Re: Chords in LilyPond

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Matthew (et al.),

> What I think is most needed is a chord-naming mode that *just prints what
> the user typed*, formatted with the fonts, spacing, and so on that we
> expect for chord names - not translating it to an "internal
> representation" of notes plus extra data as LilyPond "music" at all.

I agree that there should be a “markup mode”, so that the user can type what 
they want — despite the fact that they’ll be shooting themselves in the foot 
regarding code reuse (e.g., transposition). 

> I was shouted down last time I proposed that, I think by people who
> thought I had claimed it would solve all possible obscure problems for
> imaginable hypothetical users.  As I made clear, it would only solve the
> main problem of 99% of relevant users who actually exist, and that wasn't
> enough to satisfy the list.

Um… wow… just… wow.

Kieren.

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