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Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053)
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053) |
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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:50:14 +0200 |
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Mike Solomon <address@hidden> writes:
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 7:17 PM, Keith OHara wrote:
>
>> Mike Solomon <mikesol <at> ufl.edu> writes:
>>
>>> As I stated in a previous mail, it is easy to re-instate
>>> a length property in the stem-interface and then
>>> build it into either Stem::internal_height or Stem::print.
>>> I have no problem with this.
>>>
>>
>> The KEEP LENGTH option is the best,
>> because 'length and 'Y-extent should be distinct.
>>
>
> In this case, it seems like the property should be called positions
> and not length. Length presupposes that the begin position remains
> constant and the end chagnes, whereas positions should take a pair
> that gives the bottom and top of the stencil. Otherwise, users won't
> be able to override the beginning point.
>
> Then, we could have
> \override Stem #'positions = #(stem::length whatever)
>
> to reinstitute the old length function (or
> stem::length-from-natural-beginning or whatever).
How about (stem::length fixed-at) where 0 fixes the starting point, 1
the ending point, and other values where you would think they would?
--
David Kastrup
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), (continued)
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Mike Solomon, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Trevor Daniels, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Mike Solomon, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Trevor Daniels, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Keith OHara, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Mike Solomon, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053),
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Trevor Daniels, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Reinhold Kainhofer, 2011/08/30
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Trevor Daniels, 2011/08/29
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Graham Percival, 2011/08/29
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Mike Solomon, 2011/08/29
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Janek WarchoĊ, 2011/08/29
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Reinhold Kainhofer, 2011/08/29
- Re: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053), Trevor Daniels, 2011/08/29
- summarizing patches for review (was: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053)), Graham Percival, 2011/08/29
- Re: summarizing patches for review (was: Gets rid of length in the docs. (issue 4965053)), Trevor Daniels, 2011/08/30