Re: id's for svg elements

[Bric]

On 10/27/2013 03:29 AM, David Kastrup wrote:
> Mike Solomon <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On Oct 27, 2013, at 12:57 AM, Bric <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi! I see it. And I can see that you're doing some sort of awesome
> > > magic here, but it remains a total mystery... looking at the code,
> > > and looking at the result, alike.
> > >
> > > (what's a "grob property"?  I guess it's time to hit the fine manual…)
> > Yeah, definitely hit the manuals - they explain in details what grob
> > properties are, how to access them, how to create callback functions,
> > etc..
> I sometimes have difficulty distinguishing sarcasm from enthusiasm.  At
> any rate, the manuals should by now contain a number of good leads.  How
> far you get with them without additional help really depends on your
> general problem solving and computing skills.
>
> If your main interest are classic and ancient languages, you're not
> likely to run into anything you perceive as worryingly difficult.  If
> you are a computer science major, you might encounter some stumbling
> blocks.

The above is sarcasm or enthusiasm?  Not a comp sci major, but I've 
dabbled in Sanskrit (fairly enthusiastically, while that lasted). Will 
that impede my getting intimate with the "grob properties" and lilypond 
scm call-backs?

Wow. Truly, lilypond seems to be a work of art, code-wise, with massive 
ability to intervene and modify anything at any level, from what you 
guys have said here.

> At any rate, the user lists are rather helpful resources as well.

This user list must be in the top 99 percentile in terms of quickness, 
thoroughness, and effectiveness of response.