Re: "anchors" in the music stream?

[Mark Polesky]

Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Like many Lilyponders, I break down my code into variables, e.g.
> global (for time signature changes, etc.), notes, dynamics, etc.
> The main irritation with this (IMO) is that each variable
> requires a complete set of skips in order to keep the timing
> accurate.
>
> Would it be technically feasible/possible to establish a system
> of "anchors" instead? That is, could we declare an anchor point
> in the global setup, and then refer to it in other code?

Have you tried using the \tag command?
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Different-editions-from-one-source#Using-tags

- Mark