Re: typeset_grob

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen]

Ralph Little writes:
> How long can I wait after announcing a GROB before typesetting it?
> Does it have to be typeset within the same translation timestep as the
> announce, or can I typeset it at the end of the measure?
> If I do, what affect will this have internally?


for Item objects, the typeset() must be done in the same timestep.  For
spanner objects, it doesn't matter

> I have some text that I want to typeset, the contents of which I will
> not fully know until the end of the measure.

Just retain the pointer to the object (ie. don't do ptr_ = 0).

> Sorry for the obscure question,

not at all! 

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