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Re: \times -> \tuplet
From: |
Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
Re: \times -> \tuplet |
Date: |
Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:59:16 -0800 |
2008/1/27, Graham Percival <address@hidden>:
> > > I am still very much opposed to this as a mandatory change. Aliasing
> > > times to tuplet would be great.
> >
> > Yes.
>
> Would this aliasing include a convert-ly rule, or not? That's
> going to be impossible to resolve.
>
> > > \times syntax and have never had any problem confusing it with
> > > \time. \tuplet is longer to type and falls much more strangely on
> > > the keyboard than does \times.
> >
> > Only a native English speaker can say that \time is difficult to mix
> > up with \times. I think that my English is not very bad, and I still
> > sometimes mix them up.
>
> I /am/ a native English speaker, and I still screw up \time and
> \times. And don't forget about people who don't understand
> English at all, and only read the translated docs. Noticing (and
> remembering!) the difference between \time and \times is not easy.
>
> There isn't much difference in typing \tuplet vs. \times. On a
> normal english keyboard (ie US-104 key), hitting the \ occupies
> the most time. The rest isn't much of a factor.
>
>
> That said, I don't think we have enough agreement to go ahead with
> this. *sigh* Maybe next year...
It's actually not that difficult to do (and I'll probably have a go at
this if noone else does), but things like this do require some care to
verify that everything continues to work.
--
Han-Wen Nienhuys - address@hidden - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, (continued)
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Werner LEMBERG, 2008/01/27
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Graham Percival, 2008/01/27
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Werner LEMBERG, 2008/01/27
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Graham Percival, 2008/01/27
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Rune Zedeler, 2008/01/27
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Graham Percival, 2008/01/27
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Mats Bengtsson, 2008/01/28
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Graham Percival, 2008/01/28
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Werner LEMBERG, 2008/01/27
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Han-Wen Nienhuys, 2008/01/29
- Re: \times -> \tuplet,
Han-Wen Nienhuys <=
RE: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), Trevor Daniels, 2008/01/28
- Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), Graham Percival, 2008/01/28
- Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), Valentin Villenave, 2008/01/29
- Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), Mats Bengtsson, 2008/01/29
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, David Kastrup, 2008/01/29
- Re: \times -> \tuplet, Francisco Vila, 2008/01/29
Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), Valentin Villenave, 2008/01/29
Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), Han-Wen Nienhuys, 2008/01/29
Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), Valentin Villenave, 2008/01/30
Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn), John Mandereau, 2008/01/30