Re: Set beam subdivision to #t by default

[Trevor Daniels]

Urs Liska wrote Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:44 AM

> I would like to ask for your opinion on the matter of switching beam
> subdivisions on or off by default.
> 
> I would strongly suggest to switch the default setting so that
> subdivideBeams is set to #t by default. I know that will affect existing
> scores, but the more I think of it the more I think this should be the
> default behaviour (after all, it's simple to switch it off).
> 
> Page 156 of "Behind Bars" clearly suggests to use beam subdivisions.
> It's not stated as mandatory, but neither as purely optional or a matter
> of taste. First she claims "Groups of notes are clearest to read when
> ..." followed by "In ... separate inner beams into ...". Followed then
> by a negative example of "not recommended" beaming - which shows
> LilyPond's default.
> 
> When faced with the attached example Elaine Gould states: "YES
> absolutely, (c) as default".
> 
> So, before integrating that into my code I would collect opinions. Are
> there any strong (and reasoned) objections against changing the default
> here?

I agree we  should switch the default, as long as it is clearly stated in
Changes, perhaps under a heading New Default(s).

Trevor