Re: Reasons for cross-voice limitations?

[Dan Eble]

On Mar 29, 2015, at 13:49 , Urs Liska <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> So I want to bring that up once more: Why do we still have this limitation? 
> Is it an inherent problem that can't be fixed, is it just because noone cared 
> (or had the chance) to fix it, or is it "only" because we didn't explicitly 
> think about the right way to deal with it semantically and with regard to 
> syntax?

In software almost anything can be fixed with enough effort.  I’m rather new 
here and I haven’t searched the archives, but probably the design evolved over 
time to fill the most basic needs first.  It’s probably a larger problem than 
any single contributor wants to tackle at any given time.

I’ve been taking a bit of a break from contributing to Lilypond the past couple 
months, but I had been thinking about the part combiner quite a bit, and I had 
a lot of trouble with inconsistencies between my understanding of “voice” and 
“part” in music and their practical counterparts in Lilypond.  A Lilypond Voice 
(especially one generated by \partcombine) can bear very little resemblance to 
a musical voice.

So I think the topic you’ve raised is a good one, and I sympathize with your 
frustration.
— 
Dan