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

[Thomas Morley]

Am Sa., 12. März 2022 um 17:10 Uhr schrieb Thomas Morley
<thomasmorley65@gmail.com>:
>
> 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?
>

I withdraw below, it doesn't work as I thought...

> > % 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