Hi Matthew (et al.), > What I think is most needed is a chord-naming mode that *just prints what > the user typed*, formatted with the fonts, spacing, and so on that we > expect for chord names - not translating it to an "internal > representation" of notes plus extra data as LilyPond "music" at all.
I agree that there should be a “markup mode”, so that the user can type what they want — despite the fact that they’ll be shooting themselves in the foot regarding code reuse (e.g., transposition). > I was shouted down last time I proposed that, I think by people who > thought I had claimed it would solve all possible obscure problems for > imaginable hypothetical users. As I made clear, it would only solve the > main problem of 99% of relevant users who actually exist, and that wasn't > enough to satisfy the list. Um… wow… just… wow. Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user