Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053)

[Mike Solomon]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 7:17 PM, Keith OHara wrote:

> Mike Solomon <mikesol <at> ufl.edu> writes:
> 
>> As I stated in a previous mail, it is easy to re-instate 
>> a length property in the stem-interface and then
>> build it into either Stem::internal_height or Stem::print.  
>> I have no problem with this.
>> 
> 
> The KEEP LENGTH option is the best,
> because 'length and 'Y-extent should be distinct.
> 

In this case, it seems like the property should be called positions and not 
length.  Length presupposes that the begin position remains constant and the 
end chagnes, whereas positions should take a pair that gives the bottom and top 
of the stencil.  Otherwise, users won't be able to override the beginning point.

Then, we could have
\override Stem #'positions = #(stem::length whatever)

to reinstitute the old length function (or stem::length-from-natural-beginning 
or whatever).

Cheers,
MS