On 07.01.2008 (12:14), Bertalan Fodor (LilyPondTool) wrote: > >> I don't find the \overrides very hard to understand; it's one of the >> very first thing I knew how to achieve in LilyPond (Bertalan's plugin >> LilyPondTool helped me a lot to understand it, though). >> > Well, actually it was what made me start implementing the plugin: I also > wanted to understand \override :-)
\overrides in themselves are not so hard to understand, but in many cases, the scheme code that is needed in the construction seems more complicated than necessary for simple tasks -- it takes a lot of work, looking up things to get things right. Besides, once one draws in \set and \tweak along with \override, it's not so simple anymore... e -- Challenge: Time? Answer: A brilliant, many-faceted gem. Challenge: Time? Answer: A dark stone, reflecting no visible light. -- Fremen wisdom, from The Riddle Game _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
