Re: Issue 563 in lilypond: rename: \fatText -> \textSpace

[Graham Percival]

I see your point.  Hmm, what about

\textForceSpacing
\textNoSpacing

?  They're still not ideal, but maybe it will help somebody else
think of something better.

Cheers,
- Graham


On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:23:36 +0100
Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden> wrote:

> I agree that \fatText is too silly, but if I heard the command name 
> \textSpace, I would
> guess that is means something like &nbsp; in HTML, i.e. a space to
> use in text.
> Unfortunately, I cannot think of any better alternative, except for
> long ones like
> \letTextTakeSpace. Maybe someone else has a better idea. The current
> command for the opposite setting, \emptyText isn't completely
> intuitive either.
> 
>     /Mats
> 
> address@hidden wrote:
> > Issue 563: rename: \fatText -> \textSpace
> > http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=563
> >
> > New issue report by gpermus:
> > \fatText  is a silly name left-over from the hari-kiri days.
> > IMNSHO, \textSpace is more descriptive, and isn't silly at all.
> >
> > Update command, write convert-ly rule, update docs, add NEWS entry.
> >
> >
> > Issue attributes:
> >     Status: Accepted
> >     Owner: gpermus
> >     Labels: Type-Enhancement Priority-Low
> >
> 
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