time-signature-interface - LilyPond program-reference
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#### time-signature-interface

A time signature, in different styles. The following values for 'style are are recognized:

```C``'
  4/4 and 2/2 are typeset as C and struck C, respectively. All other time signatures are written with two digits.
```neomensural``'
  2/2, 3/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/4, 9/4, 4/8, 6/8 and 9/8 are typeset with neo-mensural style mensuration marks. All other time signatures are written with two digits.
```mensural``'
  2/2, 3/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/4, 9/4, 4/8, 6/8 and 9/8 are typeset with mensural style mensuration marks. All other time signatures are written with two digits.
```single-digit``'
  All time signatures are typeset with a single digit, e.g. 3/2 is written as 3.

See also the test-file `input/test/time.ly`.

##### User settable properties:

`fraction` (pair of numbers)
  Numerator and denominator of a time signature object.
`style` (symbol)
  This setting determines in what style a grob is typeset. Valid choices depend on the `stencil` callback reading this property.

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

This page is for LilyPond-2.8.8 (stable-branch).

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