Re: Shorthand for \repeat unfold for individual notes

[Carl Sorensen]

On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 5:17 PM Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> wrote:

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> > Le 24 janv. 2023 à 01:06, Aaron Hill <lilypond@hillvisions.com> a écrit
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> > On 2023-01-23 3:58 pm, Jean Abou Samra wrote:
> >> Well, so we are basically having the discussion
> >> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2021-09/msg00074.html
> >> again.
> >
> > Okay, let's shut this down now.  I have no recollection whatsoever being
> part of the prior discussion, so I am very sorry about that.
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> Well, if you didn’t recall the previous discussion but nevertheless
> proposed a similar idea, that is an indication that there is some real need.
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> I actually lean towards adding \* and calling it a day.
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I wouldn't object to \*.  Someone who doesn't understand it doesn't need to
use it.  "\* 3 a8" is clearly different from "a8*3".   And it even gets
more clearly different when you can do
\* 3 {a8 b c d e}
but not
{a8 b c d e} * 3

Carl