On 17.03.2015, at 11:24, Thomas Morley <thomasmorle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2015-03-17 11:00 GMT+01:00 Peter Bjuhr <peterbj...@gmail.com>: > >> Hi, >> >> I just noticed that in the documentation about right-hand fingerings in >> the common notation for fretted strings: http://www.lilypond.org/doc/ >> v2.19/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-fretted- >> strings#right_002dhand-fingerings the fifth finger isn't mentioned. >> >> I also tried|\rightHandFinger #5| and an 'x' was printed. As I understand >> it 'x' is printed for all non supported numbers. > > > No. 'x' _is_ the sign for the 5th finger in LilyPond > > >> But although perhaps not so common the fifth finger is used (with the >> letter 'c'): >> >> 1 = p = pulgar, 2 = i = índice, 3 = m = mayor, 4 = a = >> anular, 5 = c = chiquito >> > > I slightly disagree. > In printed editions I've found: 'c', 'x', 'e' and even 'μ' (from a greek > editor) > LilyPond should default to the most common usage, imho. > > Though, I've no clue which that might be. > Speaking only for me, I most often see 'x', but that's only me. > In some of my flamenco books “q” is used for the little finger (meñique). _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
