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Hoofdstuk 3: Fundamentele concepten 66
Setting context properties with \with
The default value of context properties may be set at the time the context is created. Sometimes
this is a clearer way of setting a property value if it is to remain fixed for the duration of the
context. When a context is created with a \new command it may be followed immediately by
a \with { .. } block in which the default property values are set. For example, if we wish to
suppress the printing of extra naturals for the duration of a staff we would write:
like this:
\new Staff \with { extraNatural = ##f }
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Properties set in this way may still be changed dynamically using \set and returned to the
default value set in the \with block with \unset.
So if the fontSize property is set in a \with clause it sets the default value of the font size. If
it is later changed with \set, this new default value may be restored with the \unset fontSize
command.
Setting context properties with \context
The values of context properties may be set in all contexts of a particular type, such as all
Staff contexts, with a single command. The context type is identified by using its type name,
like Staff, prefixed by a back-slash: \Staff. The statement which sets the property value is
the same as that in a \with block, introduced above. It is placed in a \context block within
a \layout block. Each \context block will affect all contexts of the type specified throughout
the \score or \book block in which the \layout block appears. Here is a example to show the
format:
\score {
\new Staff {
\relative c'' {
cisis4 e d cis
}
}
\layout {
\context {