Re: sharping naturals

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi David,

> What _is_ the current key signature?
> \key a \major \transpose c d { \key f \major \transpose d f { a b c d e f g } 
> }
> What should the result be?

Well, when I run that code in Lilypond, the visible key signature has three 
sharps.
Whether or not that is the key signature the OP wants to work in would be the 
OP’s problem.

> But at what point will they stop making sense to humans and other tools?

I lack sufficient data to answer that question.

> Getting dogmatic about LilyPond's input language and declaring it as
> God-given at least has the advantage that one avoids extended
> discussions about recurring bad ideas every three months.

True.

> Where would Bach's "Kunst der Fuge" had been if "b a c h" had not
> spelled out a theme unambiguously?

Perhaps it might have been Schoenberg’s Opus 1?  ;)

> "You don't want to go there" is something nobody ever believes me, so I
> have to settle for "if you want to go there, you'll need to learn how to
> do it yourself, and by the time you know how to do it, you'll understand
> why it's a bad idea”.

OK.

Thanks,
Kieren.
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