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3.2.104 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)
Line thickness, generally measured in line-thickness.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical object(s): SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

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