Re: convert-ly 2.4.3 shortcomings

[Erik Sandberg]

On Tuesday 03 May 2005 23.07, Fairchild wrote:
> Just converted a couple of 2.0.1 files to 2.4.3.  Most changes are OK, but
> here are some things convert-ly left as an exercise for the student.
>
> 1) New version number isn't correct.
>     - \version "2.4.0" => \version "2.4.3"

Not a bug; this reflects that 2.4.0 and 2.4.3 are fully compatible.

> 2) In 2.4.3, an ordinary slur won't cross acciaccatura.  It's not
> corrected. - Ordinary slur ( . . . ) crossing acciaccatura =>  use \( . . .
> \)

This is a bug in lilypond, not in convert-ly.

> 3) \magnify isn't changed to \fontsize.
>     - \magnify #m => \fontsize #f, where f = 8.656 ln(m), easy to do with a
> Post VERSALOG
>         [ a^f = m, where  a^6 = 2 or f = ln(m)/ln(a) ]
>
> 4) remove-tag isn't changed.
>     - \applymusic #(remove-tag '. . .) => \keepWithTag #'. . .
>
> 5) firstpagenumber isn't changed.
>     - firstpagenumber no => printfirstpagenumber = ##f
>
> 6) Tilde is printed in 2.4.3.  Blank characters are accepted in 2.4.3.
>     - Tilde "~" as blank in text strings => " ", blank now accepted, or ""

I can't recall that this was something officially supported, are you sure?

> 7) Line breaks in header strings aren't converted.
>     - \\\\  as line break in \header strings => \markup \center-align <
> "First Line" "Second Line" >
>
> 8) Crescendo and decrescendo terminators aren't converted.
>     - \rced => \!
>     - \rc => \!

Thanks, I added 3-5 & 7-8 to the list of convert-ly bugs.

-- 
Erik Sandberg
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