Trevor I did have a look at the manual section on direction and placement (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Direction-and-pla cement#Direction-and-placement), but didn't find what I was after. I eventually found the needed instructions by doing a google search of the lilypond web site:
"\set fingeringOrientations" site:lilypond.org And the first returned hit showed what I needed: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond-learning/Within_00 2dstaff-objects I think the problem is that all the snippets in s.2.4.1 of the manual showing placing of fingering use actual chords as illustrations, and so it is not made clear that a single note also requires the chord construct to enable placing of the fingering. The same problem exists in the section dealing with fingering at http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Common-notation-fo r-fretted-strings#Common-notation-for-fretted-strings - the snippets showing placement of fingering use actual chords. Section 2.4.1 of the manual has a highlighted pullout indicating that the chordal construction is needed for string numbering: "Note: String numbers must be defined inside a chord construct even if there is only a single note". I suggest that the section on fingering instructions has a similar pullout indicating that the same construction is needed for placing the fingering on single notes, and an example of such. Nick > -----Original Message----- > From: Trevor Daniels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:07 > To: Nick Payne; lilypond-user@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Moving guitar fingering orientations > > Nick > > d_3 puts fingering below the staff, d^3 above the staff and d-3 leaves > LilyPond to choose. > > The section in the manual which you mention says "Fingering > instructions may > be manually placed above or below the staff, see Direction and > placement" > and that section tells you how. > > The \fingeringOrientations command is specifically for chords, that's > why it > only works for them. This is perhaps not made crystal clear in the > manual, > although the heading of the snippet which describes the command is > "Controlling the placement of chord fingerings". > > Now you know, could you suggest how the manual wording might be changed > to > prevent others having the same difficulty? > > Trevor > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Payne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <lilypond-user@gnu.org> > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 8:38 AM > Subject: RE: Moving guitar fingering orientations > > > > Thanks, that fixes it. But according to the documentation, the single > note > > chordal construction is only needed for string indications, not for > > fingering > > (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/user/lilypond/Inside- > the-staff# > > Fingering-instructions). So it looks like you can show fingering > without > > making every fingered note a chord, but if you want the fingering to > > display > > anywhere except the default location, then it has to have < > around > each > > fingered note. > > > > Nick > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: James E. Bailey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Sunday, 12 October 2008 16:01 > >> To: Nick Payne > >> Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org > >> Subject: Re: Moving guitar fingering orientations > >> > >> I don't know too much about fingerings, but did you try putting each > >> note inside a chord? > >> > >> On 12.10.2008, at 05:50, Nick Payne wrote: > >> > >> > I'm trying to get my fingering indications below the noteheads > using > >> > \set > >> > fingeringOrientations = #'(down), but they remain resolutely above > >> > the beam. > >> > I also tried (left) and (right) with no change either. My two bar > >> > test input > >> > and output are attached. Can anyone tell me why this isn't > working? > >> > I'm > >> > using 2.11.61 on WinXP. > >> > <test.ly><test.png>_______________________________________________ > >> > lilypond-user mailing list > >> > lilypond-user@gnu.org > >> > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lilypond-user mailing list > > lilypond-user@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user