LilyPond Internals Reference: 3.1.44 FretBoard

### 3.1.44 FretBoard

FretBoard objects are created by: Fretboard_engraver.

Standard settings:

> `after-line-breaking` (boolean):

>   `ly:chord-name::after-line-breaking`

>   Dummy property, used to trigger callback for `after-line-breaking`.

> `extra-spacing-height` (pair of numbers):

>   `'(0.2 . -0.2)`

>   In the horizontal spacing problem, we increase the height of each item by this amount (by adding the ‘car’ to the bottom of the item and adding the ‘cdr’ to the top of the item). In order to make a grob infinitely high (to prevent the horizontal spacing problem from placing any other grobs above or below this grob), set this to `(-inf.0 . +inf.0)`.

> `fret-diagram-details` (list):

>   `'((finger-code . below-string))`

>   An alist of detailed grob properties for fret diagrams. Each alist entry consists of a `(property . value)` pair. The properties which can be included in `fret-diagram-details` include the following:

>   - `barre-type` – Type of barre indication used. Choices include `curved`, `straight`, and `none`. Default `curved`.
>   - `capo-thickness` – Thickness of capo indicator, in multiples of fret-space. Default value 0.5.
>   - `dot-color` – Color of dots. Options include `black` and `white`. Default `black`.
>   - `dot-label-font-mag` – Magnification for font used to label fret dots. Default value 1.
>   - `dot-position` – Location of dot in fret space. Default 0.6 for dots without labels, 0.95-`dot-radius` for dots with labels.
>   - `dot-radius` – Radius of dots, in terms of fret spaces. Default value 0.425 for labeled dots, 0.25 for unlabeled dots.
>   - `finger-code` – Code for the type of fingering indication used. Options include `none`, `in-dot`, and `below-string`. Default `none` for markup fret diagrams, `below-string` for `FretBoards` fret diagrams.
>   - `fret-count` – The number of frets. Default 4.
>   - `fret-label-custom-format` – The format string to be used label the lowest fret number, when `number-type` equals to `custom`. Default "~a".
>   - `fret-label-font-mag` – The magnification of the font used to label the lowest fret number. Default 0.5.
>   - `fret-label-vertical-offset` – The offset of the fret label from the center of the fret in direction parallel to strings. Default 0.
>   - `label-dir` – Side to which the fret label is attached. `-1`, `#LEFT`, or `#DOWN` for left or down; `1`, `#RIGHT`, or `#UP` for right or up. Default `#RIGHT`.
>   - `mute-string` – Character string to be used to indicate muted string. Default `"x"`.
>   - `number-type` – Type of numbers to use in fret label. Choices include `roman-lower`, `roman-upper`, `arabic` and `custom`. In the later case, the format string is supplied by the `fret-label-custom-format` property. Default `roman-lower`.
>   - `open-string` – Character string to be used to indicate open string. Default `"o"`.
>   - `orientation` – Orientation of fret-diagram. Options include `normal`, `landscape`, and `opposing-landscape`. Default `normal`.
>   - `string-count` – The number of strings. Default 6.
>   - `string-label-font-mag` – The magnification of the font used to label fingerings at the string, rather than in the dot. Default value 0.6 for `normal` orientation, 0.5 for `landscape` and `opposing-landscape`.
>   - `string-thickness-factor` – Factor for changing thickness of each string in the fret diagram. Thickness of string k is given by `thickness` * (1+`string-thickness-factor`) ^ (k-1). Default 0.
>   - `top-fret-thickness` – The thickness of the top fret line, as a multiple of the standard thickness. Default value 3.
>   - `xo-font-magnification` – Magnification used for mute and open string indicators. Default value 0.5.
>   - `xo-padding` – Padding for open and mute indicators from top fret. Default value 0.25.
> `stencil` (stencil):

>   `fret-board::calc-stencil`

>   The symbol to print.

This object supports the following interface(s): chord-name-interface, font-interface, fret-diagram-interface, grob-interface, item-interface and rhythmic-grob-interface.

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