Re: DrumStaff vs Staff for instrument name

[Jacques Menu Muzhic]

Hello Caagr98,

Thanks for the explaination, and a nice day!

JM

> Le 13 déc. 2017 à 10:13, Caagr98 <address@hidden> a écrit :
> 
> In `engraver-init.ly` (line 111 on my version), there is a line saying 
> `\alias "Staff"`. That line makes the DrumStaff context listen to `\set 
> Staff.*` as well as `\set DrumStaff.*`. (DrumVoice is similarly aliased to 
> Voice.)
> 
> They're both equal, so I'd recommend using `Staff.*` for consistency. If 
> there happen to be some properties that only exist in DrumStaff/Voice (such 
> as drumStyleTable), I'd use them explicitly, but generally, I prefer the 
> plain versions.
> 
> On 12/13/17 09:55, Menu Jacques wrote:
>> Hello folks,
>> 
>> In the example below, using Staff.instrumentName makes no difference 
>> compared to DrumStaff.instrumentName.
>> 
>> Are both equivalent, or should DrumStaff.instrumentName clearly be preferred?
>> 
>> Thanks for your help!
>> 
>> JM
>> 
>> —
>> 
>> \version "2.19"
>> 
>> 
>> P_PTwo_Staff_One_Voice_One = \relative {
>>  \key c \major
>>  \numericTimeSignature \time 4/4
>>  \clef "percussion"
>>  \once \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross 2. \once \override NoteHead 
>> #'style = #'cross 4 | % 2
>>  \once \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross 1 \bar "|." |
>> }
>> 
>> \score {
>>  <<
>>        \new DrumStaff = "P_PTwo_Staff_One" <<
>>          \set Staff.instrumentName = "Cymbals"
>>          \context DrumVoice = "P_PTwo_Staff_One_Voice_One" <<
>>            \P_PTwo_Staff_One_Voice_One
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>>        \new DrumStaff = "P_PTwo_Staff_One" <<
>>          \set DrumStaff.instrumentName = "Cymbals"
>>          \context DrumVoice = "P_PTwo_Staff_One_Voice_One" <<
>>            \P_PTwo_Staff_One_Voice_One
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>>  \layout {
>>  }
>> 
>> }
>> 
>> 
>> 
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