Re: Issue 2076 in lilypond: Doc: improve NR 1.6.3 Instrument names (better to use \with )

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Comment #2 on issue 2076 by address@hidden: Doc: improve NR 1.6.3 Instrument  
names (better to use \with )
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2076

Hi James, you said you started.  Here is a bit more information:

When do you want to use a context modification, and when a normal  
override?  A context modification is best to use for things that concern  
the entire life-time of a context, like the appearance of its staff, its  
accidental styles, its instrument name and so on.  A normal override, in  
contrast, starts its work at the moment it is encountered.  You might think  
that right at the start of your context should be enough, and since the  
engraver responsible for overrides is pretty much at the top of the  
engraver list, you are almost right, namely if every context involved in  
iteration starts at the same moment of time.  But this is not always the  
case.  Most notably, \grace notes in other contexts can start earlier.

A context modification has the additional advantage that you can use it in  
layout definitions, and have _all_ contexts of a given type automatically  
be created with the right settings.  This is more convenient and less prone  
to user error than using an override every time.

\layout {
  \context {
    \Staff
    \settingsFrom { \accidentalStyle "dodecaphonic" }
  }
}

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