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2.2.160 Volta_engraver

Make volta brackets.

Music types accepted: dal-segno-event, fine-event and volta-span-event

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

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

printTrivialVoltaRepeats (boolean)

Notate volta-style repeats even when the repeat count is 1.

repeatCommands (list)

A list of commands related to volta-style repeats. In general, each element is a list, '(command args…), but a command with no arguments may be abbreviated to a symbol; e.g., '((start-repeat)) may be given as '(start-repeat).

end-repeat return-count

End a repeated section. return-count is the number of times to go back from this point to the beginning of the section.

start-repeat repeat-count

Start a repeated section. repeat-count is the number of times to perform this section.

volta text

If text is markup, start a volta bracket with that label; if text is #f, end a volta bracket.

stavesFound (list of grobs)

A list of all staff-symbols found.

voltaSpannerDuration (non-negative moment with no grace part)

The maximum musical length of a VoltaBracket when its musical-length property is not set.

This property is deprecated; overriding the musical-length property of VoltaBracket is recommended.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): VoltaBracket and VoltaBracketSpanner.

Volta_engraver is part of the following context(s) in \layout: ChordGridScore, Score, StandaloneRhythmScore and VaticanaScore.