Re: Why no numbers allowed in variables?

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Harm,

> val = "foo"
> <<
>  \new Staff \repeat unfold 4 c'4
>  \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \val4 \val2 \val4 }
>  \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \val4 \val4 \val2 }
>>> 
> 
> Your proposal would make it impossible.

Another good example — thanks. That being said, putting a syllable in a 
variable and then adding durations to it seems to me — as someone who engraves 
a *huge* amount of vocal music, from a wide variety of styles, genres, and eras 
— like a *much* "fringe-i-er" case than the number of cases that would benefit 
from restricting \variableName2 to count as a variable name.

Regardless, it doesn’t seem like there’s much enthusiasm to pick up the feature 
request.

Thanks!
Kieren.
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