Re: shorthand for autoBeam control

[Jay Anderson]

Mats Bengtsson <mats.bengtsson <at> ee.kth.se> writes:
> 
> We already have the predefined macro \noBeam. Do we really need yet another
> more or less obscure special case of the syntax?
> 
>     /Mats
> 
> Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > I'm not sure whether this has been discussed before: What do you think
> > of using `c[]' as a shorthand for `\autoBeamOff c \autoBeamOn'?

When I was first learning lilypond I remember trying this exact syntax to get
an unbeamed note. I think it would be useful if it worked. It's a big win to
be able to figure out how to do something with out having to consult the
documentation.

(Sorry to barge in on the dev list).

-----Jay