Re: new to lilypond

[James Harkins]

Phil Holmes <mail <at> philholmes.net> writes:

> I think a lot of us simply use the Dutch standard of es for a flat and is 
> for a sharp - I certainly do.

I'll be bold and disagree. G-flat is ges in Dutch (3 characters) and gf in 
English (2 characters). If you're typesetting a piece in D-flat major, the 33% 
redundancy for every black-key note in Dutch will add up quickly.

I've been dealing with repetitive strain injuries for more than half my life 
now, so I have a rather strong aversion toward extra symbols, such as the "s" 
in -es and -is, which are identical between flats and sharps and thereby do 
nothing to distinguish them. They take up space but don't /do/ anything in 
return for the extra finger effort. If I were forced to type them, I would 
seek another input method. Fortunately I can just set the language to English 
and then enjoy more efficient input.

(For longer keywords, Frescobaldi's auto-completion is a lifesaver.)

hjh