Re: Make \relative { ... } interpret the first pitch as an absolute one (issue 7546044)

[dak]

On 2013/03/07 18:10:46, J_lowe wrote:
> On 2013/03/07 17:31:08, dak wrote:
> > On 2013/03/07 15:56:52, Trevor Daniels wrote:
> > > Looking good.  Obviously the text which describes
> > > \relative will need attention too,
> >
> > Not just that.  So far all humanly written changes are constrained
to
> > python/convertrules.ly and ly/music-functions-init.ly (the actual
> > change of the definition).  All the rest is done by convert-ly so
far.
> >
> > If my grep-foo is correct, there are still more than 1500 occurences
> > of \relative followed by a pitch.  Now this is spread across
> > translations, but it is still clear that we are not talking about a
> > complete job.  But then the \relative conventions used previously
had
> > been far from consistent, too.
> >
> > One can probably still improve the convert-ly rule and reduce quite
a
> > bit more.
> >
> > > but this is now looking like a change worth making.
> >
> > Well, let's say that it is now looking like something quite more
than
> > a hoax.  I've put about a day of work into it now, and I think the
> > current state is at least serious enough for getting more opinions
> > from both developers and users.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the patch is now large enough that git cl uploads it
in
> > parts to Rietveld and Patchy does not get along with that.
> >
> > And obviously, this needs to get a documentation testing as well as
> > the regtests.

> Well if you want to give me a git formatted patch I'd be happy to test
it
> manually.

> James

On the way.

https://codereview.appspot.com/7546044/