Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition - opinions?

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Just a thought:

LilyPond allows for any number, not just "8," so doesn't ClefTransposition 
actually make more sense?

-David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Hohl" <address@hidden>
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Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 6:35:56 AM
Subject: Re: suggestion: change OctavateEight name to ClefTransposition -       
opinions?

Am 05.04.2013 23:02, schrieb Janek Warchoł:
> Hi,
>
> The name "OctavateEight" doesn't have any sense - it doesn't show that
> this grob is related to the clef, and anyway the clef can be
> "transposed" by any amount, not just an octave.
> I suggest to rename this grob to ClefTransposition or something
> similar (since this is not strictly transposition, it may be best to
> use a slightly different name... ClefShift? At any rate,
> ClefOctavation would make much more sense than OctavateEight).
> We can also change names of some related context properties, for
> example clefOctavation, clefOctavationStyle etc.  My only worry is
> that they may become too similar (clefTransposition and
> ClefTransposition).
> Thoughts?

+1

I'd prefer ClefTransposition over ClefShift, since the latter
implies some shift relative to the clef's default position.

Marc
>
> I'll propose a patch if there's support for the change.
> Janek
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