Hi all,
thank you for your feedback. I've got the following
suggestions:
- Content mode (as opposed to presentation)
- Entry mode
- Working mode
- Crafting mode
- Sandbox
- Debug-structure
When collecting that list I realized that
"entry mode" got three "votes" - while I had already
decided to settle on this term. I think this is the
most generic and unbiased way of expressing the idea,
although even this one is not perfect. What would
perfectly match the essence would be "edit mode" - but
that is highly ambiguous so it is practically useless.
Best
Urs
Am 01.02.2015 um 00:41
schrieb Urs Liska:
Hi all,
for quite some time now I've been using a concept that
is very useful, but finally I'd like to give it an
authoritative name to be used in different places.
I'm talking about the working, thinking and compiling
mode when I'm working on the _content_ of a score and
not it's final visual appearance. This mode is
characterized for example by
- not caring too much about layout
- not caring too much about engraving quality
- being interested in visual feedback about manual
interventions
(e.g. coloring annotations or the result of custom
functions)
Originally we talked about it as "draft mode" but this
doesn't seem to hit the spot. Nor do "devel mode" or
"preview mode".
I would really like to find the right term now because
I want to make that kind of an authoritative term for
a configuration option in a redesigned openLilyLib and
sort of a general library specification in that
context. There should be a common configuration option
that library authors can (and are encouraged to)
respect in their functions. Say I have a library
function "\crossVoiceTie" that does all the work for
me with a hidden voice etc. Then this should highlight
that tie or the hidden noteheads when that special
mode is active.
This approach has proven extremely useful and I'd be
happy to promote this as a more general best-practice.
So what are your feelings about this mode of working
*before* finishing an engraving to publication
quality?
Thanks for any opinions
Urs