On Sun, 2017-01-22 at 12:23 +0100, Thomas Morley wrote:
> 2017-01-22 11:40 GMT+01:00 Richard Shann <[email protected]>:
> > Consider:
> >
> > \version "2.19.43"
> > \new Staff
> > <<
> > \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup "Treble Recorder"
> > {
> > \grace f'8
> > g'4 g'
> > }
> > >>
> >
> > with the grace note the instrument name is not printed, without it, it
> > is. Should the syntax used here work? I realize that by replacing << >>
> > with {} it works, but is there a good reason why this <<>> syntax
> > suddenly fails when a grace note starts the music?
> >
> > Richard
>
>
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> the << ... >> initializes simultaneous music.
>
> So the first expression is: \set Staff.instrumentName = ...
> The second: { \grace f'8 ... }
>
> Maybe you see it already: it's issue 34, grace-synchronization.
> And indeed the following works:
> \new Staff
> <<
> { \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup "Treble Recorder" \grace s8 }
> { \grace f'8 g'4 g' }
> >>
> Ofcourse nobody wants this sort of code.
>
> Best you can do is setting the instrumentName in \with {}:
> \new Staff
> \with { instrumentName = \markup "Treble Recorder" }
> { \grace f'8 g'4 g' }
>
Thank you very much for the explanation. Multiple \with{} clauses aren't
supported in 2.19.43 which makes automatic generation somewhat awkward,
but I guess I'll have to bite that bullet.
Thanks too, to David for his reply - I didn't realize how the grace note
typesetting moment is assigned.
Back to the drawing board...
Richard
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