printing of the bracket. Setting the property to @code{if-no-beam}
makes it print only if there is no beam associated with this tuplet
bracket.")
- (break-align-anchor ,number? "Grobs aligned to this break-align
-grob will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines,
+ (break-align-anchor ,number? "Grobs aligned to this breakable
+item will have their X-offsets shifted by this number. In bar lines,
for example, this is used to position grobs relative to the (visual)
center of the bar line.")
(break-align-anchor-alignment ,number? "Read by
@code{ly:break-aligned-interface::calc-extent-aligned-anchor} for
aligning an anchor to a grob's extent.")
- (break-align-orders ,vector? "Defines the order in which
-prefatory matter (clefs, key signatures) appears. The format is a
-vector of length@tie{}3, where each element is one order for
-end-of-line, middle of line, and start-of-line, respectively. An
-order is a list of symbols.
+ (break-align-orders ,vector? "This is a vector of 3@tie{}lists:
+@w{@code{#(@var{end-of-line} @var{unbroken} @var{start-of-line}}}).
+Each list contains @w{@emph{break-align symbols}} that specify an
+order of breakable items (see @rinternals{break-alignment-interface}).
-For example, clefs are put after key signatures by setting
+For example, this places time signatures before clefs:
@example
-\\override Score.BreakAlignment #'break-align-orders =
- #(make-vector 3 '(span-bar
+\\override Score.BreakAlignment.break-align-orders =
+ #(make-vector 3 '(left-edge
+ cue-end-clef
+ ambitus
breathing-sign
- staff-bar
- key
+ time-signature
clef
- time-signature))
+ cue-clef
+ staff-bar
+ key-cancellation
+ key-signature
+ custos))
@end example")
- (break-align-symbol ,symbol? "This key is used for aligning and
-spacing breakable items.")
- (break-align-symbols ,list? "A list of symbols that determine
-which break-aligned grobs to align this to. If the grob selected by
-the first symbol in the list is invisible due to break-visibility, we
-will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are @code{left-edge},
-@code{ambitus}, @code{breathing-sign}, @code{clef}, @code{staff-bar},
-@code{key-cancellation}, @code{key-signature}, @code{time-signature},
-and @code{custos}.")
+ (break-align-symbol ,symbol? "This key is used for aligning,
+ordering, and spacing breakable items. See
+@rinternals{break-alignment-interface}.")
+ (break-align-symbols ,list? "A list of
+@w{@emph{break-align symbols}} that determines which breakable
+items to align this to. If the grob selected by the first symbol
+in the list is invisible due to @w{@code{break-visibility}}, we
+will align to the next grob (and so on). Choices are listed in
+@rinternals{break-alignment-interface}.")
(break-overshoot ,number-pair? "How much does a broken spanner
stick out of its bounds?")
(break-visibility ,vector? "A vector of 3@tie{}booleans,
-@code{#(@var{end-of-line} @var{unbroken} @var{begin-of-line})}.
+@w{@code{#(@var{end-of-line} @var{unbroken} @var{begin-of-line})}}.
@code{#t} means visible, @code{#f} means killed.")
(breakable ,boolean? "Allow breaks here.")
(broken-bound-padding ,number? "The amount of padding to insert
(slur-padding ,number? "Extra distance between slur and script.")
(snap-radius ,number? "The maximum distance between two objects that
will cause them to snap to alignment along an axis.")
- (space-alist ,list? "A table that specifies distances between
-prefatory items, like clef and time-signature. The format is an alist
-of spacing tuples: @code{(@var{break-align-symbol} @var{type}
-. @var{distance})}, where @var{type} can be the symbols
-@code{minimum-space} or @code{extra-space}.")
+ (space-alist ,list? "An alist that specifies distances from this
+grob to other breakable items, using the format:
+
+@example
+'((@var{break-align-symbol} . (@var{spacing-style} . @var{space}))
+ (@var{break-align-symbol} . (@var{spacing-style} . @var{space}))
+ ...)
+@end example
+
+Standard choices for @w{@code{@var{break-align-symbol}}} are listed in
+@rinternals{break-alignment-interface}. Additionally, three special
+@w{break-align} symbols available to @w{@code{space-alist}} are:
+
+@quotation
+@table @code
+@item first-note
+used when the grob is just left of the first note on a line
+
+@item next-note
+used when the grob is just left of any other note
+
+@item right-edge
+used when the grob is the last item on the line (only compatible with
+the @w{@code{extra-space}} spacing style)
+@end table
+@end quotation
+
+Choices for @code{@var{spacing-style}} are:
+
+@quotation
+@table @code
+@item extra-space
+Put this much space between the two grobs. The space is stretchable
+when paired with @w{@code{first-note}} or @w{@code{next-note}};
+otherwise it is fixed.
+
+@item minimum-space
+Put at least this much space between the left sides of both grobs,
+without allowing them to collide. The space is stretchable when paired
+with @w{@code{first-note}} or @w{@code{next-note}}; otherwise it
+is fixed. Not compatible with @w{@code{right-edge}}.
+
+@item fixed-space
+Only compatible with @w{@code{first-note}} and
+@w{@code{next-note}}. Put this much fixed space between the grob
+and the note.
+
+@item minimum-fixed-space
+Only compatible with @w{@code{first-note}} and
+@w{@code{next-note}}. Put at least this much fixed space between
+the left side of the grob and the left side of the note, without
+allowing them to collide.
+
+@item semi-fixed-space
+Only compatible with @w{@code{first-note}} and
+@w{@code{next-note}}. Put this much space between the grob and
+the note, such that half of the space is fixed and half is
+stretchable.
+@end table
+@end quotation
+
+Rules for this spacing are much more complicated than this.
+See [Wanske] page 126--134, [Ross] page 143--147.")
(space-to-barline ,boolean? "If set, the distance between a note
and the following non-musical column will be measured to the bar line
instead of to the beginning of the non-musical column. If there is a