Re: String number tuning

[Trevor Daniels]

David Kastrup wrote Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:00 AM


> "Trevor Daniels" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > "Bobber" wrote Thursday, February 04, 2010 3:39 AM
> >
> > > Tried it but nothing happens:
> > > { \set fingeringOrientations = #'(right) c,2.-4 }
> >
> > Read what the original responder advised:
> >
> > > > In particular, be aware that modifications like \set
> > > > fingeringOrientations = '#(left) don't have an effect on 
> > > > fingerings
> > > > placed on notes which are not within a chord construct. That 
> > > > is, if
> > > > you want a single note fingering to go left (or right or down),
> > > > you'll have to put it into chord braces -- <b-1>4 rather than 
> > > > b4-1
> > > > (that trips up a lot of new users when they start modifying
> > > > fingering placements).
> >
> > Even with this explicit warning you still
> > tripped up ;)
>
> So what does that tell us about the user-friendliness of this 
> behavior?
> Is there a really compelling reason why we want to have
> fingeringOrientations ignored on non-chord notes?

No

> If not, I don't see the educational value in tripping up lots of 
> new
> users.  It wastes their time and resources, and it wastes the time 
> and
> resources of the people educating them about their mistake.

Quite

> Better change the behavior to the expected one rather than explain 
> the
> unexpected one.

We know all that already.  Patches will be accepted.

Trevor