Re: pdf changes every few compilations, although changing nothing

[Thomas Morley]

2017-04-10 14:09 GMT+02:00 David Nalesnik <address@hidden>:
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:36 AM, Thomas Morley <address@hidden> wrote:

>> Here the best minimal I can come up with:
>>
>> \version "2.19.60"
>>
>> tst = {
>>     \override TupletBracket.stencil =
>>     #(lambda (grob)
>>        (let* ((orig (ly:grob-original grob))
>>               (siblings (if (ly:grob? orig) (ly:spanner-broken-into orig) 
>> '()))
>>               (tuplet-number (ly:grob-object grob 'tuplet-number)))
>>          (if (or (and (pair? siblings)
>>                       (equal? grob (car siblings)))
>>                  (null? siblings))
>>              (ly:grob-set-property! tuplet-number 'X-offset 0))
>>          (ly:tuplet-bracket::print grob)))
>>     }
>>
>> %%{
>> \new Staff { \tst \tuplet 1/1 { \repeat unfold 30 c'1 } }
>> %}
>> %%{
>> \new Staff { \tst \tuplet 1/1 { c'1 c'1 c' c' c' } }
>> %}
>>
>>
>
> I notice the same variability with 2.19.56 and 2.18.2.  I'll see if I
> can figure out more.


Hi David,

many thanks for caring.

I meanwhile found using 'after-line-breaking and setting the final
stencil via ly:grob-set-property! ensures stable behaviour.

Nevertheless I stay highly interested why this happens during a direct
stencil-override.

Thanks,
  Harm