\layout { \context { \Staff \set ... = ... } } don't work (see NR 5.1.4)

[Germain G. Ivanoff-Trinadtzaty]

Hello,

 

I went into a trouble trying to globally modify a context property. One of the purposes was to turn off the auto-beaming feature. According to NR 5.1.4, I keyed in :

 

\version "2.11.47"

\layout {         %% global layout, before any \score

    \context {

        \Staff

        \remove   Time_signature_engraver                       %% ok

        \override InstrumentName #'self-alignment-X = #RIGHT    %% ok

%       \set      autoBeaming = ##f                             %% syntax error !
    }

}

 

I finally went to add the following to achieve it :

 

\layout {

    \context {

        \Voice

        \remove   Auto_beam_engraver

    }
}

 

I also noticed that including \set autoBeaming = ##f in a local-to-score \layout {} neither works.

 

Neither the exemple with fontSize given in NR 5.1.4 works. Later on, NR 5.1.4 states that the \set keyword is optional. I strip it out and... voilà ! No more syntax error. So :

 

        don't use the \set keyword in a \layout block.

 

Is this a regression, or a doc issue ?

 

Cheers,

Germain