Re: I'd like to set fingeringOrientations once for the whole \book.

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 04/09/2021 à 07:15, list_lilypond@infopower.nl a écrit :
> In a book with guitar music I'd like to position the fingering numbers 
> at the left sides of the notes.
>
> I already found out that notes have to be written as chords, i.e. 
> <a'>, and tried to put
> \set fingeringOrientations = #('left') in the layout block, which 
> didn't work.
> Then tried the \score block, which didn't work either.
>
> It is as if I can only set the fingering orientations inside every 
> newly created staff throughout the whole book.
>
> Is this true, or did I just not find out how to do it properly?
>
>
> Thanks.


Doesn't this work? Possibly you misspelled #'(left) with #('left')
or something similar?


\version "2.22.1"

\layout {
  \set fingeringOrientations = #'(left)
}

{
  <c'-1> <d'-2> <e'-3 g'-5>
}


Regards,
Jean