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2.1.16 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):

AccidentalCautionary, AccidentalSuggestion, Accidental, BarLine, BassFigureAlignmentPositioning, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation, BassFigureLine, BassFigure, Clef, Custos, DotColumn, InstrumentName, KeySignature, LedgerLineSpanner, NoteCollision, OctavateEight, OttavaBracket, PianoPedalBracket, RestCollision, ScriptRow, SostenutoPedalLineSpanner, SostenutoPedal, StaffSpacing, StaffSymbol, SustainPedalLineSpanner, SustainPedal, TimeSignature, UnaCordaPedalLineSpanner, UnaCordaPedal and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

Context MensuralStaff can contain MensuralVoice and CueVoice.

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

Custos_engraver
Engrave custodes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Custos.

Script_row_engraver
Determine order in horizontal side position elements.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ScriptRow.

Figured_bass_position_engraver
Position figured bass alignments over notes.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigureAlignmentPositioning.

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.
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.
ignoreFiguredBassRest (boolean)
Don't swallow rest events.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BassFigure, BassFigureAlignment, BassFigureBracket, BassFigureContinuation and BassFigureLine.

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

Properties (read)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

String_number_engraver
Swallow string number events. The purpose of this engraver is to process tablatures for normal notation. To provent warnings for unprocessed string number events to obscure real error messages, this engraver swallows them all.
Instrument_name_engraver
Create 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 object(s):

InstrumentName.

Piano_pedal_align_engraver
Align piano pedal symbols and brackets.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (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:

una-corda-event, sustain-event and sostenuto-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (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.

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)

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.
internalBarNumber (integer)
Contains the current barnumber. This property is used for internal timekeeping, among others by the Accidental_engraver.
extraNatural (boolean)
Whether to typeset an extra natural sign before accidentals changing from a non-natural to another non-natural.
harmonicAccidentals (boolean)
If set, harmonic notes in chords get accidentals.
keySignature (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. keySignature = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).
localKeySignature (list)
The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keySignature, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.
Properties (write)
localKeySignature (list)
The key signature at this point in the measure. The format is the same as for keySignature, but can also contain ((octave . name) . (alter barnumber . measureposition)) pairs.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

Accidental, AccidentalCautionary and AccidentalSuggestion.

Rest_collision_engraver
Handle collisions of rests.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

RestCollision.

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.

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.

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.

Time_signature_engraver
Create a TimeSignature whenever timeSignatureFraction changes.

Properties (read)

implicitTimeSignatureVisibility (vector)
break visibility for the default time signature.
timeSignatureFraction (pair of numbers)
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.

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 changing from a non-natural to another non-natural.
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).
keySignature (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. keySignature = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).
lastKeySignature (list)
Last key signature before a key signature change.
printKeyCancellation (boolean)
Print restoration alterations before a key signature change.
Properties (write)
keySignature (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. keySignature = #`((6 . ,FLAT)).
lastKeySignature (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):

KeySignature.

Clef_engraver
Determine and set reference point for pitches.

Properties (read)

clefGlyph (string)
Name of the symbol within the music font.
clefOctavation (integer)
Add this much extra octavation. Values of 7 and -7 are common.
clefPosition (number)
Where should the center of the clef symbol go, measured in half staff spaces from the center of the staff.
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 OctavateEight.

Ottava_spanner_engraver
Create a text spanner when the ottavation property changes.

Properties (read)

ottavation (markup)
If set, the text for an ottava spanner. Changing this creates a new text spanner.
originalMiddleCPosition (integer)
Used for temporary overriding middle C in octavation brackets.
currentMusicalColumn (layout object)
Grob that is X-parent to all non-breakable items (note heads, lyrics, etc.).

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

OttavaBracket.

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.

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.

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.

Font_size_engraver
Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)
The relative size of all grobs in a context.

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.

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 bar-line-interface.

Properties (write)
forbidBreak (boolean)
If set to ##t, prevent a line break at this point.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

BarLine.

Output_property_engraver
Apply a procedure to any grob acknowledged.

Music types accepted:

apply-output-event

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