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Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinion
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Ian Hulin |
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Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions? |
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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:17:53 +0100 |
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Hi All
On 07/04/13 10:00, pls wrote:
>
> Am 07.04.2013 um 10:14 schrieb Marc Hohl <address@hidden>:
>
>> Am 06.04.2013 23:44, schrieb David Kastrup:
>>> Marc Hohl <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
>>>> Am 05.04.2013 23:02, schrieb Janek Warchoł:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> The name "OctavateEight" doesn't have any sense - it
>>>>> doesn't show that this grob is related to the clef, and
>>>>> anyway the clef can be "transposed" by any amount, not just
>>>>> an octave. I suggest to rename this grob to
>>>>> ClefTransposition or something similar (since this is not
>>>>> strictly transposition, it may be best to use a slightly
>>>>> different name... ClefShift? At any rate, ClefOctavation
>>>>> would make much more sense than OctavateEight). We can also
>>>>> change names of some related context properties, for
>>>>> example clefOctavation, clefOctavationStyle etc. My only
>>>>> worry is that they may become too similar
>>>>> (clefTransposition and ClefTransposition). Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> +1
>>>>
>>>> I'd prefer ClefTransposition over ClefShift, since the
>>>> latter implies some shift relative to the clef's default
>>>> position.
>>>
>>> I think I'd like ClefModifier. Something like
> I'd prefer ClefOctavation (or maybe ClefOctaveShift) to
> ClefModifier because it's clearer / more intuitive (at least to
> me). ClefModifier could be misunderstood to refer to the shape of
> the symbol.
1+
The only numbers that make sense above or below clefs are ones
referring to a whole number of octaves (8, 15 etc.)
>>
>> +1
>>
>>>
>>> `clefOctavation' (integer) Add this much extra octavation.
>>> Values of 7 and -7 are common.
>>>
>>> does not make sense. Transposition is not really accurate
>>> since the number is in steps rather than diatonic. It is a bit
>>> disconcerting that values of 7, -7, 14 and -14 lead to numbers
>>> 8, 8, 15 and 15.
>>>
>>> I don't find "shift" all too bad: one can talk about pitch
>>> shifting after all, and for spatial displacements we tend to
>>> use "offset".
>>>
>>
<... snip ...>
Cheers, Ian
- suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Janek Warchoł, 2013/04/05
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Marc Hohl, 2013/04/06
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, address@hidden, 2013/04/06
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, David Kastrup, 2013/04/06
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition -opinions?, Trevor Daniels, 2013/04/06
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Janek Warchoł, 2013/04/06
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Marc Hohl, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, pls, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, David Kastrup, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?,
Ian Hulin <=
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Janek Warchoł, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Thomas Morley, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, David Kastrup, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Thomas Morley, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, David Kastrup, 2013/04/08
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, pls, 2013/04/08
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, pls, 2013/04/08
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Thomas Morley, 2013/04/08
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, Janek Warchoł, 2013/04/07
- Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?, address@hidden, 2013/04/07