lilypond-learning: The self-alignment-X property

 
 The ‘self-alignment-X’ property
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 The following example shows how to adjust the position of a string
 fingering object relative to a note’s stem by aligning the right edge
 with the reference point of the parent note:
 
      \voiceOne
      <a\2>
      \once \override StringNumber.self-alignment-X = #RIGHT
      <a\2>
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