hi, On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 14:56, s.abeccara wrote: > When I state a key for a piece in Lilypond I expect it to follow > common rules for writing music, i.e. not to put natural signs on every <---SNIP---> > who know this (after all simple) solution.
this is a discussion that has been kicked around the list one or two times in the last 6 months or so since i've been reading. lets assume that lilypond were to behave like you are suggesting. lets go for an example in g major. all f's you then write in this piece of music are implied f-sharps. but, how do you then write an f-natural if you happen to need one? lilypond is a smart piece of software, and i think the approach han-wen et al have chosen for writing the notes of a piece of music follow all musical rules in the book. if i'm reading a piece in g major, then i will read any note in the bottom space of the treble staff as an f-sharp, not as an f. so i write "fis" for this note... :o) i think that lilypond is behaving exactly as you are telling it to. you are telling lilypond to print natural notes, regardless of key signature, so it does. ;) my two pence, simon. _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user