Re: NoteHead.glyph-name

Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]> Tue, 12 May 2026 04:27:59 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> 1) It seems to me it would be reasonable to change the meaning of
>    the glyph-name property for NoteHead grobs such that it *always*
>    (as long as we use the default stencil routines) carries the
>    actual glyph name in the font.  I'm aware that this might
>    potentially break user code, but in its current state, the
>    glyph-name property for NoteHeads is probably not terribly
>    useful, and its meaning contradicts the explanation in the
>    internals reference.  ("The glyph name within the font.  In the
>    context of (span) bar lines, glyph-name represents a processed
>    form of glyph, where decisions about line breaking, etc., are
>    already taken.")

Agreed.  Please file an issue. :-)


    Werner