lyric-extender-interface - LilyPond program-reference
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#### lyric-extender-interface

The extender is a simple line at the baseline of the lyric that helps show the length of a melissima (tied/slurred note).

##### User settable properties:

`left-padding` (dimension, in staff space)
  The amount of space that is put left to an object (eg. a group of accidentals).
`next` (layout object)
  Object that is next relation (eg. the lyric syllable following an extender.
`right-padding` (dimension, in staff space)
  Space to insert on the right side of an object (eg. between note and its accidentals.)
`thickness` (number)
  Line thickness, generally measured in `line-thickness`.

##### Internal properties:

`heads` (unknown)
  List of note heads.

This grob interface is used in the following graphical objects: LyricExtender

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This page is for LilyPond-2.10.33 (stable-branch).