Re: Extend Whiteout property

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Lukas,

> I took this as an intencive to take a stab at delving into the source code 
> (which I always did read-only up to now).

Nice!

> I think I managed to create a working branch from current master (I also 
> never got the hang of git...)

Ugh… I have to do that someday, too.

> that allows for
> 
> \version "2.21"
> 
> \new Staff {
>   \override NoteHead.whiteout = #'(5 . 40)   % Pair of X-thickness and 
> Y-thickness
>   g'4
>   r2
>   \override NoteHead.whiteout = #'(40 . 5) 
>   g'4
> }

Well done. Does it also work with other whiteout styles (e.g., outline)?

> Is there a way that one of the more experienced developers might take a look 
> at what I produced at help me in getting it up to scratch?

I hope so! I’ve copied this to -devel, just in case that helps get the word out.

Thanks,
Kieren.
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