Re: Issue 1670 in lilypond: Allow numbers in variable names: violin1mvt2 = c'

[David Kastrup]

Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> writes:

>>> Not just for section but also for bar numbers.
>>> ThemeFromBarsThirtyTwoToSixtyFour versus theme32-64.  Numbers are
>>> easier to grasp with the eye than words.
>> 
>> And so you silently demand dashes in variable names as well...
>
> Assuming that we allow Unicode characters in variable names in the
> future also, then dashes like `–' are OK, but the ASCII hyphen-minus
> character `-' is not.  To take another step forward, by using
> Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols (which start at Unicode U+1D400), it
> is currently possible to write
>
>   theme𝟑𝟐–𝟔𝟒
>
> but I doubt whether this is a good idea since it is both error prone
> (due to the possible mix-up with normal digits) and difficult to type.
>
>> Try themeXXXIItoLXIV.
>
> We definitely need TeX's \csname command:-)

One could go via

"theme32-64" = { ... }

{ \"theme32-64" ... }

That gives a certain symmetry.  However, you are right with your \csname
remark in that the next demand will be for computed identifiers.

-- 
David Kastrup