Re: \set does not work ???

[Rune Zedeler]

Han-Wen Nienhuys skrev:

> > \set Staff.Tie #'transparent = ##t

> > \revert Staff.Tie #'transparent \override Staff.Tie #'transparent = ##t

> > I do not understand this - the two constructs should be synonymous.

> No, you're wrong. Perhaps it's confusing due to the terminology from
> the time you last hacked LilyPond, but \set works on context
> properties, and \override on grob properties

Ok.
The RM page "\set vs. \override" says

<snip>
\override context.name #'property = #value

is more or less equivalent to

\set context.name #'property = #(cons (cons 'property value) <previous 
value of context)
</snip>

Is this incorrect?
Otherwise, does it mean that each time I do an override, the alist grows 
by one element, slowing subsequent searches down? And there is nothing 
to do about it?

What does the "\revert" command do? It is not mentioned in the RM.

-Rune