Re: text first draft

[Graham Percival]

Trevor Daniels wrote:
> Graham Percival asked on 03 November 2007 06:57
> > Text
> >
> > REWRITE
> > - overview of text entry: rename?  Also, fill in.
> >         - or possibly delete it?
>
> A real-life example would be good to encourage the
> reader to go further, and convince him the solution
> to his particular problem will be found here.
> It is a difficult section, and encouragement is
> needed.

Well, there will be an inspirational headword eventually in 1.8 Text. 
As for the Overview specifically, I take it this a vote in favor of 
keeping it?


> >    \fatText goes into @commonprop
>
> There should be a distinction between simple
> commands like this and the more arcane overrides
> which expose scheme and LP internals.  The former
> are fine in the main text; the latter should be
> in @commonprop.

Actually, \fatText _is_ simply an arcane override -- but one which the 
developers thought was so common that they included a predefined 
variable.  Look in ly/propert-init.ly :

fatText = { \override TextScript  #'extra-spacing-width = #'(0 . 0)
            \override TextScript  #'infinite-spacing-height = ##t }

There was a proposal to explain this in every single @commonprop 
section, but I think it's better to include one GOOD explanation of this 
kind of thing in the LM.

(let's put this specific question to rest for a few days; I promise we 
will return to it)


Cheers,
- Graham