Re: Set indent based on instrument name (issue 6457049)

[Phil Holmes]

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> On 2012/07/29 18:20:16, PhilEHolmes wrote:
> > My first attempt at coding in LilyPond.  Treat me gently...
>
> I think we should be able to do better than just counting characters in
> a string.  It should be possible calculating physical string width,
> shouldn't it?
>
> http://codereview.appspot.com/6457049/

Absolutely.  Count this as phase 1.  FWIW, this very simple approach works 
surprisingly well.

How would I calculate the string size?

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Phil Holmes