>> ``` >> c''4-3 e-5 b-2 a-1 >> ``` >> >> which Pygments translates to >> >> ``` >> @t{c''} @t{4} @t{-3} @t{e} @t{-5} @t{b} @t{-2} @t{a} @t{-1} >> ``` >> >> that is, the `-` is not typeset in bold. > > Because "-3" could just as well be a number rather than a fingering, > and it's hard to guess. > >> The next one >> ``` >> c''4-ˆ c-+ c-- c-! >> ``` >> >> gets translated to >> >> ``` >> @t{c''} @t{4} @tb{-^} @t{c} @tb{-+} @t{c} @t{--} @t{c} @tb{-!} >> ^^^^^^ >> ``` >> >> showing bold and non-bold for `-` in the same function. > > Because "--" could be a lyric hyphen.
OK, thanks. I wonder how the heuristics could be improved. Given that a lyric hyphen must be preceded by whitespace, while normally `--` as an articulation is following a non-whitespace character, maybe a look-behind assertion for the latter would help? Something similar could be done for numbers. Werner