Hi all, I always wondered why Lilypond was defined as a program ( http://www.lilypond.org/) for me it is more (should be) a descriptive language, that several programs can interpret. As Lilypond is above all an engraving program, I don’t think we should work on composing tools. Let this kind of features to other software like Denemo and co.
Cheers, Calixte. 2015-04-22 12:21 GMT+02:00 James Harkins <jamshar...@qq.com>: > On April 22, 2015 12:30:18 PM Shane Brandes <sh...@grayskies.net> wrote: > > Lilypond is not a terribly great tool for composition purposes. Not >> that I don't use it for that but when I do the whole piece is already >> in my head and I am not usually prone to making large changes in >> structure. As noted previously that tends to be a cumbersome process. >> Also somewhat cumbersome is adding agogic marks with any rapidity. But >> despite these deficiencies, I would not go to another software unless >> it demonstrated a truly superior output coupled with a openly >> accessible files format. >> > > For myself, I make much the same calculation. But, one subject of this > conversation is why more people aren't adopting LP, and one reason is > exactly that it's hard to use as a composition tool. > > Even after a few years of using LP, it's still kind of a mindf... erm, > mind-blower that notes appear close together in the score but they may be > written in widely separated locations in the LP code. I'm used to > programming and it's slightly bizarre even to me. For a musician who just > wants to lay out a nice string arrangement, "viola bar 37 is on line 254, > but cello bar 37 is on line 401???" What I'm saying is not just about > usability. It's that LP's input structure goes against the way music lives > in our heads -- meaning that LP's user base can include only those who are > willing to adapt to an unfamiliar way of thinking for the sake of the > better output. > > hjh > > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >
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