Re: Add the command \offset to LilyPond (issue 8647044)

[Janek Warchoł]

2013/4/16  <address@hidden>:
>> and there's too many "or-nothing"s there (i suppose
>> that the biggest problem is an optional argument
>> followed by non-optional one ("value")).  However,
>> in case of \offset, we can have either a \shape-like
>> syntax
>>
>> \offset property value grobname-or-music
>>
>> or
>>
>> \offset grobwithproperty-or-property value nothing-or-music
>>
>> since the first argument is not optional (i.e there's
>> always at least the property to specify), i guess that
>> it should be easier to do?
>
> nothing-or-music in the last position only works if "nothing" is
> _explicitly_ specified with \default
>
> There is no way that the last argument of a music function can be
> "nothing" silently.

pity.  would it possible (and reasonable) to change this?

JAnek