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<code>\thumb</code> does not behave like other fingerings, in particular with regards to slur avoidance, since it is defined as a <code>Script</code> object. This can be changed by redefining <code>\thumb</code> as a <code>Fingering</code> object, which also allows finer control over positioning with <code>fingeringOrientations</code>.
<code>\thumb</code> does not behave like other fingerings, in particular with regards to slur avoidance, since it is defined as a <code>Script</code> object. This can be changed by redefining <code>\thumb</code> as a <code>Fingering</code> object, which also allows finer control over positioning with <code>fingeringOrientations</code>.


<lilypond version="2.24.0">
<lilypond version="2.24">
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=690
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=690



Revision as of 18:49, 16 November 2025

\thumb does not behave like other fingerings, in particular with regards to slur avoidance, since it is defined as a Script object. This can be changed by redefining \thumb as a Fingering object, which also allows finer control over positioning with fingeringOrientations.

\version "2.24"

%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=690

%LSR Slur avoidance was fixed in version 2_13_24

thumb = 
\tweak 
  text 
  \markup \fontsize #5 \musicglyph  "scripts.thumb" 
  #(make-music 'FingeringEvent)

\relative c' {
  c2\thumb
  \set fingeringOrientations = #'(right)
  <c\thumb>2
}