> So: Wouldn't it be more consistent to turn those context properties
> that (to the user) create "one-time only effects" into persistent
> ones (so forceClef = ##t _would_ actually create a clef at each
> timestep forward) and instead create dedicated user interfaces using
> music functions, like
>
> forceClef = \once \set forceClef = ##t
>
> etc.? In a similar vein, wouldn't
>
> stanzaNumber = \set stanza = \etc (plus some extra features like
> auto-adding dots when given an integer)
>
> be more consistent than forcing the users to remember that (and
> understand why) stanza numbers have to be created by \set'ting a
> context property?
Sounds sensible, but I can't answer whether this can be easily be
implemented. David?
Werner
