Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanw...@gmail.com> writes: > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:50 AM, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: > >> Sigh. I guess I give up. Yes, I understood that. Pretty much from the >> get-go, and also from the manual. The unanswered question is _why_ you >> want only _one_ of the two different things happen to _one_ half of the >> properties, and the _other_ of the two different things happen to the >> _other_. > > Because that's what people want?
You have not convinced me that I want it. > \override Script #'direction = #UP > > is useful. > > \set Script = #(blah) > > is ridiculous, because it would overwrite Indeed ridiculous. How about using comparable things? We are talking about something like \override Script #'staff-padding = #3 vs \set Script.staff-padding = #3 Why should I not use the second one rather than the first if I am out for establishing a global default? > thereby removing all of its functionality, including appearance of the > symbol in the output. > > If this is so unlogical to you that it needs to be explained, I give > up explaining things to you. Explaining things to me can't be much fun. It might be worth cutting the exercise short by explaining what I am asking about rather than something else. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
