Lyrics

Corresponds to a voice with lyrics. Handles the printing of a single line of lyrics.

This context creates the following layout objects:

InstrumentName, LyricExtender, LyricHyphen, LyricSpace, LyricText, StanzaNumber and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

• Set grob-property bar-size in BarLine to 0.1.
• Set grob-property font-size in InstrumentName to 1.0.
• Set grob-property self-alignment-Y in InstrumentName to #f.
• Set grob-property padding in SeparationItem to 0.2.
• Set grob-property remove-empty in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
• Set grob-property remove-first in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
• Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '()
• Set translator property instrumentName to '()
• Set grob-property minimum-Y-extent in VerticalAxisGroup to '(-1.2 . 2.4).

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

This context is built from the following engravers:

Hara_kiri_engraver

Like Axis_group_engraver, but make a hara-kiri spanner, and add interesting items (ie. note heads, lyric syllables and normal rests)

Properties (read)

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

List of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping an staff with remove-empty set around for.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: VerticalAxisGroup.

Font_size_engraver

Puts fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Skip_event_swallow_translator

Swallow \skip.

Instrument_name_engraver

Creates a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (layout object)

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

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrument

instrumentName (markup)

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

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: InstrumentName.

Stanza_number_engraver

Properties (read)

stanza (markup)

Stanza `number' to print before the start of a verse. Use in Lyrics context.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: StanzaNumber.

Hyphen_engraver

Create lyric hyphens and distance constraints between words.

Music types accepted:

hyphen-event

This engraver creates the following layout objects: LyricHyphen and LyricSpace.

Extender_engraver

Create lyric extenders

Music types accepted:

extender-event

Properties (read)

extendersOverRests (boolean)

Whether to continue extenders as they cross a rest.

This engraver creates the following layout objects: LyricExtender.

Lyric_engraver

Music types accepted:

lyric-event

This engraver creates the following layout objects: LyricText.