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Lemzwerg: New category

2025-11-21T23:31:34Z

New category

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Lemzwerg at 22:48, 21 November 2025

2025-11-21T22:48:31Z

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Jean Abou Samra: Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

2025-11-16T18:46:41Z

Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

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	The code in this snippet defines a new command <code>\bracketAcc</code> to put brackets around an accidental. It also works in chords. Note that you have to use a trailing ‘<code>?</code>’ character after the note in the input to enforce a cautionary accidental.		The code in this snippet defines a new command <code>\bracketAcc</code> to put brackets around an accidental. It also works in chords. Note that you have to use a trailing ‘<code>?</code>’ character after the note in the input to enforce a cautionary accidental.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>		<lilypond version="2.24" full>
	% Based on code from Abraham Lee		% Based on code from Abraham Lee
	%		%

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:47:31Z

Import snippet from LSR

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The code in this snippet defines a new command <code>\bracketAcc</code> to put brackets around an accidental. It also works in chords. Note that you have to use a trailing ‘<code>?</code>’ character after the note in the input to enforce a cautionary accidental.

<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>
% Based on code from Abraham Lee
%
% https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2016-11/msg00928.html

#(define make-bracketed
(grob-transformer
'stencil
(lambda (grob orig)
(let* ((paren-stil (grob-interpret-markup
grob
(markup #:musicglyph "accidentals.leftparen")))
(ext (ly:stencil-extent paren-stil Y))
(stil (ly:accidental-interface::print grob))
(thick (ly:output-def-lookup (ly:grob-layout grob)
'line-thickness 0.1))
(padding thick)
(protrusion (* 2.5 thick))
(lb (ly:bracket Y ext thick protrusion))
(rb (ly:bracket Y ext thick (- protrusion))))
(set! stil (ly:stencil-combine-at-edge stil X 1 rb padding))
(set! stil (ly:stencil-combine-at-edge stil X -1 lb padding))
stil))))

bracketAcc =
\tweak AccidentalCautionary.parenthesized ##f
\tweak AccidentalCautionary.stencil #make-bracketed \etc

{
<c'' es''? fis''>1
<c'' \bracketAcc es''? fis''>1
}

\paper { tagline = ##f }
</lilypond>

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