Re: how far can/should abstraction be taken?

2004-01-15 Thread c10221
hi kieren, > a. Cue notes are "presentation" information, really (mostly!?), as they > would exist in a part but not necessarily in a score -- how best to > include them? > b. Certain tweaks might be dependent upon layout (e.g., line breaks > might affect placement, voice combinations would affect

Re: how far can/should abstraction be taken?

2004-01-15 Thread Kieren Richard MacMillan
Hello, sb: "Different Editions from one score" in the manual. I quickly saw it a while ago, but thanks for pointing me back to it -- I think with a combination of that mechanism and some fancy block-separation footwork, I can have all the abstraction and flexibility I could need or imagine! I'

how far can/should abstraction be taken?

2004-01-14 Thread Kieren Richard MacMillan
[ Mac OS X 10.2.8; Lilypond 2.1.7-3 ] Hello, all: I'm a big fan of abstraction and object-oriented thought (regardless of whether it's computer-related) -- although I have, from time to time, been accused of "over-engineering", I invariably find that (observing the "point of diminishing margi