[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob
From: |
David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:40:39 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi David,
>
>> The tweak applies fine but self-alignment-X is consulted in the normal
>> callback for X-offset which has been replaced by a callback using the
>> formula (- 1 (/ width 2)) . If you want self-alignment-X to be heeded
>> in there in some manner, you need to incorporate it in the callback for
>> the offset.
>
> Thanks for the explanation.
>
> The problem is, I want to eat my cake and have it too: I want a
> function (cf. \dynText) which combines a dynamic text with a piece of
> normal text and automatically sets the correct alignment (i.e., with
> the dynamic portion aligned as if there were no subsequent normal
> text), but I want to be able to manually tweak it afterwards (to avoid
> collisions, improve score aesthetics, etc.). Unfortunately, that
> "layout-time" tweak — which may be different for different "editions"
> — cannot be cooked into the function without (e.g.) tagging or similar
> content-presentation mixing, which I'd desperately like to avoid.
>
> Can \dynText or similar be fashioned in such a way that leaves open
> the possibility of [effectively] tweaking the grob later in the
> process?
I repeat: If you want self-alignment-X to be heeded in there in some
manner, you need to incorporate it in the callback for the offset.
--
David Kastrup
- tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, Kieren MacMillan, 2017/08/14
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, David Kastrup, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, Kieren MacMillan, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, Kieren MacMillan, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, David Kastrup, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, Kieren MacMillan, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, David Kastrup, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, Kieren MacMillan, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, David Kastrup, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, Kieren MacMillan, 2017/08/15
- Re: tweaks don't apply to post-function grob, David Kastrup, 2017/08/15