Am Fr., 26. Sept. 2025 um 05:32 Uhr schrieb Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>:
>
>
> > Is it possible to override properties for a given named context in
> > the layout block.
>
> You want to override properties of *grobs* within a given named
> context, and this is not possible.
Well, that's not entirely true.
You can do:
\score {
\layout {
\context {
\Lyrics
\applyContext
#(lambda (ctx)
(when (string=? (ly:context-id ctx) "testB")
(ly:context-pushpop-property ctx 'LyricText 'color red)))
}
}
<<
\context Lyrics = "testA" \lyricmode { test4 lyrics A _ }
\context Lyrics = "testB" \lyricmode { test4 lyrics B _ }
>>
}
Iirc, this has drawbacks, though. Tbh, I don't remember details and
I'll not research...
>
> Instead, you can easily create your own context and set up the default
> color of grobs accordingly. Look up the definition of `VaticanaScore`
> in `ly/engraver-init.ly` for an example.
Yep, using custom-contexts is safe.
Cheers,
Harm
