Re: Symmetric slur input (was: [GLISS] differentiating pre/post/neutral commands)

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:18 AM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>> I don't think that distributing ( and ) between standalone event and
>>>>> post-event respectively is a concept that will carry the day
>>>>> sufficiently to be given a chance at a comeback.  It would make
>>>>> (c (d) e)
>>>>> visually confusing.  While neither the current
>>>>> c( d)( e)
>>>>> nor the standalone event version
>>>>> (c )(d )e
>>>>> will win a price for prettiness, they both beat (c (d) e) in conveying
>>>>> meaning rather than looking pleasing.
>>>
>>> What about considering ( as a post-event and ) as a standalone event ?
>>>      c( )d( )e  is symmetric and very clear.

c()d()e is a pain in the ass, and we got rid of it in the 1.8-2.0
syntax change. It is a pain in the ass, because when copying music,
you have to remember to put some adornments (ie. the ')' ) before the
note, while most go after the note. With everything postfix, things
are both easier to parse in LilyPond, and easier to type for humans.

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Han-Wen Nienhuys - address@hidden - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen