Re: Can't find right hand fingering without string #'s

[Nick Payne]

On 16/08/2015 02:58, Sam Frybyte wrote:

Hello-

There used to be simple way to notate p,i,m,a for guitar music by adding -p or _p.  This no longer works in 2.18.2 and searching snippets and online manuals it seems this is no longer possible....

I've tried editing the <c- 3/5- RH #1> and can only get it to work for #1 

is there a place to look in the manuals for the formerly simple method?

c-"p" is putting the markup "p" below the note, not a fingering indication. You can use the following P, I, M, A shortcuts for strokefingering:

%============================
\version "2.18.2"

% shortcuts for stroke finger indications
% can't use a or p, so use upper case for all
P=\rightHandFinger #1
I=\rightHandFinger #2
M=\rightHandFinger #3
A=\rightHandFinger #4

{ % Villa-Lobos Etude #1
  \key e \minor
  \override StrokeFinger.add-stem-support = ##t
  \override StrokeFinger.staff-padding = #'()
  e16^\P e'_2^\I b_1^\P g'^\I e'^\P b'^\M
  g'^\I e''^\A b'^\M e''^\A g'^\I b'^\M
  e'^\P g'^\I b^\P e'^\I
}
%============================