Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan writes: > Hi David, > >> As long as you refuse to answer the question I have repeated >> at least 3 times by now, there is no implementable specification. >> >> You have again _completely_ failed to specify what you actually expect >> self-alignment-X to do over its range of val

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, > As long as you refuse to answer the question I have repeated > at least 3 times by now, there is no implementable specification. > > You have again _completely_ failed to specify what you actually expect > self-alignment-X to do over its range of values in the context of \dynText . I

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan writes: > Hi David, > >> you still fail to specify _what_ you actually want. > > Sigh. I have specified exactly what I want. Several times. I'll do it > again, in yet another wording, hoping you find this more clear: I give up. As long as you refuse to answer the question I hav

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, > you still fail to specify _what_ you actually want. Sigh. I have specified exactly what I want. Several times. I'll do it again, in yet another wording, hoping you find this more clear: 1. I want a function which combines text and dynamics (as both \dynamic and \dynText do). 2. I

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan writes: > Hi David, > > I have no idea how you actually call "seems to work", > > namely just _how_ you want self-alignment-X to get factored in, > > considering that the whole point of the dynText function is > to figure out an alignment yielding a text-dependent reference p

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hello David (et al.), > Using the edition-engraver, I'd like to set self-alignment-X = #RIGHT (which > would allow the note spacing to normalize) and then use either X-offset or > extra-offset to nudge the dynamic back to the right (to approximate the > "proper" alignment). If I can do that, th

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, > I have no idea how you actually call "seems to work", > namely just _how_ you want self-alignment-X to get factored in, > considering that the whole point of the dynText function is > to figure out an alignment yielding a text-dependent reference point. Sorry I haven't been clear. He

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan writes: > Hi David (et al.), > >>> Can \dynText or similar be fashioned in such a way that leaves open >>> the possibility of [effectively] tweaking the grob later in the >>> process? >> >> I repeat: If you want self-alignment-X to be heeded in there in some >> manner, you need

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David (et al.), >> Can \dynText or similar be fashioned in such a way that leaves open >> the possibility of [effectively] tweaking the grob later in the >> process? > > I repeat: If you want self-alignment-X to be heeded in there in some > manner, you need to incorporate it in the callback fo

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan writes: > Hi David, > >> The tweak applies fine but self-alignment-X is consulted in the normal >> callback for X-offset which has been replaced by a callback using the >> formula (- 1 (/ width 2)) . If you want self-alignment-X to be heeded >> in there in some manner, you need

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi David, > The tweak applies fine but self-alignment-X is consulted in the normal > callback for X-offset which has been replaced by a callback using the > formula (- 1 (/ width 2)) . If you want self-alignment-X to be heeded > in there in some manner, you need to incorporate it in the callback

Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob

2017-08-14 Thread David Kastrup
Kieren MacMillan writes: > > In the snippet below, I want to tweak a dynamic grob created using Shevek's > dynText function (cf. > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2017-07/msg00043.html). But > unfortunately, tweaks don't seem to affect it. > > How can I change the function such