Johan Vromans <jvrom...@squirrel.nl> writes: > David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> writes: > >> Correct. In stack terms, \revert is a "pop" while "\override" is "pop, >> push" (each context has its own stack). In contrast, >> "\temporary\override" is just "push". So a sequence of > > So we have, for context properties: > > \set set prop to value > \unset set prop to default value > \once\set set prop for next operation, then fall back > to current value > > For grob properties: > > \override pop + push value for prop > \temporary\override push value for prop > \revert pop value for prop > \once\override set (push?) grob prop for next operation, then > fall back (pop?) to current value > > Unfortunately, the relevant documentation page > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/notation/set-versus-override > is a bit, eh, empty...
Uh, I'm pretty sure I wrote a rather carefully phrased treatise about this in general. But I have to admit I can't find it at minute's notice. And git log --grep override Documentation does not turn up anything relevant. Did I dream this? > As a musical programmer (programming musician) I would really appreciate > a much simpler push/pop/clear approach, with no distinction between > context and grob properties. Even a \with would be a step forward: > > \with property = value { ... } > > (not complaints, just thoughts) There are not going to be any substantial changes before LilyPond has moved to GUILE2 and the property system has been rewritten. At the current pace of development, that's probably material for 2.24 at the earliest unless my funding dries up before that. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user