Re: 2.21.1 change of behavior of \compressMMRests?

[David Kastrup]

Paul Scott <address@hidden> writes:

> David,
>
> Thank you for all that you do!!
>
> On 5/3/20 5:40 AM, David Kastrup wrote:
>> Paul Scott <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> I installed 2.19.84 and I believe I just answered the first question
>>> below:  Apparently \compressFullBarRests has been deleted from Lily
>>> and now we have \compressMMRests which has different functionality.
>>>
>>> I guessing convert-ly won't handle this and that any time I want to
>>> redo any of my hundreds of pieces (not original compositions) I will
>>> have to edit them for the new functionality of \compressMMRests.
>> I have no idea why people "guess convert-ly won't handle this" and break
>> into a rant rather than actually trying.
>
> I wasn't aware of the name change of \compressFullBarRests at that
> point.  I have no doubt about the ability of convert-ly to do a simple 
> name change.  I was thinking convert-ly could do the structural change
> I erroneously thought was necessary to solve wha I thought was my
> problem.

convert-ly actually does some fairly involved things these days if one
gives it a chance.

> I wouldn't consider what I said to be a rant and didn't intend to
> rant.

"I guessing convert-ly won't handle this and that any time I want to
redo any of my hundreds of pieces (not original compositions) I will
have to edit them for the new functionality of \compressMMRests."

Why stress that you are talking about hundreds of pieces here that
you'll have to manually edit?

>>> OTOH I may be able to get the old definition of \compressFullBarRests
>>> and put in my several \include files.
>> Or you could let convert-ly replace it with \compressEmptyMeasures.
>
> Which as you now know is what I did.  (The new name is misleading but
> I can live with that.)

That is kind of you.

-- 
David Kastrup