Re: 2.21.1 change of behavior of \compressMMRests?

[Paul Scott]

On 5/3/20 12:10 PM, David Kastrup wrote:
> 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?

Sorry!  I didn't do enough research before presuming that 
\compressMMRests was a rename of \compressFullBarRests.

Out of simple curiosity what is the purpose of the \compressMMRests { } 
structure rather than the \set or \override action I would think of?  
I'm guessing \compressMMRests does \set \unset or \override \revert pairs.

Thank you,

Paul

> > > > 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.