Re: absolute pitch entry: accept an offset octave (issue 235010043 by address@hidden)

[David Kastrup]

Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> writes:

>> Probably the best name is \octave, which was used for something
>> similar
>> until version 0.1.19
>> 
>>     \octave c'' {c4 e g c e g c'1}
>
> Sounds OK for me.

Huh.  I like the contrast \relative/\absolute better.  Particularly,
I like a sensible default when one leaves off the pitch.

Neither \octave { bes, c d e f } nor \octave c { c' bes as g } or
\octave c'' { c' bes as g } seem particularly convincing.  I like
\absolute { bes, c d e f } \absolute c { c; bes as g } \absolute c'' {
c' bes as g } better.

The name \octave fits nice verbally when the first note (even better,
all notes) can be entered without octave mark.  However, that is not
generally the case.

One functional point of the original \absolute is that of being
impervious to enclosing \relative statements.  \octave does not have
this connotation: it's easier to wonder with "\octave" how it will
interact/combine with \relative.

-- 
David Kastrup