NoteNames

(not documented)

This context creates the following layout objects: NoteName, SeparatingGroupSpanner, SeparationItem, StaffSpacing, TieColumn, Tie and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

• Set translator property verticalExtent to #f
• Set translator property extraVerticalExtent to #f
• Set translator property minimumVerticalExtent to #f

This context is a `bottom' context; it can not contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engravers:

Engraver_group_engraver

A group of engravers taken together

Separating_line_group_engraver

Generates objects for computing spacing parameters.

Properties (read)

createSpacing (boolean)

Create StaffSpacing objects? Should be set for staves.

Properties (write)

breakableSeparationItem (layout object)

The breakable items in this time step, for this staff.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: SeparatingGroupSpanner, SeparationItem and StaffSpacing.

Note_name_engraver

Music types accepted: note-event

Properties (read)

printOctaveNames (boolean)

Print octave marks for the NoteNames context.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: NoteName.

Tie_engraver

Generate ties between noteheads of equal pitch.

Music types accepted: tie-event

Properties (read)

tieMelismaBusy (boolean)

Signal whether a tie is present.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: Tie and TieColumn.

Skip_event_swallow_translator

Swallow \skip.

Music types accepted: skip-event

Rest_swallow_translator

Swallow rest

Music types accepted: rest-event

Axis_group_engraver

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

Properties (read)

extraVerticalExtent (pair of numbers)

extra vertical extent, same format as minimumVerticalExtent

minimumVerticalExtent (pair of numbers)

minimum vertical extent, same format as verticalExtent

verticalExtent (pair of numbers)

Hard coded vertical extent. The format is a pair of dimensions, for example, this sets the sizes of a staff to 10 (5+5) staffspaces high.

               \set Staff.verticalExtent = #'(-5.0 . 5.0)
               

This does not work for Voice or any other context that doesn't form a vertical group.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: VerticalAxisGroup.

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