Re: Staff.instr code change?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Kieren MacMillan schreef:
> Hello, all --
>
> Per the thread on the user list... Has the code for Staff.instr changed 
> between 2.6 and 2.8 -- specifically, \set Staff.instr does not appear to 
> work after the music has begun, e.g.
>
>     \relative
>     {
>         \set Staff.instr = "one"
>          c d e f g
>         \set Staff.instr = "two"
>         a b c d ...
>     }
>
> will always show "one" as the instr.
>
> In the chamber opera I'm frantically trying to finish and engrave [ =) ] 
> , I definitely need the ability for my flute player to take piccolo, 
> clarinet to take b.cl., violin to take viola, etc., and for the score to 
> display the correct instr.

Yes, this has been changed. The instrument name is now spanner  - which 
makes interactions with braces and brackets at the system start simpler.

> What is the best workaround or fix for this issue?

Probably the best way is to modify instrument-name-engraver.cc to start 
a new   InstrumentName if the instr property changed from a previous 
value.  I can do it as a sponsored feature too.

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