[Denemo-devel] [bug #45493] Key signature dialog hiccup

[Richard Shann]

Follow-up Comment #5, bug #45493 (project denemo):

I think dropping some of the mode stuff (dorian ...) and just keeping
Major/Minor does make it seem that Denemo has been written from a rather
limited perspective. Thinking about it, the reason that LilyPond allows the
user to specify the mode in such detail is because it would make knowledgeable
musicians uncomfortable to see, for example, a piece headed \key C \major if
the piece was in fact in A minor. And LilyPond is, of course, intended to be
read.

Denemo from the outset tried to generate pleasantly readable LilyPond syntax.
This got into difficulties and is still work-in-progress (a lot of commands
generate repeated chunks of syntax which should be turned into variable
references if possible). 

The worst example of Denemo's LilyPond syntax is the default repeat syntax -
there are commands to generate the proper \repeat {}\alternative{... syntax,
but these are hidden from the casual user because unless they understand the
LilyPond syntax being generated they will get stuck.

Anyway, it is clear this bug needs to stay open - for those that will read the
generated LilyPond this dialog needs to be expanded to allow the correct mode
of the music to be passed to LilyPond, for the casual user it could be hidden
altogether, they can simply sharpen/flatten the keysignature.


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