RE: musicxml2ly enhancements

[Martin Tarenskeen]

> > > >    %{ 5 %} a,4 ( a4 ) ( b4 ) d4 |
> > > >
> > > > instead.
> > > I like that.  It's tedious to type manually, but a computer program 
> > > doesn't know that word :-)
> > Indeed, but i find it unreadable, especially if it was placed at every line.

In general I think tools like musicxml2ly and other programs that convert 
to or export .ly files (xxx2ly, mscore, denemo, rosegarden) should do 
their best to make the lilypond output look like it was handwritten by a 
"real" human lilypond user and likewise should be easily readable and 
editable by a real human. With proper formatting, indentation, and coding 
style.

I don't like the way it going for example in today's world of webdesign: 
There are advanced tools to create professional websites "without knowing 
anything about HTML and CSS". But if you want to edit the html code these 
tools produce by hand it can be a real nightmare.

Just like my lilypond scores I often still write (simple) html code using 
just Vim. Maybe I'm just getting old and old fashioned :-)

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MT