Re: [Denemo-devel] Lyimport filename

[Richard Shann]

On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 20:55 +0100, Nils Gey wrote:
> I just checked in a change to lyimport:
> It creates a new tab to import to. I did this as first step in denemo.scm 
> (define (lyimport::load-file pathname filename)
> This prevents adding lilypond data to the existing tab and I would describe a 
> new tab as expected behaviour.
> 
> But I see that the filename is still used for the tab where you called the 
> open procedure. I cannot spot this action in Scheme so I think its in C.
> 
> But this leads to a more general question.
> All file-types except .denemo should move into an import menu, like save 
> outsourced most of its types to export. 
> Denemo should look not for only one filetype in import but have something 
> like "All supported filetypes".
> 
> The reason is not only cosmetical!
> The main difference is that if you open a .denemo file, change and save it 
> will overwrite the existing file. This is of course as it should be.
> But in the case of lilypond, midi etc. we have data loss and transformations. 
> The current situation would overwrite the imported file as .ly.
> 
> I suggest:
> -Create new "Import" menu which has all file types except .denemo in there.
> -All supported import types are shown by default
> -Important: The new data should be in a new tab which is unnamed so that you 
> can save as any name and .denemo how you like it. 
> 

I agree. Volunteers for this as well? It would be nice for the next
release.

Richard




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