Re: Limitation with new Lookup identifier syntax

[David Kastrup]

Simon Albrecht <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
>
> \version "2.19.39"
> foo.bar = { s\f }
> \new Dynamics \foo.bar
>
> gives
>
> document.ly:3:15: error: syntax error, unexpected LOOKUP_IDENTIFIER
> \new Dynamics
>               \foo.bar
>
> It works fine with { \foo.bar }.
> Is it expected that these wouldn’t always work where normal variables work?

They work where Scheme expressions #... would work for the same purpose.

It's spelled out in the commit/issue message I think, but indeed not in
the Changes entry (which is pretty much the sole piece of documentation
right now).

This means, for example, that use as post events is likely not possible
at all right now.  No idea how far this can eventually be changed.

-- 
David Kastrup