Trevor Bača wrote:
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> Actually, you can stick an override in the note entry of the music
> itself if you want to.
>
> In fact, there are three override locations. All three override
> locations are equivalent:
>
> 1. In a \context block (which lives within the a \layout block)
> 2. In a \with block (which follows context instantiation immediately)
> 3. In the note entry of the actual music
>
>
> 1. Here's an override in a \context block, as before:
>
> \score {
> \relative c'' {
> c4\startGroup\startGroup
> c4\stopGroup
> c4\startGroup
> c4\stopGroup\stopGroup
> }
> \layout {
> \context {
> \Staff \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver"
> \override HorizontalBracket #'direction = #up
> }}}
>
>
> 2. Here's an override in a \with block:
>
> \score {
> \new Staff \with {
> \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver"
> \override HorizontalBracket #'direction = #up
> } {
> \relative c'' {
> c4\startGroup\startGroup
> c4\stopGroup
> c4\startGroup
> c4\stopGroup\stopGroup
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> 3. And here's an override in the note entry of the music itself:
>
> \score {
> \new Staff \with {
> \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver"
> } {
> \override Staff.HorizontalBracket #'direction = #up
> \relative c'' {
> c4\startGroup\startGroup
> c4\stopGroup
> c4\startGroup
> c4\stopGroup\stopGroup
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> Gurus, are there any other override locations? Or just these three?
Well, you could also use \tweak and you have two variations of
alternative 1. - placing the \layout block outside or inside the \score
(hmm, if you have a \book block in your file, then you have three
possible levels for your \layout block).
Matthew, don't worry if you don't follow all the details here.