Hi all,
>> That would presumably lead to
>>
>> {
>> \once \override NoteHead.color = ...
>> \once \override Staff.NoteHead.color = ...
>> ...
>> }
>>
>> getting the events reordered so that the Staff.NoteHead override
>> starts before graces and the NoteHead one starts after, which I
>> would definitely find surprising.
As long as it’s logical, predictable, and consistent, “surprising” is no worse
than what we have now — and the number of cases where users would be surprised
would probably drop significantly from the current implementation.
> Well, this was sort of saying that there may be no silver bullet, but we
> may have to pick between chrome and aluminum ones.
>
> Sometimes there is a solution that blends better into human expectations
> than strict logic.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. ;)
Cheers,
Kieren.
