LilyPond Internals Reference: 2.1.2 ChordNames

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2.1.2 ChordNames

Typesets chord names.

This context creates the following layout object(s):

ChordName, 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 context is a ‘bottom’ context; it cannot contain other contexts.

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

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.

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.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

ChordName.

Hara_kiri_engraver

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

Properties (read)

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

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

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

VerticalAxisGroup.

Output_property_engraver

Apply a procedure to any grob acknowledged.

Music types accepted:

apply-output-event

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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