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

[David Kastrup]

"Phil Holmes" <address@hidden> writes:

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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/
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> Absolutely.  Count this as phase 1.  FWIW, this very simple approach
> works surprisingly well.
>
> How would I calculate the string size?

Is there a proctologist in this room?

I mean, someone with experience doctoring the backend?  That's not
really my specialty.

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David Kastrup