Re: Doc: improve NR 1.6.3 Instrument names (better to use \with )

[Colin Campbell]

On 11-12-04 02:37 AM, Xavier Scheuer wrote:
> Dear bug squad, could you add this doc improvement request to the
> tracker, as asked by James in this thread?  Thanks!
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2011-12/msg00041.html
>
> In NR 1.6.3 Writing parts>  Instrument names , it should be recommended
> to use
>
>   \new Staff \with {
>     instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
>   }
>
> and _not_ (advise against)
>
>   \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violin "
>
> for the following reason: one _must_ use  \with {…}  to avoid the
> instrument name _not to be printed!_ if a parallel voice starts with a
> \grace .
>
> This is not an "hypothetical issue", we got at least half a dozen
> messages from users experiencing this "issue" (although they did
> exactly what is said in the documentation) on the French users mailing
> list.
>
> Could you please change the doc, NR 1.6.3 Writing parts>  Instrument
> names , accordingly?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Here is a snippet showing the relevance of this issue (typically what
> a lambda user would encounter).
>
> %%%%
>
> \version "2.15.20"
>
> \score {
>   <<
>     \new Staff \with {
>       instrumentName = #"OK"
>     } {
>       c'1
>     }
>     \new Staff \with {
>       instrumentName = #"OK"
>     } {
>       \grace b8 c'1
>     }
>   >>
> }
>
> \score {
>   <<
>     \new Staff {
>       \set Staff.instrumentName = #"NOT PRINTED!!"
>       c'1
>     }
>     \new Staff {
>       \set Staff.instrumentName = #"NOT OK"
>       \grace b8 c'1
>     }
>   >>
> }
>
> %%%%
>
> Cheers,
> Xavier


Thanks, added as Issue 2076 
<http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2076>: Doc: improve 
NR 1.6.3 Instrument names (better to use \with ), to stay in practice!

Cheers,
Colin C.

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