Re: slurs and articulation

[David Kastrup]

Simon Albrecht <address@hidden> writes:

> Am 31.08.2015 um 14:35 schrieb David Kastrup:
>> Martin Tarenskeen <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2015, Phil Holmes wrote:
>>>>>    \override Slur.outside-staff-priority = #500
>>>>
>>>> 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.

Oh.  Uhm.  In that case, of course both can have a combined effect and
reverting either one may make a difference.

-- 
David Kastrup