>> In the meantime, the distinction is explained in NR 5.1.2 Creating
>> contexts, although this section has not yet been reviewed in GDP so
>> maybe it could be improved. Let me know to what extent it helps
>> you. In any case I'll bear your comments in mind when I get to
>> that section.
Patrick> Yes, I had read that. In fact, I've read all of the
Patrick> documentation. Maybe it's just one of those things where you
Patrick> beat your face on it until you get it, and then review the
Patrick> documentation and can no longer figure out why it wasn't
Patrick> clear:(
I personally have *never* needed to use \new.
\context implicitly instantiates a new context if the
one named doesn't yet exist, so \new is redundant, *except* where you
want multiple distinct contexts with the same name, or you're using
unnamed contexts (which, internally, is the same thing)
Distinct objects should (as a general rule) be named distinctly, so
that leaves the only place to use \new: when you want unnamed contexts.
Compare:
\score {
{
\context Staff \relative c' { a b c }
\context Staff \relative c' { a b c }
}
}
with
\score {
{
\context Staff \relative c' { a b c }
\new Staff \relative c' { a b c }
}
}
and
\score {
{
\context Staff = "A" \relative c' { a b c }
\context Staff = "B" \relative c' { a b c }
}
}
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Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au
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