Re: Use arbitrary notes (with stem/flag) as MMR stencil override

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi David,

> They are completely different functions and rely on different
> information getting collected and processed by the respective engravers.
> So you cannot just merge them into one function that then does different
> things dependent on some centre-in-measure flag.

As is so often the case, I don’t seem to be asking the right question(s), or 
else I’m asking the right question(s) in a way that does not result in helpful 
answer(s).

So here goes another attempt to as the right question, or ask it in the right 
way:

Is it really the case that the best way for Lilypond to centre things in 
measures is the current ad-hoc grab-bag of built-in algorithms (cf. MMRs) and 
distinct hacks (David N’s measure-centred spanners, Harm’s 
note-column-centering, etc. etc. etc.), as opposed to building a single, 
consistent, shared mechanism that could be used / adapted / leveraged / 
referenced / whatever by any grob [type] that wanted to be centred in a measure?

Thanks,
Kieren.
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