On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 04:19:08AM +0200, Gilles wrote:
On Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:53:42 -0400, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
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>So, to output a simple 16-bar lead sheet, a user should always [be
>forced to] create 3 files (voice.ily, chords.ily, score.ly)? Or
maybe
>four (lyrics.ily)? Or more?
>Because a “one-per-instrument” file structure — or something
equally
>segmented in some other way — is likely necessary (or at least
>desirable enough to be chosen as the standard) for a huge project
>like an opera.
Yes! :-)
But once there is a standard, many tools will blossom, in particular
one that would offer "simple layout" and transparently transform
into
"standard layout"...
Or more probably a user that is too lazy to set up one directory
(rather than one file) for a given project is likely to use a GUI in
the first place and will never ever see the multi-file standard
layout.
[..]
I beg to differ. I do not use a GUI (and never will, for lilypond),
yet
I have found (so far) that I prefer the single-file approach. At
least,
I've found it quite manageable so far for single-movement pieces.
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