Quoting Michael Brennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
My simple understanding of it is that:
\set sets a property for the whole context, and the objects contained
in that context while
\override is for a particular graphical object.
Just a little explanation like that, that separates them would be
good to have in the docs,
or better yet, Eric's more thorough explanation below.
I'm afraid a simplified explanation like that might give the impression that
the same properties can be set both for the context and for a
particular graphical object, which of course is completely wrong.
Also, \override by default sets a property for a particular type
of object within the current context, so the concept of contexts
is important also for \override.
What is a \tweak? I can't recall reading about it in the manual. You
say that you can modify
the fontsize of a single notehead with \tweak. Would that give any
difference than using a
\once \override NoteHead #'font-size = size
See the NEWS in the documentation for version 2.8. The information from
the NEWS file is in the process of being incorporated into the manual.
/Mats
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