Phil Holmes <mail <at> philholmes.net> writes: > I think a lot of us simply use the Dutch standard of es for a flat and is > for a sharp - I certainly do.
I'll be bold and disagree. G-flat is ges in Dutch (3 characters) and gf in English (2 characters). If you're typesetting a piece in D-flat major, the 33% redundancy for every black-key note in Dutch will add up quickly. I've been dealing with repetitive strain injuries for more than half my life now, so I have a rather strong aversion toward extra symbols, such as the "s" in -es and -is, which are identical between flats and sharps and thereby do nothing to distinguish them. They take up space but don't /do/ anything in return for the extra finger effort. If I were forced to type them, I would seek another input method. Fortunately I can just set the language to English and then enjoy more efficient input. (For longer keywords, Frescobaldi's auto-completion is a lifesaver.) hjh _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
