Re: Best name for function to create cross-style noteheads

[Trevor Daniels]

Graham Percival wrote Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: Best name for function to create cross-style noteheads


> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:18:42AM +0100, Trevor Daniels wrote:
> > Carl Sorensen wrote Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:13 PM
> > > \crossHeadsOn : turns on cross noteheads for all notes
> > > \crossHeadsOff : reverts cross noteheads for all notes
> > > \crossHead : makes the notes in the music expression following 
> > > the
> > > occurrence have cross heads.
> >
> > Seems fine.  I have a slight preference for the
> > later suggestion of \xHeadsOn etc, just because
> > they are shorter.
>
> I'd rather go for \crossHeadsOn, since it's less ambiguous.  I
> mean, yes, a cross is an X shape, but it still doesn't feel as
> clear as \cross.

I'm not so sure.  Earlier Carl had to point out
that cross meant an x, not +.

Trevor