in Snippets - LilyPond

Tweaks and overrides 434
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Printing a repeat sign at the beginning of a piece
A |: bar line can be printed at the beginning of a piece, by overriding the relevant property:
\relative c'' {
\once \override Score.BreakAlignment #'break-align-orders =
#(make-vector 3 '(instrument-name
left-edge
ambitus
breathing-sign
clef
key-signature
time-signature
staff-bar
custos))
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'space-alist =
#'((first-note . (fixed-space . 2.0))
(right-edge . (extra-space . 0.5))
;; free up some space between time signature
;; and repeat bar line
(staff-bar . (extra-space . 1)))
\bar "|:"
c1
d1
d4 e f g
}
Printing bar numbers inside boxes or circles
Bar numbers can also be printed inside boxes or circles.
\relative c' {
% Prevent bar numbers at the end of a line and permit them elsewhere
\override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible
\set Score.barNumberVisibility = #(every-nth-bar-number-visible 4)
% Increase the size of the bar number by 2
\override Score.BarNumber #'font-size = #2
% Draw a box round the following bar number(s)
\override Score.BarNumber #'stencil
= #(make-stencil-boxer 0.1 0.25 ly:text-interface::print)
\repeat unfold 5 { c1 }