I've added the github link in the snippet defs. Cheers, Pierre Le ven. 1 janv. 2021 à 17:46, Peter Toye <[email protected]> a écrit :
> Carl, > > Thanks. The problem is that map-some-music is obviously a very useful > function if you're trying to write code that performs an action at many > places in a music expression, but there's no pointer to it. How the snippet > writer found it I've obviously no idea (maybe they also wrote > map-some-music). As it happens I wanted to do exactly what the snippet > writer wanted so cutting and pasting were easy. > > Another thing I want to do is to work out how to write a function that > adds an octave beneath each note in a music expression to save a lot of > time writing two-note chords. I'm sure make-some-music will help here. But > if I hadn't found the snippet, how would I ever have known where to look in > the source - there's a lot of it? > > I hate to say it but I think the documentation is failing here, but can't > see how to mend it easily. To start with, maybe a list of all the publicly > available functions and their descriptions, but I suspect it would be far > too long and need constant updating, which is not something that the LP > documenters like for obvious reasons. Could it be mechanised? > > Best regards, > > Peter > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > www.ptoye.com > <http://www.ptoye.com> > ------------------------- > Friday, January 1, 2021, 4:06:59 PM, Carl Sorensen wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:59 AM Peter Toye <[email protected]> wrote: > > Christian, > > Thanks Christian. How one is meant to know this I have no idea. Maybe it > was meant to be in the missing 3rd chapter of the Extending manual. > No, one is meant to search the source. There are many scheme functions in > the source that are used internally, but are not documented externally. > Advanced users will search the source code for these functions. In the > case of the LSR, you have examples of their use. So you know the name of > the function, and you can search the source to find the code. > > If you are working on a machine (e.g. windows) that doesn't give you ready > access to the source files, you can always go to the repository at GitLab > or Savannah and search the source online. > > Best wishes, > > Carl >
