Re: Auto-transposition

[David Wright]

On Wed 13 Dec 2017 at 15:15:14 (-0500), Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> >> … and if you don't take extra care when simply cutting and pasting, etc. 
> >> etc. etc.
> > 
> > Yes, so I'm not sure why you cut the helpful lines above the ones
> > you quoted from my post (that were not my words, however).
> 
> Because my only goal was to clarify for future readers of the list that 
> "manipulations on stuff" are not the only thing that can cause headaches.

I failed to see how cut and paste differed from manipulations on stuff.

> > … so before employing a cut and paste approach, it might be wise to
> > convert the source to absolute. (Some composers disagree.) It just
> > depends on your approach, as every cut involves checking the note
> > following the cut, and every paste involves checking up to two
> > notes. This could be trivial, or it could be a showstopper.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> For future list-readers: Using absolute and fixed entry modes allows you to 
> avoid the issues/effort described by David.

If people would only cease bringing any questions about \relative
to the list, we'd be able to avoid this particular drum beat.

Cheers,
David.