Re: whiteout on stems?

[Anthony W. Youngman]

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<address@hidden>, Han-Wen 
Nienhuys <address@hidden> writes
> no, it's correct. Staff lines are in layer -1 (I think), while the
> rest is in layer 0.
> So, using a whiteout in a layer 0 object only guarantees to cover stafflines.

In which case, I'd write "since staff lines are in a *lower* layer" 
("different" could mean they're in layer 1, which means it's guaranteed 
NOT to work :-)

Cheers,
Wol
> 2007/4/19, Graham Percival <address@hidden>:
> > Is there a bug in  input/regression/whiteout.ly ?
> >
> > In 2.11.22, I see ledger lines whited out, but the note stem is still
> > there.  The texidoc says
> >
> > \header{
> >    texidoc = "The whiteout command underlays a white box under a
> > markup.  The whitening effect only is only guaranteed for staff lines,
> > since staff lines are in a different layer.  "
> > }
> >
> > Should the second sentence be "... is only guarenteed for staff lines,
> > since **stem lines** are in a different layer." ?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > - Graham
> >
> >
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