Re: I don't understand this error

[Mats Bengtsson]

This example seems obsolete. It's now possible to obtain the same result 
using the
\tweak command instead.

  /Mats

Cameron Horsburgh wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I've just come across this snippet in the LSR:
>
>
> %%%%%
> \version "2.10.10"
>
> \header { texidoc = "
> <p>Objects, like text, can be moved around by using some Scheme code.
>
> " }
>
> #(define (make-text-checker text)
>    (lambda (grob) (equal? text (ly:grob-property grob 'text))))
>    
> \score {
>   \relative c''' {
>      \override Stem  #'direction = #1
>      \applyOutput #(outputproperty-compatibility (make-text-checker (make-simple-markup 
> "m.d."))
>       'extra-offset '(-3.5 . -4.5))
>      a^2^"m.d."
>   }
> }
>
> %%%%%
>
> It fails with the error:
>
> %%%%%
> Parsing...
> /home/cameron/Work_Folder/sources/lsr/lsr-snippets-2007-02-26/none/moving-around-text.ly:15:36:
> error: syntax error, unexpected NOTENAME_PITCH
>       'extra-offset '(-3.5 . -4.5)) 
>                                           a^2^"m.d."
>
> /home/cameron/Work_Folder/sources/lsr/lsr-snippets-2007-02-26/none/moving-around-text.ly:12:2:
> error: errors found, ignoring music expression
>   
>     \relative c''' {
>     error: failed files:
> "/home/cameron/Work_Folder/sources/lsr/lsr-snippets-2007-02-26/none/moving-around-text.ly"
>
> Compilation exited abnormally with code 1 at Mon Feb 26 21:53:11
>
> %%%%%
>
> I have no idea about the Scheme stuff or \applyoutput so I can't even
> begin to fix it. Does any one have any idea how to get this working
> again (or if it needs to be deleted from the LSR?)
>
>   

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