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SystemStartBrace objects are created by: System_start_delimiter_engraver.
Standard settings:
style
(symbol):'brace
This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the
stencil
callback reading this property.padding
(dimension, in staff space):0.3
Add this much extra space between objects that are next to each other.
stencil
(unknown):ly:system-start-delimiter::print
The symbol to print.
collapse-height
(dimension, in staff space):5.0
Minimum height of system start delimiter. If equal or smaller, the bracket/brace/line is removed.
X-offset
(number):ly:side-position-interface::x-aligned-side
The horizontal amount that this object is moved relative to its X-parent.
direction
(direction):-1
If
side-axis
is0
(or#X
), then this property determines whether the object is placed#LEFT
,#CENTER
or#RIGHT
with respect to the other object. Otherwise, it determines whether the object is placed#UP
,#CENTER
or#DOWN
. Numerical values may also be used:#UP
=1
,#DOWN
=-1
,#LEFT
=-1
,#RIGHT
=1
,#CENTER
=0
.font-encoding
(symbol):'fetaBraces
The font encoding is the broadest category for selecting a font. Currently, only lilypond's system fonts (Emmentaler and Aybabtu) are using this property. Available values are
fetaMusic
(Emmentaler),fetaBraces
(Aybabtu),fetaNumber
(Emmentaler), andfetaDynamic
(Emmentaler).Y-extent
(pair of numbers):#f
Hard coded extent in Y direction.
This object supports the following interface(s): system-start-delimiter-interface, spanner-interface, side-position-interface, font-interface and grob-interface.