Re: [PATCH] Fix #305: Allow dynamics to be positioned independently

[Maximilian Albert]

2009/10/12 Neil Puttock <address@hidden>:

> Please review this patch here:
>
> http://codereview.appspot.com/129073/show
>
> I've added a general event class, BreakSpanEvent, as the parent class
> of BreakDynamicSpanEvent since I'd eventually like to implement
> commands analogous to \breakDynamicSpan for some of the other
> alignment spanners (e.g., pedals and figured bass).

Awesome, thanks for your work, Neil! Just one question: Why is it
necessary to explicitly specify the \breakDynamicSpan command? As a
user, I would normally not include it since I'm not aware of it and
would thus think that manual positioning of hairpins simply doesn't
work (or is buggy). Is there a way to avoid it (e.g., by having
Lilypond automatically detect when two hairpins point in different
directions)? Also, is there a way to 'activate' \breakDynamicSpan
somehow so that it applies to all future hairpins/dynamics?

Thanks again,
Max