Hi, > If I needed to set the Schubert Op90n3, which looks like 4/2 to me, > I might notice a single-C style in the manual, figure out how to use > it, wonder why the c's are not barred where Schubert has them barred, > look into the code, be confused, decide to use markup like I should > have in the first place.
that was my main objection some mails back in the mailing list. The only use diverging from the default style I encountered was a 4/2 timing denoted as ¢. And this is not covered by the new rules (you would have to use 2/1). That’s why I suggested to use the denominator to choose the symbol because as a general rule it come closer to the historic use of the ¢ sign, imho. However, (as also stated before) I can not see a fixed and historically used rule here and rather would prefer a *simple way* to choose the symbol and the timing with optional arguments: For the tempo we have: \tempo Allegro 4 = 120 (and no rule turning speeds (4=120) into words (Allegro) - this case is different but also similar if you consider the following.) I would suggest this for times: \time 4/2 "C" and similar symbols for existing time signature symbols, like ("C|", "CC", "C|C|" or "c", "¢", if you like to allow such special symbols, or "S" and "$" etc.). Then it would be clear and easy for the user to choose a time and a symbol without scheme code. If there is a fixed and consistently used rule in history, including ¢ and ¢¢ etc., I like the idea of such a rule. Cheers, Joram _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel