Re: pygment regex question

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

Hi Werner,

> In the NR, most such functions have its argument starting with `#`,
> for example
>
> ```
> \ottava #-2
> ```
>
> Are there still cases where `#` is mandatory for numbers?  Otherwise
> the documentation could be updated to remove all `#`.

Yes, there are: In markup, for example.

\markup \fontsize 3 Hi

is still illegal.

I'm all for removing the # escape (and string quotes and/or #' for 
symbols) in the documentation where it's possible; my own LilyPond style 
feels much more relaxed since I found out how many of those I can omit.

\version "2.23.10"

\removeWithTag dyn \new Staff = upper {
  \tag dyn <>\mf
  \ottava -1
  a4_boringly
}

But of course there's always the danger of beginners tripping up on this 
because they do not recognise the situations where #/'/"" are still needed.

Lukas