Re: coloring dots (and ledger lines)

[Mats Bengtsson]

Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi Orm,
>
> > I'd like to color some notes in a piece but the dots aren't colored
> > as well (see example below). I found an option called dot-color
> > but can't get it to work.
As far as I can see, the dot-color is only used for fret diagrams.
>   \override Dots #'color = #(x11-color 'red)
>
> > In addition I think it might be better to color the ledger lines as 
> > well,
> > but don't know how to accomplish that either..
>
> LedgerLineSpanner seems not to want to change color.  =(
Perhaps since you didn't do the setting in the Staff context:
\override Staff.LedgerLineSpanner #'color = #red
or perhaps since you changed the setting after the LedgerLineSpanner object
was created, i.e. after the first note of the piece.

  /Mats