Re: Concepts that may be missing (or are at least hidden) in LilyPond

[Anton Curl]

On 27/04/2015 15:45, Urs Liska wrote:
> Maybe LilyPond could run through only the first stage (i.e. without 
> producing graphical or MIDI output) and analyze the score. On that way 
> it parses all existing contexts and could maybe determine the 
> positions of all music content. It could then output some kind of list 
> representation that allows an editor like Frescobaldi to determine the 
> locations of all objects inside the requested area in order to take 
> action. Maybe this could also take care of noticing open spanners that 
> are closed inside the range, so that an editor can also offer 
> solutions or ask the user what to do with these.
> Of course this is a highly simplified sketch, and there's much that 
> has to be considered. But it *could* be an approach.
>
> Urs

This only first stage run could also make possible to have a quick 
feedback, so that the editor can show where there are errors without 
having to compile the score.

Anton Curl