On Wed 13 Dec 2017 at 15:15:14 (-0500), Kieren MacMillan wrote: > Hi David, > > >> … and if you don't take extra care when simply cutting and pasting, etc. > >> etc. etc. > > > > Yes, so I'm not sure why you cut the helpful lines above the ones > > you quoted from my post (that were not my words, however). > > Because my only goal was to clarify for future readers of the list that > "manipulations on stuff" are not the only thing that can cause headaches.
I failed to see how cut and paste differed from manipulations on stuff. > > … so before employing a cut and paste approach, it might be wise to > > convert the source to absolute. (Some composers disagree.) It just > > depends on your approach, as every cut involves checking the note > > following the cut, and every paste involves checking up to two > > notes. This could be trivial, or it could be a showstopper. > > Correct. > > For future list-readers: Using absolute and fixed entry modes allows you to > avoid the issues/effort described by David. If people would only cease bringing any questions about \relative to the list, we'd be able to avoid this particular drum beat. Cheers, David. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
