Re: \set - \override #(set

[Francisco Vila]

2011/3/26 Damian leGassick <address@hidden>:
> Hi all
>
> I've been using lilypond for years but I still can't figure out the rationale 
> for
>
> e.g.
>
> bar numbers - why us it:
>
> \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility blah (note capital B)
>
> but
>
> \set Score.currentBarNumber #blah (note camelCase)
>
> and why #(set-accidental-style etc
>
> and not
>
> \set Score.accidentalStyle or even \set Score.Accidental style
>
> is there any easy way to remember whether it's \set \override or #(set*?

set is for context properties and override is for element
descriptions, according to
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/set-versus-override.html

as for #(set-whatever , they are predefined one-word commands for
convenience, which give values to internal variables that are not
context properties or element descriptions.
-- 
Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
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