Monday, February 10, 2020, 9:40:53 PM, you wrote:
> On 2020/02/09 14:16:51, Carl wrote: >> I'm a native US speaker. The following is my opinion. >> >> Alteration is a change in pitch from the base pitch. Base pitch is C, >> alteration is sharp, actual pitch is C#. >> >> Accidental is a change in pitch from the standard scale pitch. As > mentioned by >> Peter, C# in a D major scale is not an accidental, although it is an > alteration. > From my point of view a note can never _be_ an accidental, it can > only _have_ an accidental attached to it. But maybe this is a > misunderstanding of the English terms... No- you're right and I'd already replied to Carl Sorenson's correction here. It doesn't affect the argument one jot, though. >> >> I would totally support cleaning up this in NR 1.1.1 Accidentals (Note > -- we >> don't have 1.1.1.4 in the NR; the lowest level of headings is not > numbered). > It seems to me that this section does mix up "Entering pitches" and > "Displaying pitches". > The question whether a note is altered is decided within input. > The question whether this note will show up with an accidental is > decided during > typesetting and depends on the key signature, > the accidental-style and > so on. > It is difficult to split up this topics > clearly, however, because > any example of pitch entry will include > displaying the pitches, too. >> >> Carl > https://codereview.appspot.com/579280043/