Re: Language "deutsch" should still give default chord names

[Thomas Morley]

Am Sa., 12. März 2022 um 09:58 Uhr schrieb Ole V. Villumsen via
bug-lilypond <bug-lilypond@gnu.org>:
>
> % When input language is "deutsch" (German),
> % Lilypond does not seem to print the default chord names
> % given in the notation reference
> % 
> https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/notation/displaying-chords#customizing-chord-names
> % The only workaround I have found was to use a different input language.
>
> \version "2.22.2"
> \language "deutsch"
>
> <<
> \new ChordNames {
> % Expecting default chord names: B B# Bb
> % Instead getting: H H# Hb
> \chordmode {
> h1 his b
> }
> }
> >>
>
> [billede.png]
>
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Hi Ole,

thanks for the report. Here my current understanding.

The behaviour is expected.
Granted, we have the possibility to transform input in the
default-language into german/italian/french chordnames. Via
\germanChords etc.
But not from a different input-language into english chordnames.
So this may turn this bugreport into a feature request?

If \language is specified LilyPond tries to print chordnames in that language.
This is not documented, afaict.
So this may be an doc-issue?

> % The only workaround I have found was to use a different input language.

Do you mean something like below?

\language "deutsch"

<<
  \new ChordNames {
    \languageSaveAndChange #default-language
    \chordmode {
      b bis bes
    }
    \languageRestore
  }
  \new Staff {
      h his b
  }
>>

Then I'd vote for better documentation of languageSaveAndChange and
languageRestore, currently there's none.

Cheers,
  Harm