At 10:10 on 12 Nov 2022, samarutuk via bug-lilypond wrote: > Dear all, when I tried version 2.23.80 for the first time yesterday, I > was absolutely shocked to see the new, very mundane comma as a breath > mark when rendering. I know that other notation programs also use the > comma, but for me the more caesura-like character used before was > always a reason to use Emmentaler/Feta, also and especially in > MuseScore. The normal text style comma, with its delicate tadpole > continuation, goes down much more easily in an opulent score with > lyrics, staccato dots, and other expressive marks. It's a misstep > aesthetically and for readability reasons, in my humble opinion. As a > brass player, breath marks are very important and actually occur in > large numbers, so this comma will really haunt me constantly. However, > since I don't expect you to undo it, then I do ask that you still > preserve the old style so that each Lilypondian can decide for > themselves whether to use the snappy comma or the Emmental original > breath mark (tm). If MuseScore (which I still use) adopts the modified > font, I may add the old breath mark there as well. Sorry for the long > text... and yes, I'm still shocked (and sticking with older versions > for now).
Search for \breathe on this page. https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/changes/index.html Perhaps the user list might be more appropriate for these sort of questions? -- Mark Knoop _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond