David -----Original Message----- From: David Nalesnik <dnale...@umail.iu.edu> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:44:44 -0600 To: LilyPond User <lilypond-u...@gnu.org> Subject: left-aligning grobs to other grobs
>Hi, all -- > >Attached is a function which started out as an attempt to get tempo >indications to line up with the left edge of the time signature. It's >been generalized so that you can left-align any grob responsive to >'extra-offset to the closest grob of a specified type in that system >(as far as I can tell so far -- you could even left-align a notehead >to a barline, if you were so inclined...) > >It locates the closest grob by first searching all of the grobs in a >system for every instance of the target type, then selecting the one >that is closest horizontally. (For example, if you want to align >something to a barline, the function would determine where all the >barlines are, then choose the nearest one). > >I have several questions: > >(1) Is there a way to locate the nearest grob more efficiently, so the >routine doesn't have to search the entire system? > >(2) Is there a way to exclude grobs that are in the same system, but >on a different staff? I've looked at the 'staff-symbol property, but >it's empty in some cases. > >(3) Does anybody have any suggestions how to improve the coding? I'm >enjoying learning Scheme, but my approach is rather hit-and-miss! > > I think this is better asked on the lilypond-dev list as well. So while I don't have an answer (I am not a programmer) I have cc;d that list in case someone is reading that list and not the user lists. James > _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
