Re: absolute pitch entry: accept an offset octave (issue 235010043 by k-ohara5a5a <at> oco.net)

[Keith OHara]

Wols Lists <antlists <at> youngman.org.uk> writes:

> On 23/05/15 23:39, Keith OHara wrote:
> > <tdanielsmusic <at> googlemail.com> writes:
> >> > I'd prefer the syntax and options to parallel those of
> >> > \relative.  That is, an optional prefix pitch to indicate
> >> > the starting octave, and taking the starting octave from
> >> > the first contained note if the prefix is omitted. 
> 
> > We could implement this, but ...
> 
> Is this a good idea though? 

I think not, and everyone seems at least content to do without this
behavior, at least for now.  (I wasn't sure until now which behavior
you were favoring, in the case of an omitted reference pitch.)

> If I want "\fixed c {}" but my first note
> just happens to be d' then it's going to be a pain. 

Well, the pain is limited to that involved in typing the explicit 'c',
or the extra few letters in \absolute

We will have the following choices, out of which maybe will emerge a
second pattern as generally useful as many people find \relative{} :

\absolute {\key g\major \clef alto \time 3/4
| d'8 d' b4 d' | b g a8 b8 | c'4 a d' | b g4. d'8
| d'4 b d' | b g a8 b8 | c'4 a d' | b g2 }

\fixed c {\key g\major \clef alto \time 3/4
| d'8 d' b4 d' | b g a8 b8 | c'4 a d' | b g4. d'8
| d'4 b d' | b g a8 b8 | c'4 a d' | b g2 }

\relative {\key g\major \clef alto \time 3/4
| d'8 d b4 d | b g a8 b8 | c4 a d | b g4. d'8
| d4 b d | b g a8 b8 | c4 a d | b g2 }

\relative d' {\key g\major \clef alto \time 3/4
| d8 d b4 d | b g a8 b8 | c4 a d | b g4. d'8
| d4 b d | b g a8 b8 | c4 a d | b g2 }