Re: Best name for function to create cross-style noteheads

[Trevor Daniels]

Carl Sorensen wrote Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:13 PM
> On 7/21/09 3:00 PM, "Trevor Daniels" <address@hidden> 
> wrote:
> > Given the wide variation in the use of the
> > x-shaped note head I think the only possible
> > name to use is one that reflects the shape of
> > the note head - crossNote, crossNoteHead or
> > similar - rather than trying to find a suitable
> > generic name which adequately covers all these
> > disparate uses.
>
> So, if we follow this advice (which I think is good), I'd propose 
> the
> following:
>
> \crossHeadsOn : turns on cross noteheads for all notes
> \crossHeadsOff : reverts cross noteheads for all notes
> \crossHead : makes the notes in the music expression following the
> occurrence have cross heads.
>
> If we define those functions, they'll be generic, and apply to 
> music of
> whatever sort.
>
> If necessary, syntactic sugar could be used to define (for the 
> convenience
> of tablature users)
>
> \deadNotesOn -- set equal to \crossHeadsOn
> \deadNotesOff -- set equal to \crossHeadsOff
> \deadNote -- set equal to \crossHead
>
> How does this seem?

Seems fine.  I have a slight preference for the
later suggestion of \xHeadsOn etc, just because
they are shorter.

> Carl

Trevor