Re: \times -> \tuplet (was Re: Issue 566 in lilypond: showStaffSwitch -> \staffSwitchOn)

[Mats Bengtsson]

Valentin Villenave wrote:
> 2008/1/28, Graham Percival <address@hidden>:
>
>   
> > ... hmm, I admit that it's annoying that your right hand needs to
> > hit the \ and then m keys; \tuplet has the advantage of using the
> > left hand for the t...
> >     
>
> Definitely.
>
> A year ago, I proposed to use the simple, minimalistic \t keyword that
> is both short and easy to type, plus is can mean aither "times",
> "tuplet" or whatever. This is actually what I've been using since
> then, and I have to say I'm very happy with it.
>
> Maybe we should just explain as a commonprop how to easily create an
> alias for the \times keyword, so that the users can be free to choose
> whatever they want.
>   
The problem is (as was discussed in that thread that we are repeating 
more and
more of here) that you cannot create any such alias, at least not if you 
want to
keep the syntax 2/3. You can certainly make an alias with syntax
\t #2 #3 {music} but that's not very attractive.

   /Mats