Carl Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu> writes: > On 3/12/19, 6:42 AM, "Federico Bruni" <f...@inventati.org> wrote: > > Hi folks > > I cannot find anything in the documentation. > As far as I can see, the barré in fret-diagram commands must start and > end on the same fret. It makes sense.. however, how can I represent a > chord where another finger presses a different fret while the barré is > active on the same string? > > Easier to say with an example. > The first string should have a barré on 5th chord and also the third > finger on 7th fret. > I can make the barré span until 2nd string only. > > \version "2.19.82" > > \markup { > \fret-diagram-terse "x;o;o;5-1-(;5-1-);7-3;" % this works but barré > does not end on 1st string > %\fret-diagram-terse "x;o;o;5-1-(;5-1;7-3-);" % this returns "Wrong > type argument in position 1" > } > > In order to have two indications on the same string (the end of the barre > plus another fret) you will need to use either the fret-diagram or the > fret-diagram-verbose format. fret-diagram-terse only handles one indication > per string.
Is that a restriction inherent in the format or in the code? The error message (if you want to call it that) seems less than helpful. Like when you are in a foreign country and ask your table neighbor to pass the salt and they commit ritual suicide. Doesn't inspire confidence. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user