On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 11:43 AM, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote:
> Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >>> Well... if you just don't emit the warning if the first pitch in a
> >>> \relative {} block is incorrect, then it seems like you get exactly
> >>> the current proposal except that you have to spell \relative { c''
> >>> } as \relative { c='' } instead.
> >>
> >> I like that idea!
> >
> > Indeed, this has some benefits in that the distinction between
> > relative and absolute notes stay intact.
>
> The problem I have with it is that it is contrived. Converting the
> whole documentation to this usage would seem artificial, and octave
> checks are not intended to change the meaning of code but to catch
> errors.
>
I have mixed feelings regarding the proposed syntax update of \relative.
Treating the first pitch of \music in \relative \music differently is not
intuitive and will likely result in octave errors.
Personally I think that
c'' \relative { ... }
is more intuitive than
\relative c'' { ... }
and could be made to work even when no starting pitch has been specified,
where the default LilyPond pitch would apply (IIRC c' as starting point).
The main question however, is to check how users make use of \relative
nowadays in their sheet music. Maybe that will shed some more light on the
problem and on a feasible change.
Best regards,
Olivier
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