Re: modular "markup" and arguments

[David Kastrup]

Paul Morris <address@hidden> writes:

> But I think what you really want is a music function:
>
> \version "2.17.29"
>
> boo =
> #(define-music-function
>      (parser location the-music)
>      (ly:music?)
>    #{
>      \override NoteHead.color = #red
>      #the-music
>      \revert NoteHead.color
>    #})
>
> \relative c' { c4 d e f \boo { g a b } c d e }

For such fixed override/revert pairings you should write
\temporary\override in the music function instead of just \override:
otherwise any previous \override NoteHead.color = #blue will get
overwritten and not get restored afterwards.

-- 
David Kastrup