Re: Images from snippets

[David Kastrup]

Noeck <address@hidden> writes:

>> Well, one does not need numbers.  One can just use a tag- or tweak- like
>> command on elements that should be included in the icon, and then the
>> bounding rectangle of all those is taken.  Possibly always including the
>> staff lines on the given stretch.
>> 
>
> I considered that, too. My reasoning might be wrong, but it was as follows:
>
> 1. there should be a fixed aspect ratio for a proper thumbnail look on
> an overview page, this is easier with numbers of pixels instead of
> bounding boxes. (desired aspect ratio still to be defined)
>
> 2. for a first visual impression, the whole object is often not
> necessary. In the example I gave, the hairpin does not have to be very
> long (not the whole hairpin needs to be shown), just the combination of
> hairpin and text must be visible
>
> 3. one can still invent some automatic default way to generate such an
> icon, in case the snippet-author did not supply the information. But a
> human decision what is the best part/detail will show a clearer message
> in 95% of the cases.

With that image, you'd tag the \pppp and the poco.  That _is_ a human
decision.

-- 
David Kastrup