Re: GDP: spaces around \override Context . PropertyName

[Mats Bengtsson]

Graham Percival wrote:

> Trevor Daniels wrote:
>
> > > \override Score . LyricText #'font-shape = #'italic
> >
> >  
> >
> > > It's up to you whether you want to mention this info again in LM4, 
> > > or make it more visible in the NR (such as having a @node Tweaks in 
> > > lyrics).
> >
> >
> > I tried putting the spaces round the dot
> > in notemode and they seem to work fine there too.
> > So another option is to suggest users put the spaces
> > in all the time (in LM4), but explain that they are not strictly 
> > necessary except in lyricmode.  It would
> > remove one inconsistency and a likely trip-up (one that's just got me!).
> >
> > What do you think?
>
>
> Hmm, interesting idea.  To be consistent, we should add spaces around 
> all such items in the manual.  (that's easily done with sed, so no 
> worries about that)
>
> Basically, we'd consider \override Context.PropertyName  to be an 
> unmentioned (or rare mentioned) hack, just like we current treat 
> \relative { ... }
>
> What do people here think?

I think the dot might be somewhat more difficult to spot (i.e. easier
to miss) if it's surrounded by spaces, so I fear it might lead to more
confused questions on why
\override Context ObjectName #'property = #'value
doesn't work when people have tried to read in the manual and
type in code from some example.

   /Mats