On 1 May 2018 at 09:39, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: > Gianmaria Lari <gianmarial...@gmail.com> writes: > > > --- Exceptions --- > > Making "s8 8 8" acting differently than "c8 8 8" introduce an > > exception. > > Not "introduces" but "constitutes" since there was never a state with > valid equal behavior. > > > Exceptions make things a bit "more difficult" and in my opinion should > > be introduced carefully thinking if they worth it. As I told, I don't > > have the competence to say if this is the case, but I found useful > > point it out. > > One region where isolated durations are really useful is for drum tracks > consisting of only one drum "pitch" for longer stretches. Those tend to > be written with notes and rests interspersed. In that case it may be > helpful not to have to repeat the drum name. >
Sure. > It also might be worth noting that s8 8 8 cannot really be made equal in > behavior to \skip 8 8 8 (or other music function calls) so it is more > the question of where to draw the line rather than whether to draw a > line at all. I'm sorry I don't understand your last paragraph.
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