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Re: DrumStaff vs Staff for instrument name
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David Kastrup |
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Re: DrumStaff vs Staff for instrument name |
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Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:07:29 +0100 |
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Caagr98 <address@hidden> writes:
> 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.)
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> They're both equal, so I'd recommend using `Staff.*` for
> consistency.
InstrumentName is one of those properties which one should not really
set via \override but in a \with construct (context modification).
Otherwise it will tend to be too late when a staff (or a parallel staff)
starts with grace notes.
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David Kastrup