Re: slurs and articulation

[Simon Albrecht]

Am 31.08.2015 um 14:35 schrieb David Kastrup:
> Martin Tarenskeen <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On Mon, 31 Aug 2015, Phil Holmes wrote:
> >
> > > > Try to compile the following example:
> > > >
> > > > %%%%
> > > >
> > > > \version "2.19.25"
> > > >
> > > > \relative {
> > > >    d''-.( d-. d-. d-.)
> > > >    d-_( d-_ d-_ d-_)
> > > >    d--( d-- d-- d--)
> > > >    d-^( d-^ d-^ d-^)
> > > >    d-+( d-+ d-+ d-+)
> > > >    d-!( d-! d-! d-!)
> > > >    d->( d-> d-> d->)
> > > >    \break
> > > >    \override Slur.outside-staff-priority = #500
> > > >    d-.( d-. d-. d-.)
> > > >    d-_( d-_ d-_ d-_)
> > > >    d--( d-- d-- d--)
> > > >    d-^( d-^ d-^ d-^)
> > > >    d-+( d-+ d-+ d-+)
> > > >    d-!( d-! d-! d-!)
> > > >    d->( d-> d-> d->)
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > %%%%
> > > I would say so.  you might like to add this to the bottom of your example:
> > >
> > > \break
> > > \override Script.outside-staff-priority = #1000
> > Yes, that looks strange and bad. But maybe not quite fair to use a
> > second override without using \revert to undo the first
> > override. That's asking for trouble.
> Uh, no it isn't?  For one thing, only the topmost override is ever
> consulted.  For another, \override by itself _always_ reverts one
> preceding override (if present in the context at question) before
> applying its own one.  If you want to have some override only
> temporarily active, you need to use \temporary \override in order to
> _not_ revert any previously existing override but have it reappear when
> you \revert your own override.
>
> > When use a \revert before adding your example, the result looks a
> > little less strange.
> I should be surprised.

Well, the two overrides are unrelated since they point to different grobs.
See attached a more descriptive example, which I’ll post to -bug also.

Yours, Simon

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