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Re: Another time model (related to the usability thread)
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Kieren MacMillan |
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Re: Another time model (related to the usability thread) |
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Fri, 3 Jan 2014 12:55:36 -0500 |
Hi Keith,
Would
\combineAt (measure moment/fraction) \base-music \new-music
be a more intuitive — and ultimately useful — syntax? You could also have a
\insertAt (measure moment/fraction) \base-music \new-music
which would insert something (instead of simultaneous-ing it).
The big downside, of course, would be that if the number of measures before
that point changed, you’d have to update all of those references; using \tag
would avoid that problem.
The big downside with \tag is that you need to fill up the content with \tag
locations for every possible addition/insertion; this ultimately eliminates the
possibility of real content-presentation separation, which \addAt would allow.
Of course, having both would be great — but for my money, the ability to \addAt
something post-hoc (i.e., without “a priori” \tag-ging) is the power tool.
Cheers,
Kieren.