I think it's the other way round. This syntax changed between 2.16 an 2.18. So I assume he is usong 2.16 and reading 2.18 or 2.19.
HTH Urs Am 24. Oktober 2014 14:27:45 MESZ, schrieb pkx166h <pkx1...@gmail.com>: >On 24/10/14 13:10, Greg Swinford wrote: >> There is an error in the example given on the following documentation >page: >> >http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/opera-and-stage-musicals#dialogue-over-music >> >> \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT should read >> \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT >> >> otherwise the following error occurs: >> >> error: syntax error, unexpected '.', expecting SCM_FUNCTION or >> SCM_IDENTIFIER or SCM_TOKEN >> \with { \override LyricText >> .self-alignment-X = #LEFT } >> >> I presume the same error would occur with the font-shape definition >above >> this too, but I haven't tested this. >> >> Thanks, >> Greg. >> >What version of LilyPond are you using here? > >If you are using 2.19 then the example is different in that version's >documentation (as far as I can tell). > >http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/opera-and-stage-musicals#dialogue-over-music > > >Any example in the documention where we show both the output AND the >input that created that output, implies that the version of LilyPond >that was used to create the example is the same as the documentation is > >for and used the same input. > >I.e. the example you refer to was generated by LilyPond 2.18.2 for the >2.18 documentation. That's how we build the doc. > >So I can only guess you are using a later version of LP than these >documents were built from and that can only be if you are using 2.19. > >I think. > >Could you clarify this? > >James > >_______________________________________________ >bug-lilypond mailing list >bug-lilypond@gnu.org >https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail gesendet. _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
