Re: Suggestion for documentation: Easy path to datatype reference

[Trevor Daniels]

James Harkins wrote Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:08 PM


> Still, it might be helpful to link to this page from some other places, 
> say, "Tweaking methods."
>
> For instance,
>
> ~~~
> The general syntax of this command is:
>
>    \override Context.LayoutObject #'layout-property =
>    #value
>
> This will set the property with the name layout-property of the layout 
> object with the name LayoutObject, which is a member of the Context 
> context, to the value value. [add: The value must be given using the right 
> syntax for the property's expected datatype. Consult section 4.2.3, "Types 
> of properties" {with link} for details.]

We don't normally have forward references in the Learning Manual - it
is intended to be read sequentially, introducing concepts one at a time -
but this does seem a helpful and sensible suggestion.  Thanks.

Trevor