Re: Repeat Box

[Marc Hohl]

Hi list,

Am 06.03.2014 14:42, schrieb David Nalesnik:
> Hi Marc, all,
[...]
> I'm a bit conflicted about this.  Once the LSR is upgraded, it might be
> possible to upload it there, where it will be more accessible to others
> and in a safe place.
>
> On the other hand, the method it uses to incorporate the new grobs is
> problematic, and might even interfere with compiling the LSR (not sure).
>   You'll run into problems when you use it with a batch of files (rather
> than compiling files singly): there's bleed-over between sessions, so
> you get errors concerning redefinition of the added properties.

With bar lines, I had a similar issue. Would define-session and
define-session-public stop the bleed-over?
> This is really the only way there is to add a new grob now from an ly
> file, though.  My motivation in using this method was convenience.
>   There's no need (yet) to work in a development environment, and it's
> easy for others to try it out and offer suggestions without needing to
> apply patches.  Once it's in a usable state, I would move the various
> parts into their rightful places: the grob definitions into
> define-grobs.scm, for example.  (Bleed-over problem solved.)
>
> Honestly, I'd love for this to make it into the code base someday.

Does it make sense to create a patch for it together with a small
paragraph describing the limitations? Once the stuff is 'official',
it is easier for someone else to enhance it.

Just my 2ct,

Marc