) which acts as an index for looking up a Stencil object.
scripts (array of grobs): An array of Script objects.
shorten (dimension, in staff space): The amount of space that a stem is shortened. Internally used to distribute beam shortening over stems.
side-support-elements (array of grobs): The side support, an array of grobs.
slur (graphical (layout) object): A pointer to a Slur object.
space-increment (dimension, in staff space): The amount by which the total duration of a multimeasure rest affects horizontal spacing. Each doubling of the duration adds space-increment to the length of the bar.
spacing (graphical (layout) object): The spacing spanner governing this section.
spacing-wishes (array of grobs): An array of note spacing or staff spacing objects.
span-start (boolean): Is the note head at the start of a spanner?
spanner-broken (boolean): Indicates whether spanner alignment should be broken after the current spanner.
spanner-placement (direction): The place of an annotation on a spanner. LEFT is for the first spanner, and RIGHT is for the last. CENTER will place it on the broken spanner that falls closest to the center of the length of the entire spanner, although this behavior is unpredictable in situations with lots of rhythmic diversity. For predictable results, use LEFT and RIGHT.
staff-grouper (graphical (layout) object): The staff grouper we belong to.
staff-symbol (graphical (layout) object): The staff symbol grob that we are in.
stem (graphical (layout) object): A pointer to a Stem object.
stem-info (pair): A cache of stem parameters.
stems (array of grobs): An array of stem objects.
stropha (boolean): Is this neume a stropha?
system-Y-offset (number): The Y-offset (relative to the bottom of the top-margin of the page) of the system to which this staff belongs.
tie (graphical (layout) object): A pointer to a Tie object.
ties (array of grobs): A grob array of Tie objects.
tremolo-flag (graphical (layout) object): The tremolo object on a stem.
tuplet-number (graphical (layout) object): The number for a bracket.
tuplet-start (boolean): Is stem at the start of a tuplet?
tuplets (array of grobs): An array of smaller tuplet brackets.
vertical-alignment (graphical (layout) object): The VerticalAlignment in a System.
vertical-skyline-elements (array of grobs): An array of grobs used to create vertical skylines.
virga (boolean): Is this neume a virga?
X-common (graphical (layout) object): Common reference point for axis group.
x-offset (dimension, in staff space): Extra horizontal offset for ligature heads.
Y-common (graphical (layout) object): See X-common.

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4. Scheme functions

Function: ly:add-context-mod contextmods modification: Adds the given context modification to the list contextmods of context modifications.

Function: ly:add-file-name-alist alist: Add mappings for error messages from alist.

Function: ly:add-interface iface desc props: Add a new grob interface. iface is the interface name, desc is the interface description, and props is the list of user-settable properties for the interface.

Function: ly:add-listener callback disp cl: Add the single-argument procedure callback as listener to the dispatcher disp. Whenever disp hears an event of class cl, it calls callback with it.

Function: ly:add-option sym val description: Add a program option sym. val is the default value and description is a string description.

Function: ly:all-grob-interfaces: Return the hash table with all grob interface descriptions.

Function: ly:all-options: Get all option settings in an alist.

Function: ly:all-stencil-expressions: Return all symbols recognized as stencil expressions.

Function: ly:angle x y: Calculates angle in degrees of given vector. With one argument, x is a number pair indicating the vector. With two arguments, x and y specify the respective coordinates.

Function: ly:assoc-get key alist default-value strict-checking: Return value if key in alist, else default-value (or #f if not specified). If strict-checking is set to #t and key is not in alist, a programming_error is output.

Function: ly:axis-group-interface::add-element grob grob-element: Set grob the parent of grob-element on all axes of grob.

Function: ly:basic-progress str rest: A Scheme callable function to issue a basic progress message str. The message is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:beam-score-count: count number of beam scores.

Function: ly:bigpdfs: Return true if the command line includes the ‘--bigpdf’ parameter.

Function: ly:book? x: Is x a Book object?

Function: ly:book-add-bookpart! book-smob book-part: Add book-part to book-smob book part list.

Function: ly:book-add-score! book-smob score: Add score to book-smob score list.

Function: ly:book-book-parts book: Return book parts in book.

Function: ly:book-header book: Return header in book.

Function: ly:book-paper book: Return paper in book.

Function: ly:book-process book-smob default-paper default-layout output: Print book. output is passed to the backend unchanged. For example, it may be a string (for file based outputs) or a socket (for network based output).

Function: ly:book-process-to-systems book-smob default-paper default-layout output: Print book. output is passed to the backend unchanged. For example, it may be a string (for file based outputs) or a socket (for network based output).

Function: ly:book-scores book: Return scores in book.

Function: ly:book-set-header! book module: Set the book header.

Function: ly:box? x: Is x a Box object?

Function: ly:bp num: num bigpoints (1/72th inch).

Function: ly:bracket a iv t p: Make a bracket in direction a. The extent of the bracket is given by iv. The wings protrude by an amount of p, which may be negative. The thickness is given by t.

Function: ly:broadcast disp ev: Send the stream event ev to the dispatcher disp.

Function: ly:camel-case->lisp-identifier name-sym: Convert FooBar_Bla to foo-bar-bla style symbol.

Function: ly:chain-assoc-get key achain default-value strict-checking: Return value for key from a list of alists achain. If no entry is found, return default-value or #f if default-value is not specified. With strict-checking set to #t, a programming_error is output in such cases.

Function: ly:check-expected-warnings: Check whether all expected warnings have really been triggered.

Function: ly:cm num: num cm.

Function: ly:command-line-code: The Scheme code specified on command-line with ‘-e’.

Function: ly:command-line-options: The Scheme options specified on command-line with ‘-d’.

Function: ly:connect-dispatchers to from: Make the dispatcher to listen to events from from.

Function: ly:context? x: Is x a Context object?

Function: ly:context-current-moment context: Return the current moment of context.

Function: ly:context-def? x: Is x a Context_def object?

Function: ly:context-def-lookup def sym val: Return the value of sym in context definition def (e.g., \Voice). If no value is found, return val or '() if val is undefined. sym can be any of ‘default-child’, ‘consists’, ‘description’, ‘aliases’, ‘accepts’, ‘property-ops’, ‘context-name’, ‘group-type’.

Function: ly:context-def-modify def mod: Return the result of applying the context-mod mod to the context definition def. Does not change def.

Function: ly:context-event-source context: Return event-source of context context.

Function: ly:context-events-below context: Return a stream-distributor that distributes all events from context and all its subcontexts.

Function: ly:context-find context name: Find a parent of context that has name or alias name. Return #f if not found.

Function: ly:context-grob-definition context name: Return the definition of name (a symbol) within context as an alist.

Function: ly:context-id context: Return the ID string of context, i.e., for \context Voice = "one" … return the string one.

Function: ly:context-matched-pop-property context grob cell: This undoes a particular \override, \once \override or \once \revert when given the specific alist pair to undo.

Function: ly:context-mod? x: Is x a Context_mod object?

Function: ly:context-mod-apply! context mod: Apply the context modification mod to context.

Function: ly:context-name context: Return the name of context, i.e., for \context Voice = "one" … return the symbol Voice.

Function: ly:context-now context: Return now-moment of context context.

Function: ly:context-parent context: Return the parent of context, #f if none.

Function: ly:context-property context sym def: Return the value for property sym in context. If def is given, and property value is '(), return def.

Function: ly:context-property-where-defined context name: Return the context above context where name is defined.

Function: ly:context-pushpop-property context grob eltprop val: Do \temporary \override or \revert operation in context. The grob definition grob is extended with eltprop (if val is specified) or reverted (if unspecified).

Function: ly:context-set-property! context name val: Set value of property name in context context to val.

Function: ly:context-unset-property context name: Unset value of property name in context context.

Function: ly:debug str rest: A Scheme callable function to issue a debug message str. The message is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:default-scale: Get the global default scale.

Function: ly:dimension? d: Return d as a number. Used to distinguish length variables from normal numbers.

Function: ly:dir? s: Is s a direction? Valid directions are -1, 0, or 1, where -1 represents left or down, 1 represents right or up, and 0 represents a neutral direction.

Function: ly:directed direction magnitude: Calculates an (x . y) pair with optional magnitude (defaulting to 1.0) and direction specified either as an angle in degrees or a coordinate pair giving the direction. If magnitude is a pair, the respective coordinates are scaled independently, useful for ellipse drawings.

Function: ly:disconnect-dispatchers to from: Stop the dispatcher to listening to events from from.

Function: ly:dispatcher? x: Is x a Dispatcher object?

Function: ly:duration? x: Is x a Duration object?

Function: ly:duration<? p1 p2: Is p1 shorter than p2?

Function: ly:duration->string dur: Convert dur to a string.

Function: ly:duration-dot-count dur: Extract the dot count from dur.

Function: ly:duration-factor dur: Extract the compression factor from dur. Return it as a pair.

Function: ly:duration-length dur: The length of the duration as a moment.

Function: ly:duration-log dur: Extract the duration log from dur.

Function: ly:duration-scale dur: Extract the compression factor from dur. Return it as a rational.

Function: ly:effective-prefix: Return effective prefix.

Function: ly:encode-string-for-pdf str: Encode the given string to either Latin1 (which is a subset of the PDFDocEncoding) or if that’s not possible to full UTF-16BE with Byte-Order-Mark (BOM).

Function: ly:engraver-announce-end-grob engraver grob cause: Announce the end of a grob (i.e., the end of a spanner) originating from given engraver instance, with grob being a grob. cause should either be another grob or a music event.

Function: ly:engraver-make-grob engraver grob-name cause: Create a grob originating from given engraver instance, with given grob-name, a symbol. cause should either be another grob or a music event.

Function: ly:error str rest: A Scheme callable function to issue the error str. The error is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:event? obj: Is obj a proper (non-rhythmic) event object?

Function: ly:event-deep-copy m: Copy m and all sub expressions of m.

Function: ly:event-property sev sym val: Get the property sym of stream event sev. If sym is undefined, return val or '() if val is not specified.

Function: ly:event-set-property! ev sym val: Set property sym in event ev to val.

Function: ly:expand-environment str: Expand $VAR and ${VAR} in str.

Function: ly:expect-warning str rest: A Scheme callable function to register a warning to be expected and subsequently suppressed. If the warning is not encountered, a warning about the missing warning will be shown. The message should be translated with (_ ...) and changing parameters given after the format string.

Function: ly:find-file name: Return the absolute file name of name, or #f if not found.

Function: ly:font-config-add-directory dir: Add directory dir to FontConfig.

Function: ly:font-config-add-font font: Add font font to FontConfig.

Function: ly:font-config-display-fonts: Dump a list of all fonts visible to FontConfig.

Function: ly:font-config-get-font-file name: Get the file for font name.

Function: ly:font-design-size font: Given the font metric font, return the design size, relative to the current output-scale.

Function: ly:font-file-name font: Given the font metric font, return the corresponding file name.

Function: ly:font-get-glyph font name

Return a stencil from font for the glyph named name. If the glyph is not available, return an empty stencil.

Note that this command can only be used to access glyphs from fonts loaded with ly:system-font-load; currently, this means either the Emmentaler or Emmentaler-Brace fonts, corresponding to the font encodings fetaMusic and fetaBraces, respectively.

Function: ly:font-glyph-name-to-charcode font name

Return the character code for glyph name in font.

Function: ly:font-glyph-name-to-index font name

Return the index for name in font.

Function: ly:font-index-to-charcode font index

Return the character code for index in font.

Function: ly:font-magnification font: Given the font metric font, return the magnification, relative to the current output-scale.

Function: ly:font-metric? x: Is x a Font_metric object?

Function: ly:font-name font: Given the font metric font, return the corresponding name.

Function: ly:font-sub-fonts font: Given the font metric font of an OpenType font, return the names of the subfonts within font.

Function: ly:format str rest: LilyPond specific format, supporting ~a and ~[0-9]f. Basic support for ~s is also provided.

Function: ly:format-output context: Given a global context in its final state, process it and return the Music_output object in its final state.

Function: ly:generic-bound-extent grob common: Determine the extent of grob relative to common along the X axis, finding its extent as a bound when it a has bound-alignment-interfaces property list set and otherwise the full extent.

Function: ly:get-all-function-documentation: Get a hash table with all LilyPond Scheme extension functions.

Function: ly:get-all-translators: Return a list of all translator objects that may be instantiated.

Function: ly:get-cff-offset font-file-name idx: Get the offset of ’CFF’ table for font_file_name, returning it as an integer. The optional idx argument is useful for OpenType/CFF collections (OTC) only; it specifies the font index within the OTC. The default value of idx is 0.

Function: ly:get-context-mods contextmod: Returns the list of context modifications stored in contextmod.

Function: ly:get-font-format font-file-name idx: Get the font format for font_file_name, returning it as a symbol. The optional idx argument is useful for TrueType Collections (TTC) and OpenType/CFF collections (OTC) only; it specifies the font index within the TTC/OTC. The default value of idx is 0.

Function: ly:get-option var: Get a global option setting.

Function: ly:get-spacing-spec from-scm to-scm: Return the spacing spec going between the two given grobs, from_scm and to_scm.

Function: ly:get-undead undead: Get back object from undead.

Function: ly:gettext original: A Scheme wrapper function for gettext.

Function: ly:grob? x: Is x a Grob object?

Function: ly:grob-alist-chain grob global: Get an alist chain for grob grob, with global as the global default. If unspecified, font-defaults from the layout block is taken.

Function: ly:grob-array? x: Is x a Grob_array object?

Function: ly:grob-array->list grob-arr: Return the elements of grob-arr as a Scheme list.

Function: ly:grob-array-length grob-arr: Return the length of grob-arr.

Function: ly:grob-array-ref grob-arr index: Retrieve the indexth element of grob-arr.

Function: ly:grob-basic-properties grob: Get the immutable properties of grob.

Function: ly:grob-chain-callback grob proc sym: Find the callback that is stored as property sym of grob grob and chain proc to the head of this, meaning that it is called using grob and the previous callback’s result.

Function: ly:grob-common-refpoint grob other axis: Find the common refpoint of grob and other for axis.

Function: ly:grob-common-refpoint-of-array grob others axis: Find the common refpoint of grob and others (a grob-array) for axis.

Function: ly:grob-default-font grob: Return the default font for grob grob.

Function: ly:grob-extent grob refp axis: Get the extent in axis direction of grob relative to the grob refp.

Function: ly:grob-get-vertical-axis-group-index grob: Get the index of the vertical axis group the grob grob belongs to; return -1 if none is found.

Function: ly:grob-interfaces grob: Return the interfaces list of grob grob.

Function: ly:grob-layout grob: Get \layout definition from grob grob.

Function: ly:grob-object grob sym: Return the value of a pointer in grob grob of property sym. It returns '() (end-of-list) if sym is undefined in grob.

Function: ly:grob-original grob: Return the unbroken original grob of grob.

Function: ly:grob-parent grob axis: Get the parent of grob. axis is 0 for the X-axis, 1 for the Y-axis.

Function: ly:grob-pq<? a b: Compare two grob priority queue entries. This is an internal function.

Function: ly:grob-properties grob: Get the mutable properties of grob.

Function: ly:grob-properties? x: Is x a Grob_properties object?

Function: ly:grob-property grob sym val: Return the value for property sym of grob. If no value is found, return val or '() if val is not specified.

Function: ly:grob-property-data grob sym: Return the value for property sym of grob, but do not process callbacks.

Function: ly:grob-pure-height grob refp beg end val: Return the pure height of grob given refpoint refp. If no value is found, return val or '() if val is not specified.

Function: ly:grob-pure-property grob sym beg end val: Return the pure value for property sym of grob. If no value is found, return val or '() if val is not specified.

Function: ly:grob-relative-coordinate grob refp axis: Get the coordinate in axis direction of grob relative to the grob refp.

Function: ly:grob-robust-relative-extent grob refp axis: Get the extent in axis direction of grob relative to the grob refp, or (0,0) if empty.

Function: ly:grob-script-priority-less a b: Compare two grobs by script priority. For internal use.

Function: ly:grob-set-nested-property! grob symlist val: Set nested property symlist in grob grob to value val.

Function: ly:grob-set-object! grob sym val: Set sym in grob grob to value val.

Function: ly:grob-set-parent! grob axis parent-grob: Set parent-grob the parent of grob grob in axis axis.

Function: ly:grob-set-property! grob sym val: Set sym in grob grob to value val.

Function: ly:grob-spanned-rank-interval grob: Returns a pair with the rank of the furthest left column and the rank of the furthest right column spanned by grob.

Function: ly:grob-staff-position sg: Return the Y-position of sg relative to the staff.

Function: ly:grob-suicide! grob: Kill grob.

Function: ly:grob-system grob: Return the system grob of grob.

Function: ly:grob-translate-axis! grob d a: Translate grob on axis a over distance d.

Function: ly:grob-vertical<? a b: Does a lie above b on the page?

Function: ly:gulp-file name size: Read size characters from the file name, and return its contents in a string. If size is undefined, the entire file is read. The file is looked up using the search path.

Function: ly:has-glyph-names? font-file-name idx: Does the font for font_file_name have glyph names? The optional idx argument is useful for TrueType Collections (TTC) and OpenType/CFF collections (OTC) only; it specifies the font index within the TTC/OTC. The default value of idx is 0.

Function: ly:hash-table-keys tab: Return a list of keys in tab.

Function: ly:inch num: num inches.

Function: ly:input-both-locations sip: Return input location in sip as (file-name first-line first-column last-line last-column).

Function: ly:input-file-line-char-column sip: Return input location in sip as (file-name line char column).

Function: ly:input-location? x: Is x a Input object?

Function: ly:input-message sip msg rest: Print msg as a GNU compliant error message, pointing to the location in sip. msg is interpreted similar to format’s argument, using rest.

Function: ly:input-warning sip msg rest: Print msg as a GNU compliant warning message, pointing to the location in sip. msg is interpreted similar to format’s argument, using rest.

Function: ly:interpret-music-expression mus ctx: Interpret the music expression mus in the global context ctx. The context is returned in its final state.

Function: ly:interpret-stencil-expression expr func arg1 offset: Parse expr, feed bits to func with first arg arg1 having offset offset.

Function: ly:intlog2 d: The 2-logarithm of 1/d.

Function: ly:item? g: Is g an Item object?

Function: ly:item-break-dir it: The break status direction of item it. -1 means end of line, 0 unbroken, and 1 beginning of line.

Function: ly:item-get-column it: Return the PaperColumn or NonMusicalPaperColumn associated with this Item.

Function: ly:iterator? x: Is x a Music_iterator object?

Function: ly:length x y: Calculates magnitude of given vector. With one argument, x is a number pair indicating the vector. With two arguments, x and y specify the respective coordinates.

Function: ly:lexer-keywords lexer: Return a list of (KEY . CODE) pairs, signifying the LilyPond reserved words list.

Function: ly:lily-lexer? x: Is x a Lily_lexer object?

Function: ly:lily-parser? x: Is x a Lily_parser object?

Function: ly:line-interface::line grob startx starty endx endy: Make a line using layout information from grob grob.

Function: ly:listened-event-class? disp cl: Does disp listen to any event type in the list cl?

Function: ly:listened-event-types disp: Return a list of all event types that disp listens to.

Function: ly:listener? x: Is x a Listener object?

Function: ly:make-book paper header scores: Make a \book of paper and header (which may be #f as well) containing \scores.

Function: ly:make-book-part scores: Make a \bookpart containing \scores.

Function: ly:make-context-mod mod-list: Creates a context modification, optionally initialized via the list of modifications mod-list.

Function: ly:make-dispatcher: Return a newly created dispatcher.

Function: ly:make-duration length dotcount num den

length is the negative logarithm (base 2) of the duration: 1 is a half note, 2 is a quarter note, 3 is an eighth note, etc. The number of dots after the note is given by the optional argument dotcount.

The duration factor is optionally given by integers num and den, alternatively by a single rational number.

A duration is a musical duration, i.e., a length of time described by a power of two (whole, half, quarter, etc.) and a number of augmentation dots.

Function: ly:make-global-context output-def: Set up a global interpretation context, using the output block output-def. The context is returned.

Function: ly:make-global-translator global: Create a translator group and connect it to the global context global. The translator group is returned.

Function: ly:make-grob-properties alist: This packages the given property list alist in a grob property container stored in a context property with the name of a grob.

Function: ly:make-moment m g gn gd

Create the moment with rational main timing m, and optional grace timing g.

A moment is a point in musical time. It consists of a pair of rationals (m, g), where m is the timing for the main notes, and g the timing for grace notes. In absence of grace notes, g is zero.

For compatibility reasons, it is possible to write two numbers specifying numerator and denominator instead of the rationals. These forms cannot be mixed, and the two-argument form is disambiguated by the sign of the second argument: if it is positive, it can only be a denominator and not a grace timing.

Function: ly:make-music props

Make a C++ Music object and initialize it with props.

This function is for internal use and is only called by make-music, which is the preferred interface for creating music objects.

Function: ly:make-music-function signature func: Make a function to process music, to be used for the parser. func is the function, and signature describes its arguments. signature’s cdr is a list containing either ly:music? predicates or other type predicates. Its car is the syntax function to call.

Function: ly:make-music-relative! music pitch: Make music relative to pitch, return final pitch.

Function: ly:make-output-def: Make an output definition.

Function: ly:make-page-label-marker label: Return page marker with label label.

Function: ly:make-page-permission-marker symbol permission: Return page marker with page breaking and turning permissions.

Function: ly:make-pango-description-string chain size: Make a PangoFontDescription string for the property alist chain at size size.

Function: ly:make-paper-outputter port format: Create an outputter that evaluates within output-format, writing to port.

Function: ly:make-pitch octave note alter: octave is specified by an integer, zero for the octave containing middle C. note is a number indexing the global default scale, with 0 corresponding to pitch C and 6 usually corresponding to pitch B. Optional alter is a rational number of 200-cent whole tones for alteration.

Function: ly:make-prob type init rest: Create a Prob object.

Function: ly:make-scale steps: Create a scale. The argument is a vector of rational numbers, each of which represents the number of 200 cent tones of a pitch above the tonic.

Function: ly:make-score music: Return score with music encapsulated in it.

Function: ly:make-spring ideal min-dist: Make a spring. ideal is the ideal distance of the spring, and min-dist is the minimum distance.

Function: ly:make-stencil expr xext yext

Stencils are device independent output expressions. They carry two pieces of information:

A specification of how to print this object. This specification is processed by the output backends, for example ‘scm/output-ps.scm’.
The vertical and horizontal extents of the object, given as pairs. If an extent is unspecified (or if you use empty-interval as its value), it is taken to be empty.

Function: ly:make-stream-event cl proplist: Create a stream event of class cl with the given mutable property list.

Function: ly:make-undead object: This packages object in a manner that keeps it from triggering "Parsed object should be dead" messages.

Function: ly:make-unpure-pure-container unpure pure: Make an unpure-pure container. unpure should be an unpure expression, and pure should be a pure expression. If pure is omitted, the value of unpure will be used twice, except that a callback is given two extra arguments that are ignored for the sake of pure calculations.

Function: ly:message str rest: A Scheme callable function to issue the message str. The message is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:minimal-breaking pb: Break (pages and lines) the Paper_book object pb without looking for optimal spacing: stack as many lines on a page before moving to the next one.

Function: ly:mm num: num mm.

Function: ly:module->alist mod: Dump the contents of module mod as an alist.

Function: ly:module-copy dest src: Copy all bindings from module src into dest.

Function: ly:modules-lookup modules sym def: Look up sym in the list modules, returning the first occurence. If not found, return def or #f if def isn’t specified.

Function: ly:moment? x: Is x a Moment object?

Function: ly:moment<? a b: Compare two moments.

Function: ly:moment-add a b: Add two moments.

Function: ly:moment-div a b: Divide two moments.

Function: ly:moment-grace mom: Extract grace timing as a rational number from mom.

Function: ly:moment-grace-denominator mom: Extract denominator from grace timing.

Function: ly:moment-grace-numerator mom: Extract numerator from grace timing.

Function: ly:moment-main mom: Extract main timing as a rational number from mom.

Function: ly:moment-main-denominator mom: Extract denominator from main timing.

Function: ly:moment-main-numerator mom: Extract numerator from main timing.

Function: ly:moment-mod a b: Modulo of two moments.

Function: ly:moment-mul a b: Multiply two moments.

Function: ly:moment-sub a b: Subtract two moments.

Function: ly:music? obj: Is obj a music object?

Function: ly:music-compress m factor: Compress music object m by moment factor.

Function: ly:music-deep-copy m origin: Copy m and all sub expressions of m. m may be an arbitrary type; cons cells and music are copied recursively. If origin is given, it is used as the origin for one level of music by calling ly:set-origin! on the copy.

Function: ly:music-duration-compress mus fact: Compress mus by factor fact, which is a Moment.

Function: ly:music-duration-length mus: Extract the duration field from mus and return the length.

Function: ly:music-function? x: Is x a Music_function object?

Function: ly:music-function-extract x: Return the Scheme function inside x.

Function: ly:music-function-signature x: Return the function signature inside x.

Function: ly:music-length mus: Get the length of music expression mus and return it as a Moment object.

Function: ly:music-list? lst: Is lst a list of music objects?

Function: ly:music-mutable-properties mus: Return an alist containing the mutable properties of mus. The immutable properties are not available, since they are constant and initialized by the make-music function.

Function: ly:music-output? x: Is x a Music_output object?

Function: ly:music-property mus sym val: Return the value for property sym of music expression mus. If no value is found, return val or '() if val is not specified.

Function: ly:music-set-property! mus sym val: Set property sym in music expression mus to val.

Function: ly:music-transpose m p: Transpose m such that central C is mapped to p. Return m.

Function: ly:note-column-accidentals note-column: Return the AccidentalPlacement grob from note-column if any, or SCM_EOL otherwise.

Function: ly:note-column-dot-column note-column: Return the DotColumn grob from note-column if any, or SCM_EOL otherwise.

Function: ly:note-head::stem-attachment font-metric glyph-name: Get attachment in font-metric for attaching a stem to notehead glyph-name.

Function: ly:number->string s: Convert s to a string without generating many decimals.

Function: ly:one-line-auto-height-breaking pb: Put each score on a single line, and put each line on its own page. Modify the paper-width setting so that every page is wider than the widest line. Modify the paper-height setting to fit the height of the tallest line.

Function: ly:one-line-breaking pb: Put each score on a single line, and put each line on its own page. Modify the paper-width setting so that every page is wider than the widest line.

Function: ly:one-page-breaking pb: Put each score on a single page. The paper-height settings are modified so each score fits on one page, and the height of the page matches the height of the full score.

Function: ly:optimal-breaking pb: Optimally break (pages and lines) the Paper_book object pb to minimize badness in bother vertical and horizontal spacing.

Function: ly:option-usage port: Print ly:set-option usage. Optional port argumentfor the destination defaults to current output port.

Function: ly:otf->cff otf-file-name idx: Convert the contents of an OTF file to a CFF file, returning it as a string. The optional idx argument is useful for OpenType/CFF collections (OTC) only; it specifies the font index within the OTC. The default value of idx is 0.

Function: ly:otf-font? font: Is font an OpenType font?

Function: ly:otf-font-glyph-info font glyph: Given the font metric font of an OpenType font, return the information about named glyph glyph (a string).

Function: ly:otf-font-table-data font tag: Extract a table tag from font. Return empty string for non-existent tag.

Function: ly:otf-glyph-count font: Return the number of glyphs in font.

Function: ly:otf-glyph-list font: Return a list of glyph names for font.

Function: ly:output-def? x: Is x a Output_def object?

Function: ly:output-def-clone def: Clone output definition def.

Function: ly:output-def-lookup def sym val: Return the value of sym in output definition def (e.g., \paper). If no value is found, return val or '() if val is undefined.

Function: ly:output-def-parent def: Return the parent output definition of def.

Function: ly:output-def-scope def: Return the variable scope inside def.

Function: ly:output-def-set-variable! def sym val: Set an output definition def variable sym to val.

Function: ly:output-description output-def: Return the description of translators in output-def.

Function: ly:output-find-context-def output-def context-name: Return an alist of all context defs (matching context-nameif given) in output-def.

Function: ly:output-formats: Formats passed to ‘--format’ as a list of strings, used for the output.

Function: ly:outputter-close outputter: Close port of outputter.

Function: ly:outputter-dump-stencil outputter stencil: Dump stencil expr onto outputter.

Function: ly:outputter-dump-string outputter str: Dump str onto outputter.

Function: ly:outputter-module outputter: Return output module of outputter.

Function: ly:outputter-output-scheme outputter expr: Eval expr in module of outputter.

Function: ly:outputter-port outputter: Return output port for outputter.

Function: ly:page-marker? x: Is x a Page_marker object?

Function: ly:page-turn-breaking pb: Optimally break (pages and lines) the Paper_book object pb such that page turns only happen in specified places, returning its pages.

Function: ly:pango-font? f: Is f a pango font?

Function: ly:pango-font-physical-fonts f: Return alist of (ps-name file-name font-index) lists for Pango font f.

Function: ly:paper-book? x: Is x a Paper_book object?

Function: ly:paper-book-header pb: Return the header definition (\header) in Paper_book object pb.

Function: ly:paper-book-pages pb: Return pages in Paper_book object pb.

Function: ly:paper-book-paper pb: Return the paper output definition (\paper) in Paper_book object pb.

Function: ly:paper-book-performances pb: Return performances in Paper_book object pb.

Function: ly:paper-book-scopes pb: Return scopes in Paper_book object pb.

Function: ly:paper-book-systems pb: Return systems in Paper_book object pb.

Function: ly:paper-column::break-align-width col align-syms: Determine the extent along the X-axis of a grob used for break-alignment organized by column col. The grob is specified by align-syms, which contains either a single break-align-symbol or a list of such symbols.

Function: ly:paper-column::print: Optional stencil for PaperColumn orNonMusicalPaperColumn. Draws the rank number of each column, its moment in time, a blue arrow showing the ideal distance, and a red arrow showing the minimum distance between columns.

Function: ly:paper-fonts def: Return a list containing the fonts from output definition def (e.g., \paper).

Function: ly:paper-get-font def chain: Find a font metric in output definition def satisfying the font-qualifiers in alist chain chain, and return it. (An alist chain is a list of alists, containing grob properties.)

Function: ly:paper-get-number def sym: Return the value of variable sym in output definition def as a double.

Function: ly:paper-outputscale def: Return the output-scale for output definition def.

Function: ly:paper-score-paper-systems paper-score: Return vector of paper_system objects from paper-score.

Function: ly:paper-system? obj: Is obj a C++ Prob object of type paper-system?

Function: ly:paper-system-minimum-distance sys1 sys2: Measure the minimum distance between these two paper-systems, using their stored skylines if possible and falling back to their extents otherwise.

Function: ly:parse-file name: Parse a single .ly file. Upon failure, throw ly-file-failed key.

Function: ly:parse-string-expression parser-smob ly-code filename line: Parse the string ly-code with parser-smob. Return the contained music expression. filename and line are optional source indicators.

Function: ly:parsed-undead-list!: Return the list of objects that have been found live that should have been dead, and clear that list.

Function: ly:parser-clear-error parser: Clear error flag for parser, defaulting to current parser.

Function: ly:parser-clone closures location: Return a clone of current parser. An association list of port positions to closures can be specified in closures in order to have $ and # interpreted in their original lexical environment. If location is a valid location, it becomes the source of all music expressions inside.

Function: ly:parser-define! symbol val: Bind symbol to val in current parser’s module.

Function: ly:parser-error msg input: Display an error message and make current parser fail. Without a current parser, trigger an ordinary error.

Function: ly:parser-has-error? parser: Does parser (defaulting to current parser) have an error flag?

Function: ly:parser-include-string ly-code: Include the string ly-code into the input stream for current parser. Can only be used in immediate Scheme expressions ($ instead of #).

Function: ly:parser-lexer parser: Return the lexer for parser, defaulting to current parser

Function: ly:parser-lookup symbol: Look up symbol in current parser’s module. Return '() if not defined.

Function: ly:parser-output-name parser: Return the base name of the output file. If parser is left off, use currently active parser.

Function: ly:parser-parse-string parser-smob ly-code: Parse the string ly-code with parser-smob. Upon failure, throw ly-file-failed key.

Function: ly:parser-set-note-names names: Replace current note names in parser. names is an alist of symbols. This only has effect if the current mode is notes.

Function: ly:performance-header performance: Return header of performance.

Function: ly:performance-set-header! performance module: Set the performance header.

Function: ly:performance-write performance filename name: Write performance to filename storing name as the name of the performance in the file metadata.

Function: ly:pitch? x: Is x a Pitch object?

Function: ly:pitch<? p1 p2: Is p1 lexicographically smaller than p2?

Function: ly:pitch-alteration pp: Extract the alteration from pitch pp.

Function: ly:pitch-diff pitch root: Return pitch delta such that root transposed by delta equals pitch.

Function: ly:pitch-negate p: Negate p.

Function: ly:pitch-notename pp: Extract the note name from pitch pp.

Function: ly:pitch-octave pp: Extract the octave from pitch pp.

Function: ly:pitch-quartertones pp: Calculate the number of quarter tones of pp from middle C.

Function: ly:pitch-semitones pp: Calculate the number of semitones of pp from middle C.

Function: ly:pitch-steps p: Number of steps counted from middle C of the pitch p.

Function: ly:pitch-tones pp: Calculate the number of tones of pp from middle C as a rational number.

Function: ly:pitch-transpose p delta: Transpose p by the amount delta, where delta is relative to middle C.

Function: ly:pointer-group-interface::add-grob grob sym grob-element: Add grob-element to grob’s sym grob array.

Function: ly:position-on-line? sg spos: Return whether spos is on a line of the staff associated with the grob sg (even on an extender line).

Function: ly:prob? x: Is x a Prob object?

Function: ly:prob-immutable-properties prob: Retrieve an alist of immutable properties.

Function: ly:prob-mutable-properties prob: Retrieve an alist of mutable properties.

Function: ly:prob-property prob sym val: Return the value for property sym of Prob object prob. If no value is found, return val or '() if val is not specified.

Function: ly:prob-property? obj sym: Is boolean prop sym of sym set?

Function: ly:prob-set-property! obj sym value: Set property sym of obj to value.

Function: ly:prob-type? obj type: Is obj the specified prob-type?

Function: ly:programming-error str rest: A Scheme callable function to issue the internal warning str. The message is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:progress str rest: A Scheme callable function to print progress str. The message is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:property-lookup-stats sym: Return hash table with a property access corresponding to sym. Choices are prob, grob, and context.

Function: ly:protects: Return hash of protected objects.

Function: ly:pt num: num printer points.

Function: ly:pure-call data grob start end rest: Convert property data (unpure-pure container or procedure) to value in a pure context defined by grob, start, end, and possibly rest arguments.

Function: ly:register-stencil-expression symbol: Add symbol as head of a stencil expression.

Function: ly:register-translator creator name description: Register a translator creator (usually a descriptive alist or a function/closure returning one when given a context argument) with the given symbol name and the given description alist.

Function: ly:relative-group-extent elements common axis: Determine the extent of elements relative to common in the axis direction.

Function: ly:reset-all-fonts: Forget all about previously loaded fonts.

Function: ly:round-filled-box xext yext blot: Make a Stencil object that prints a black box of dimensions xext, yext and roundness blot.

Function: ly:round-filled-polygon points blot extroversion: Make a Stencil object that prints a black polygon with corners at the points defined by points (list of coordinate pairs) and roundness blot. Optionalextroversion shifts the outline outward, with thedefault of -1.0 keeping the outer boundary ofthe outline just inside of the polygon.

Function: ly:run-translator mus output-def

Process mus according to output-def. An interpretation context is set up, and mus is interpreted with it. The context is returned in its final state.

Optionally, this routine takes an object-key to to uniquely identify the score block containing it.

Function: ly:score? x: Is x a Score object?

Function: ly:score-add-output-def! score def: Add an output definition def to score.

Function: ly:score-embedded-format score layout: Run score through layout (an output definition) scaled to correct output-scale already, returning a list of layout-lines.

Function: ly:score-error? score: Was there an error in the score?

Function: ly:score-header score: Return score header.

Function: ly:score-music score: Return score music.

Function: ly:score-output-defs score: All output definitions in a score.

Function: ly:score-set-header! score module: Set the score header.

Function: ly:separation-item::print: Optional stencil for PaperColumn orNonMusicalPaperColumn. Draws the horizontal-skylines of each PaperColumn, showing the shapes used to determine the minimum distances between PaperColumns at the note-spacing step, before staves have been spaced (vertically) on the page.

Function: ly:set-default-scale scale: Set the global default scale. This determines the tuning of pitches with no accidentals or key signatures. The first pitch is C. Alterations are calculated relative to this scale. The number of pitches in this scale determines the number of scale steps that make up an octave. Usually the 7-note major scale.

Function: ly:set-grob-modification-callback cb: Specify a procedure that will be called every time LilyPond modifies a grob property. The callback will receive as arguments the grob that is being modified, the name of the C++ file in which the modification was requested, the line number in the C++ file in which the modification was requested, the name of the function in which the modification was requested, the property to be changed, and the new value for the property.

Function: ly:set-middle-C! context: Set the middleCPosition variable in context based on the variables middleCClefPosition and middleCOffset.

Function: ly:set-option var val: Set a program option.

Function: ly:set-origin! m origin: This sets the origin given in origin to m. m will typically be a music expression or a list of music. List structures are searched recursively, but recursion stops at the changed music expressions themselves. origin is generally of type ly:input-location?, defaulting to (*location*). Other valid values for origin are a music expression which is then used as the source of location information, or #f or '() in which case no action is performed. The return value is m itself.

Function: ly:set-property-cache-callback cb: Specify a procedure that will be called whenever lilypond calculates a callback function and caches the result. The callback will receive as arguments the grob whose property it is, the name of the property, the name of the callback that calculated the property, and the new (cached) value of the property.

Function: ly:skyline? x: Is x a Skyline object?

Function: ly:skyline-empty? sky: Return whether sky is empty.

Function: ly:skyline-pair? x: Is x a Skyline_pair object?

Function: ly:slur-score-count: count number of slur scores.

Function: ly:smob-protects: Return LilyPond’s internal smob protection list.

Function: ly:solve-spring-rod-problem springs rods length ragged

Solve a spring and rod problem for count objects, that are connected by count-1 springs, and an arbitrary number of rods. count is implicitly given by springs and rods. The springs argument has the format (ideal, inverse_hook) and rods is of the form (idx1, idx2, distance).

length is a number, ragged a boolean.

The function returns a list containing the force (positive for stretching, negative for compressing and #f for non-satisfied constraints) followed by spring-count+1 positions of the objects.

Function: ly:source-file? x: Is x a Source_file object?

Function: ly:source-files parser-smob: A list of LilyPond files being processed;a PARSER may optionally be specified.

Function: ly:spanner? g: Is g a spanner object?

Function: ly:spanner-bound spanner dir: Get one of the bounds of spanner. dir is -1 for left, and 1 for right.

Function: ly:spanner-broken-into spanner: Return broken-into list for spanner.

Function: ly:spanner-set-bound! spanner dir item: Set grob item as bound in direction dir for spanner.

Function: ly:spawn command rest: Simple interface to g_spawn_sync str. The error is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:spring? x: Is x a Spring object?

Function: ly:spring-set-inverse-compress-strength! spring strength: Set the inverse compress strength of spring.

Function: ly:spring-set-inverse-stretch-strength! spring strength: Set the inverse stretch strength of spring.

Function: ly:staff-symbol-line-thickness grob: Returns the current staff-line thickness in the staff associated with grob, expressed as a multiple of the current staff-space height.

Function: ly:staff-symbol-staff-radius grob: Returns the radius of the staff associated with grob.

Function: ly:staff-symbol-staff-space grob: Returns the current staff-space height in the staff associated with grob, expressed as a multiple of the default height of a staff-space in the traditional five-line staff.

Function: ly:start-environment: Return the environment (a list of strings) that was in effect at program start.

Function: ly:stderr-redirect file-name mode: Redirect stderr to file-name, opened with mode.

Function: ly:stencil? x: Is x a Stencil object?

Function: ly:stencil-add args: Combine stencils. Takes any number of arguments.

Function: ly:stencil-aligned-to stil axis dir: Align stil using its own extents. dir is a number. -1 and 1 are left and right, respectively. Other values are interpolated (so 0 means the center).

Function: ly:stencil-combine-at-edge first axis direction second padding: Construct a stencil by putting second next to first. axis can be 0 (x-axis) or 1 (y-axis). direction can be -1 (left or down) or 1 (right or up). The stencils are juxtaposed with padding as extra space. first and second may also be '() or #f.

Function: ly:stencil-empty? stil axis: Return whether stil is empty. If an optional axis is supplied, the emptiness check is restricted to that axis.

Function: ly:stencil-expr stil: Return the expression of stil.

Function: ly:stencil-extent stil axis: Return a pair of numbers signifying the extent of stil in axis direction (0 or 1 for x and y axis, respectively).

Function: ly:stencil-fonts s: Analyze s, and return a list of fonts used in s.

Function: ly:stencil-in-color stc r g b: Put stc in a different color.

Function: ly:stencil-outline stil outline: Return a stencil with the stencil expression (inking) of stencil stil but with outline and dimensions from stencil outline.

Function: ly:stencil-rotate stil angle x y: Return a stencil stil rotated angle degrees around the relative offset (x, y). E.g., an offset of (-1, 1) will rotate the stencil around the left upper corner.

Function: ly:stencil-rotate-absolute stil angle x y: Return a stencil stil rotated angle degrees around point (x, y), given in absolute coordinates.

Function: ly:stencil-scale stil x y: Scale stencil stil using the horizontal and vertical scaling factors x and y. Negative values will flip or mirror stil without changing its origin; this may result in collisions unless it is repositioned.

Function: ly:stencil-stack first axis direction second padding mindist

Construct a stencil by stacking second next to first. axis can be 0 (x-axis) or 1 (y-axis). direction can be -1 (left or down) or 1 (right or up). The stencils are juxtaposed with padding as extra space. first and second may also be '() or #f. As opposed to ly:stencil-combine-at-edge, metrics are suited for successively accumulating lines of stencils. Also, second stencil is drawn last.

If mindist is specified, reference points are placed apart at least by this distance. If either of the stencils is spacing, padding and mindist do not apply.

Function: ly:stencil-translate stil offset: Return a stil, but translated by offset (a pair of numbers).

Function: ly:stencil-translate-axis stil amount axis: Return a copy of stil but translated by amount in axis direction.

Function: ly:stream-event? obj: Is obj a Stream_event object?

Function: ly:string-percent-encode str: Encode all characters in string str with hexadecimal percent escape sequences, with the following exceptions: characters -, ., /, and _; and characters in ranges 0-9, A-Z, and a-z.

Function: ly:string-substitute a b s: Replace string a by string b in string s.

Function: ly:system-font-load name

Load the OpenType system font ‘name.otf’. Fonts loaded with this command must contain three additional SFNT font tables called LILC, LILF, and LILY, needed for typesetting musical elements. Currently, only the Emmentaler and the Emmentaler-Brace fonts fulfill these requirements.

Note that only ly:font-get-glyph and derived code (like \lookup) can access glyphs from the system fonts; text strings are handled exclusively via the Pango interface.

Function: ly:text-interface::interpret-markup

Convert a text markup into a stencil. Takes three arguments, layout, props, and markup.

layout is a \layout block; it may be obtained from a grob with ly:grob-layout. props is an alist chain, i.e. a list of alists. This is typically obtained with (ly:grob-alist-chain grob (ly:output-def-lookup layout 'text-font-defaults)). markup is the markup text to be processed.

Function: ly:translate-cpp-warning-scheme str: Translates a string in C++ printf format and modifies it to use it for scheme formatting.

Function: ly:translator? x: Is x a Translator object?

Function: ly:translator-context trans: Return the context of the translator object trans.

Function: ly:translator-description creator: Return an alist of properties of translator definition creator.

Function: ly:translator-group? x: Is x a Translator_group object?

Function: ly:translator-name creator: Return the type name of the translator definition creator. The name is a symbol.

Function: ly:transpose-key-alist l pit: Make a new key alist of l transposed by pitch pit.

Function: ly:truncate-list! lst i: Take at most the first i of list lst.

Function: ly:ttf->pfa ttf-file-name idx: Convert the contents of a TrueType font file to PostScript Type 42 font, returning it as a string. The optional idx argument is useful for TrueType collections (TTC) only; it specifies the font index within the TTC. The default value of idx is 0.

Function: ly:ttf-ps-name ttf-file-name idx: Extract the PostScript name from a TrueType font. The optional idx argument is useful for TrueType collections (TTC) only; it specifies the font index within the TTC. The default value of idx is 0.

Function: ly:type1->pfa type1-file-name: Convert the contents of a Type 1 font in PFB format to PFA format. If the file is already in PFA format, pass through it.

Function: ly:undead? x: Is x a Undead object?

Function: ly:unit: Return the unit used for lengths as a string.

Function: ly:unpure-call data grob rest: Convert property data (unpure-pure container or procedure) to value in an unpure context defined by grob and possibly rest arguments.

Function: ly:unpure-pure-container? x: Is x a Unpure_pure_container object?

Function: ly:unpure-pure-container-pure-part pc: Return the pure part of pc.

Function: ly:unpure-pure-container-unpure-part pc: Return the unpure part of pc.

Function: ly:usage: Print usage message.

Function: ly:verbose-output?: Was verbose output requested, i.e. loglevel at least DEBUG?

Function: ly:version: Return the current lilypond version as a list, e.g., (1 3 127 uu1).

Function: ly:warning str rest: A Scheme callable function to issue the warning str. The message is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:warning-located location str rest: A Scheme callable function to issue the warning str at the specified location in an input file. The message is formatted with format and rest.

Function: ly:wide-char->utf-8 wc: Encode the Unicode codepoint wc, an integer, as UTF-8.

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	`ly:add-context-mod`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:add-file-name-alist`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:add-interface`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:add-listener`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:add-option`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:all-grob-interfaces`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:all-options`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:all-stencil-expressions`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:angle`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:assoc-get`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:axis-group-interface::add-element`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:basic-progress`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:beam-score-count`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:bigpdfs`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-add-bookpart!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-add-score!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-book-parts`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-header`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-paper`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-process`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-process-to-systems`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-scores`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book-set-header!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:book?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:box?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:bp`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:bracket`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:broadcast`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:camel-case->lisp-identifier`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:chain-assoc-get`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:check-expected-warnings`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:cm`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:command-line-code`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:command-line-options`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:connect-dispatchers`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-current-moment`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-def-lookup`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-def-modify`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-def?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-event-source`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-events-below`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-find`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-grob-definition`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-id`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-matched-pop-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-mod-apply!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-mod?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-name`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-now`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-parent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-property-where-defined`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-pushpop-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-set-property!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context-unset-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:context?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:debug`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:default-scale`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:dimension?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:dir?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:directed`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:disconnect-dispatchers`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:dispatcher?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration->string`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration-dot-count`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration-factor`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration-length`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration-log`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration-scale`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration<?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:duration?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:effective-prefix`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:encode-string-for-pdf`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:engraver-announce-end-grob`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:engraver-make-grob`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:error`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:event-deep-copy`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:event-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:event-set-property!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:event?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:expand-environment`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:expect-warning`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:find-file`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-config-add-directory`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-config-add-font`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-config-display-fonts`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-config-get-font-file`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-design-size`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-file-name`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-get-glyph`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-glyph-name-to-charcode`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-glyph-name-to-index`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-index-to-charcode`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-magnification`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-metric?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-name`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:font-sub-fonts`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:format`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:format-output`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:generic-bound-extent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-all-function-documentation`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-all-translators`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-cff-offset`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-context-mods`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-font-format`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-option`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-spacing-spec`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:get-undead`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:gettext`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-alist-chain`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-array->list`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-array-length`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-array-ref`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-array?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-basic-properties`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-chain-callback`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-common-refpoint`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-common-refpoint-of-array`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-default-font`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-extent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-get-vertical-axis-group-index`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-interfaces`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-layout`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-object`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-original`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-parent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-pq<?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-properties`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-properties?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-property-data`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-pure-height`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-pure-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-relative-coordinate`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-robust-relative-extent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-script-priority-less`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-set-nested-property!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-set-object!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-set-parent!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-set-property!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-spanned-rank-interval`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-staff-position`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-suicide!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-system`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-translate-axis!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob-vertical<?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:grob?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:gulp-file`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:has-glyph-names?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:hash-table-keys`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:inch`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:input-both-locations`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:input-file-line-char-column`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:input-location?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:input-message`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:input-warning`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:interpret-music-expression`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:interpret-stencil-expression`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:intlog2`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:item-break-dir`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:item-get-column`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:item?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:iterator?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:length`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:lexer-keywords`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:lily-lexer?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:lily-parser?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:line-interface::line`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:listened-event-class?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:listened-event-types`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:listener?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-book`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-book-part`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-context-mod`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-dispatcher`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-duration`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-global-context`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-global-translator`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-grob-properties`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-moment`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-music`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-music-function`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-music-relative!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-output-def`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-page-label-marker`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-page-permission-marker`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-pango-description-string`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-paper-outputter`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-pitch`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-prob`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-scale`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-score`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-spring`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-stencil`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-stream-event`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-undead`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:make-unpure-pure-container`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:message`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:minimal-breaking`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:mm`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:module->alist`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:module-copy`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:modules-lookup`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-add`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-div`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-grace`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-grace-denominator`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-grace-numerator`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-main`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-main-denominator`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-main-numerator`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-mod`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-mul`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment-sub`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment<?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:moment?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-compress`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-deep-copy`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-duration-compress`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-duration-length`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-function-extract`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-function-signature`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-function?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-length`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-list?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-mutable-properties`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-output?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-set-property!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music-transpose`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:music?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:note-column-accidentals`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:note-column-dot-column`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:note-head::stem-attachment`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:number->string`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:one-line-auto-height-breaking`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:one-line-breaking`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:one-page-breaking`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:optimal-breaking`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:option-usage`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:otf->cff`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:otf-font-glyph-info`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:otf-font-table-data`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:otf-font?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:otf-glyph-count`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:otf-glyph-list`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-def-clone`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-def-lookup`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-def-parent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-def-scope`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-def-set-variable!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-def?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-description`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-find-context-def`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:output-formats`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:outputter-close`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:outputter-dump-stencil`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:outputter-dump-string`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:outputter-module`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:outputter-output-scheme`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:outputter-port`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:page-marker?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:page-turn-breaking`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pango-font-physical-fonts`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pango-font?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-book-header`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-book-pages`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-book-paper`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-book-performances`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-book-scopes`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-book-systems`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-book?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-column::break-align-width`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-column::print`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-fonts`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-get-font`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-get-number`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-outputscale`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-score-paper-systems`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-system-minimum-distance`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:paper-system?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parse-file`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parse-string-expression`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parsed-undead-list!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-clear-error`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-clone`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-define!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-error`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-has-error?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-include-string`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-lexer`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-lookup`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-output-name`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-parse-string`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:parser-set-note-names`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:performance-header`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:performance-set-header!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:performance-write`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-alteration`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-diff`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-negate`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-notename`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-octave`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-quartertones`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-semitones`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-steps`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-tones`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch-transpose`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch<?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pitch?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pointer-group-interface::add-grob`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:position-on-line?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:prob-immutable-properties`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:prob-mutable-properties`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:prob-property`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:prob-property?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:prob-set-property!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:prob-type?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:prob?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:programming-error`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:progress`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:property-lookup-stats`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:protects`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pt`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:pure-call`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:register-stencil-expression`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:register-translator`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:relative-group-extent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:reset-all-fonts`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:round-filled-box`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:round-filled-polygon`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:run-translator`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score-add-output-def!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score-embedded-format`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score-error?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score-header`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score-music`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score-output-defs`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score-set-header!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:score?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:separation-item::print`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:set-default-scale`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:set-grob-modification-callback`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:set-middle-C!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:set-option`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:set-origin!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:set-property-cache-callback`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:skyline-empty?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:skyline-pair?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:skyline?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:slur-score-count`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:smob-protects`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:solve-spring-rod-problem`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:source-file?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:source-files`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spanner-bound`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spanner-broken-into`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spanner-set-bound!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spanner?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spawn`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spring-set-inverse-compress-strength!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spring-set-inverse-stretch-strength!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:spring?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:staff-symbol-line-thickness`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:staff-symbol-staff-radius`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:staff-symbol-staff-space`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:start-environment`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stderr-redirect`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-add`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-aligned-to`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-combine-at-edge`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-empty?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-expr`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-extent`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-fonts`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-in-color`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-outline`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-rotate`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-rotate-absolute`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-scale`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-stack`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-translate`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil-translate-axis`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stencil?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:stream-event?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:string-percent-encode`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:string-substitute`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:system-font-load`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:text-interface::interpret-markup`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:translate-cpp-warning-scheme`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:translator-context`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:translator-description`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:translator-group?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:translator-name`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:translator?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:transpose-key-alist`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:truncate-list!`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:ttf->pfa`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:ttf-ps-name`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:type1->pfa`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:undead?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:unit`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:unpure-call`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:unpure-pure-container-pure-part`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:unpure-pure-container-unpure-part`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:unpure-pure-container?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:usage`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:verbose-output?`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:version`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:warning`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:warning-located`	4. Scheme functions
	`ly:wide-char->utf-8`	4. Scheme functions

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1. Music definitions
2. Translation
3. Backend
4. Scheme functions
A. Indices
- A.1 Concept index
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1. Music definitions		Definition of the input data structures.
2. Translation		From music to layout.
3. Backend		Reference for the layout engine.
4. Scheme functions		Primitive functions exported by LilyPond.
A. Indices

1.1 Music expressions		Objects that represent music.
1.2 Music classes
1.3 Music properties		All music properties, including descriptions.

2.1 Contexts		Complete descriptions of all contexts.
2.2 Engravers and Performers		All separate engravers and performers.
2.3 Tunable context properties		All tunable context properties.
2.4 Internal context properties		All internal context properties.

3.1 All layout objects		Description and defaults for all graphical objects (grobs).
3.2 Graphical Object Interfaces		Building blocks of graphical objects.
3.3 User backend properties		All tunable properties in a big list.
3.4 Internal backend properties		All internal layout properties in a big list.