Re: absolute pitch entry: accept an offset octave (issue 235010043 by address@hidden)

[Paul Morris]

> On May 6, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Carl Sorensen <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> So, I think I'm in favor of the proposal, but with a name change away from
> \absolute.

I agree about a name change since absolute doesn't really describe this entry 
mode very well.  

What if \absolute were changed to something less, well, absolute?  Something 
along these lines, just to brainstorm a bit:

\fixed
\constant
\consistent
\regular
\anchored
\nonrelative
\invariable
\steady
\uniform

(ok probably not some of those…)

Something like that would work well with an argument — the reference octave the 
input is fixed to, constant in relation to, etc. — and would still make sense 
without an argument.  It would keep it to just two entry modes.  It would sound 
more like an entry mode than \octave does, and retain the parallel/contrast 
with relative and the sense of “being impervious to enclosing \relative 
statements” that David mentions.

At any rate, although you can achieve this with \transpose there’s something 
nice (semantically) about using transpose only for actual transposition 
purposes and not having to use it for note entry purposes.

-Paul