David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> writes:

> "m...@mikesolomon.org" <m...@mikesolomon.org> writes:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I'm not too good at writing convert-ly rules.  Is there a model I can
>> use for replacing a property with another?  Specifically, I'd like to
>> write a patch changing:
>>
>> TupletBracket.staff-padding
>>
>> to:
>>
>> TupletBracket.bracket-staff-padding
>>
>> as one cannot currently use the side position interface callbacks on
>> TupletBrackets because staff-padding in the tuplet-bracket-interface
>> works differently than staff-padding in the side-position-interface.
>>
>> Lemme know if anyone has a good solution.  Otherwise I'll hack away...
>
> Probably allow arbitrary space around the period, namely \s*\.\s* in the
> middle.  If you want to support the old-style override/revert syntax,
> things are much more complex: you'd probable be best off picking the
> rule actually converting _into_ xxx.xxx syntax as a template.
>
> However, I'd lean towards "it's your own fault if you did not convert,
> even if the old behavior still works" stance regarding convert-ly in
> this particular case.

Clarification "it's your own fault if you did not convert" from
\override TupletBracket #'staff-padding
to
\override TupletBracket.staff-padding

I was not trying to imply that you don't need a convert-ly rule at all.

-- 
David Kastrup


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