Re: "Closed" fret diagrams

[Werner LEMBERG]

> There is something I do not like about the fret diagrams in
> Lilypond:
> 
> The diagrams are "open" on the side pointing towards the bridge of
> the instrument, with the strings "sticking out" on that side. How
> could I achieve closed rectangles in Lilypond like e.g. the
> "MusFrets" font does?
> 
> https://www.notationcentral.com/product/musfrets/
> 
> It is simply about a line drawn at the bottom (in the default
> direction) of the fret diagram, but I do not know enough scheme to
> do it.

This sounds like a reasonable request, please file an issue at

  https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/

together with some images.

> It would be great if someone could show how to do that and that
> might as well be an option that could become standard in a future
> version.

The complete fret diagram code is in Scheme file
`scm/fret-diagrams.com`.


    Werner