Re: [proposal] easy triplets and tuplets - Draft 3

[Janek Warchoł]

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I'm not sure about the validity of your conclusion.  Writing tuplets
>> is such a central element of inputting music that a special treatment
>> is probably justified, even at the cost of hardwiring.
>
> We are talking about writing \tuplet 3:2 { ... } instead of \tuplet 3/2
> { ... } here.  Whether tuplets are central or not, this single-character
> difference is purely cosmetic, and it is well-known that
> obsessive-compulsive cosmetic surgery is not exactly guaranteed to
> maximize the obtained output of beauty.

Uh, it /sounds like/ you're suggesting that Werner has
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
I'm pretty sure that's you didn't mean this, but it might be worth clarifying.

> In the end, LilyPond needs to fit together like a fugue; local
> beautification without consideration of the whole is painting yourself
> into corners that become increasingly harder to get out of again.

+1

Janek