Re: Documentation suggestions.

[Trevor]

Peter Toye wrote 30/12/2019 16:11:43
Subject: Documentation suggestions.

> 2. Neither LM nor NR mention that the default language for entering pitches is 
> English. This might be confusing to non-English newbie engravers. I suggest 
> adding to LM Section 1.2.1 'Pitches' something like:
>
> 'By default, note names are written using English notation. You can change this using the 
> \language command. See [add reference to NR 1.1.1 "Note names in other 
> languages"]'
Apart from this being wrong (the default being nederlands), the LM 2.1.2 
does explain this. See

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/learning/pitches-and-key-signatures#pitch-alterations

which says:

"A sharp pitch is made by adding is to the name, and a flat pitch by 
adding es. As you might expect, a double sharp or double flat is made by 
adding isis or eses. This syntax is derived from note naming conventions 
in Nordic and Germanic languages, like German and Dutch. To use other 
names for alterations, see Note names in other languages 
<http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/writing-pitches#note-names-in-other-languages>."

In the LM we have tried to introduce the concepts one at a time, and 
deliberately avoided mentioning accidentals in Section 1.

Trevor