+MAKE_SCHEME_CALLBACK (Bar_line, calc_anchor, 1)
+SCM
+Bar_line::calc_anchor (SCM smob)
+{
+ Grob *me = unsmob_grob (smob);
+ Real kern = robust_scm2double (me->get_property ("kern"), 1);
+ Real staffline = me->layout ()->get_dimension (ly_symbol2scm ("line-thickness"));
+ string str = robust_scm2string (me->get_property ("glyph-name"), "");
+
+ /* we put the anchor in the center of the barline, unless we are
+ a repeat bar, in which case we put the anchor in the center of
+ the barline without the dots. */
+ Interval ext = me->extent (me, X_AXIS);
+ if (ext.is_empty ())
+ return scm_from_double (0);
+
+ Real anchor = ext.center ();
+
+ Stencil dot = Font_interface::get_default_font (me)->find_by_name ("dots.dot");
+ Real dot_width = dot.extent (X_AXIS).length () + kern * staffline;
+ if (str == "|:")
+ anchor -= dot_width / 2;
+ else if (str == ":|")
+ anchor += dot_width / 2;
+
+ return scm_from_double (anchor);
+}