Re: Any disadvantage to #'tag ?

[Giancarlo Niccolai]

Alle 15:54, lunedì 27 dicembre 2004, Werner LEMBERG ha scritto:
> > Is there any disadvantage to using #'tag for large-scale works?
> > (speed reduction, or some complex formatting things not being
> > processed through #'tag)
>
> AFAIK, no.
>
> > It occurred to me that #'tag can be useful in extracting parts.  If
> > we've defined the obvious things, then we could organize a large
> > project like this: [...]
>
> Indeed.  Without #'tag, it wouldn't be possible to get typographically
> pleasing results in the parts.
>
> > If there's no disadvantage to this method, then I'll update the
> > string quartet template to use it.
>
> I plan to submit something similar.
>
>

The tag is a rater nice feature; however, it's syntax is quite complex. Would 
it be possible to simplify it and make it more typing friendly?

Giancarlo.