Re: Syntax

[David Kastrup]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> please always reply to all, so that others stay informed or may drop
>> into the discussion.
>> cc-ing the list again.
>>
>> 2018-07-05 22:03 GMT+02:00 ********** <address@hidden>:
>>> Here (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/percussion-notes)
>>> there's written "highmidtom".
>>> Anyway, the different syntaxes make the program flexible, but they also
>>> confuse a user approaching it for the first time.
>>
>>>> please check what you've written before accusing the program ;)
>>
>> You're right, that's sort of a bug.
>>
>> Though, what should we change, code (drumpitch-init.ly) or docs?
>>
>> I'd say it would have been best to use "highmidtom" in the code right
>> from the start. Right now I don't see why it wasn't implemented in
>> this way.
>
> himidtom seems ok to me, it's a shortcut.  The alternative would be
> highmiddletom (which seems overdone).
>
>> Anyway, I suppose several users woked with "himidtom", changíng it
>> would require a convert-rule as well.
>> So I tend to change the docs.
>>
>> Opinions?
>
> See above.

Seen the issue, but by the way, it's also "hihat" in our definitions.
And the very first word of your reply is "Hi," which is likely an
involuntary vote...

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David Kastrup