Re: wrong transposition of horn

[Erik Sandberg]

On Saturday 25 September 2004 12.11, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > > No.  There is no means to make Lilypond handle transposition in
> > > treble clef differently to transposition in bass clef.  This must
> > > be done automatically.
> >
> > try
> >
> >   \override OctavateEight #'transparent = ##t
> >   \clef "F_8"
> >
> > (or F^8, I forgot).
>
> This is the manual solution...

Then why couldn't you then add something like 
\oldStyleHornBassClef = { \once \override OctavateEight #'transparent = ##t 
\clef "F^8" }
?

I don't really understand the difference between clef F^8 and what you are 
asking for.. to me the "old" \clef F syntax just looks like sloppy notation 
for F^8; in the same manner as \clef G often is used in place of \clef G_8 in 
many mandola and guitar scores.

I also don't understand what you expect lilypond to do.. is your opinion that 
the default interpretation of \clef F should be the current meaning of \clef 
F^8 ? [this would seriously mess up most non-horn music..]

Erik