On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 12:44 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 07:23:30 +0000 (UTC) > From: Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]> > [...] > > Fair point, though the intention here would be that backwards > > compatibility would only need to exist for a time. A warning could > > be issued whenever a user applies the older syntax; this would > > inform the user of the impending breaking change while still > > allowing existing code to compile. When it is convenient, a future > > release would only support music as the argument. > > What about providing a new command `\upbeat` and moving `\partial` > into oblivion? Compare this to `\tuplet` vs. `\times`. > > > Werner
... Or you could use the brand new command \upbeat when music follows, keep \partial, and you don't have to worry about backwards compatibility. --- Christopher Heckman
