Re: Contexts (Was Re: Set vs. Override - I'm confused)

2006-05-04 Thread Erik Sandberg
On Thursday 04 May 2006 06:21, Arjan Bos wrote: > Erik, > > That's a great document! I've read about half of it now and it does a > very good job to explain to me how LilyPond works. And seeing the > date on the title page, I think I have to congratulate you on your > Masters Degree! Well Done! Th

Re: Contexts (Was Re: Set vs. Override - I'm confused)

2006-05-03 Thread Arjan Bos
Erik, That's a great document! I've read about half of it now and it does a very good job to explain to me how LilyPond works. And seeing the date on the title page, I think I have to congratulate you on your Masters Degree! Well Done! Off topic, but are your music streams implemented in

Re: Contexts (Was Re: Set vs. Override - I'm confused)

2006-04-27 Thread Erik Sandberg
Citerar Tomas Valusek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, > > > When I first read the manual I didn't see any clear explanation of the > > difference, > > the docs could be more clear on that point. But when I realized that one > > was for grobs > > and the other for context, it became much clearer,

Re: Contexts (Was Re: Set vs. Override - I'm confused)

2006-04-27 Thread Graham Percival
On 27-Apr-06, at 2:20 AM, Mats Bengtsson wrote: For some time, I have been thinking about adding an introductory text to the Changing Defaults chapter, which introduces all the main methods to set context and grob properties with one example for each and links to the more detailed sections.

Re: Contexts (Was Re: Set vs. Override - I'm confused)

2006-04-27 Thread Mats Bengtsson
For some time, I have been thinking about adding an introductory text to the Changing Defaults chapter, which introduces all the main methods to set context and grob properties with one example for each and links to the more detailed sections. This would be something along the lines of http://list

Re: Contexts (Was Re: Set vs. Override - I'm confused)

2006-04-27 Thread Ralph Little
Hi, I too find the context/grob property distinction not clear and I did not find the online doc any help in getting through this barrier of understanding. It is the one most powerful aspect of Lilypond, but the one aspect which is treated the most meanly in the introductory docs. Even user doing b

Contexts (Was Re: Set vs. Override - I'm confused)

2006-04-26 Thread Tomas Valusek
Hello, When I first read the manual I didn't see any clear explanation of the difference, the docs could be more clear on that point. But when I realized that one was for grobs and the other for context, it became much clearer, for me it helps separating and understanding grobs and contexts.