Hello, On 1 January 2012 12:02, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Slightly changing the example in the documentation illustrates this: >>> >>> c4 d >>> \override NoteHead #'color = #red >>> e4 f | >>> \once \override NoteHead #'color = #green >>> g4 a >>> \revert NoteHead #'color >>> b c | >>> >>> A single note is green, then we continue with red notes until we use >>> \revert to >>> get the default color (black). > [...] >> >> Doesn't it already explain this in the section before (explaining the >> \revert command)? > > Yes, the \revert command is properly explained. > > > My main concern is updating this sentence (after \once we go back to > the "current" value, not the default value): > >>> [...] effective only during the current musical moment before the property >>> reverts back to its default value. >>> >>> It should say something like : "reverts back to its current value (this can >>> be >>> different from the default if an \override is in effect)." > > > Changing the code example to have an \override in effect (red color) > would explicitly show this: after using \once we go back to (red > color), not to the context's default (black color). > In my opinion this doesn't overly complicate the manual, and might be > more clear.
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2164&thanks=2164 Patch uploaded for review. Thanks -- -- James _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond
