On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 12:37:55AM +0100, Martin Tarenskeen wrote:
>
> >>The idea is that \relative { ... } (namely \relative used without an
> >>explicit reference pitch) uses the first note inside as the reference
> >>pitch. That is, if the first note happens to be written as fis'' it
> >>will sound as fis'' (absolute pitch).
>
> I wouldn't mind, if I can still use the the old syntax, which is
> what I prefer, and if the documentation clearly explains these two
> ways of usage. I think the old syntax is easier for me when I want
> to copy/paste notes.
I don't think the documentation *can* clearly explain the proposed
way of usage.
"""If you do not add an explicit pitch, the first note within the
{} is interpreted as an absolute note, while the following notes
within {} are interpreted as relative notes."""
ok, the English grammar is not hard, but the concept is
unnecessarily complicated.
- Graham
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