4.14.3 Bar numbers

Bar numbers are printed by default at the start of the line. The number itself is stored in the currentBarNumber property, which is normally updated automatically for every measure.

Bar numbers can be typeset at regular intervals instead of at the beginning of each line. This is illustrated in the following example, whose source is available as input/test/bar-number-regular-interval.ly:

See also

BarNumber (lilypond-internals), input/test/bar-number-every-five-reset.ly, and input/test/bar-number-regular-interval.ly.

Bugs

Bar numbers can collide with the StaffGroup (lilypond-internals) bracket, if there is one at the top. To solve this, the padding property of BarNumber (lilypond-internals) can be used to position the number correctly.

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