Re: Syntax

[Thomas Morley]

2018-07-05 22:48 GMT+02:00 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
> 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.

True, otoh we have highfloortom and hightom ..

> And the very first word of your reply is "Hi," which is likely an
> involuntary vote...

lol

Cheers,
  Harm