Re: Is there a short way of forcing a particular octave?

[Gianmaria Lari]

On 23 December 2016 at 09:59, Shevek <address@hidden> wrote:

I compose in \relative mode, and my practice is to use \resetRelativeOctave
at the beginning of every new phrase. It is a lot of characters to type, but
I've found that creating unnecessary aliases makes code harder to read and
libraries harder to maintain.

I even use \resetRelativeOctave at the beginning of a \relative block, just
for consistency. It is much easier to deal with \relative mode when you only
have to look to the line directly above the music to see the octave setting,
rather than the beginning of a code block.

This is how I would write if I would use the \relative mode. I tried it a bit but then I opted for the absolute before becoming proficient.

Regarding the alias: I understand, I also try to avoid personnalisation when not strictly necessary. An alternative could be using the alias during the data entry and make a replace at the end.....