Re: Issue 903 in lilypond: Enhancement: a more user-friendly way to specify notename languages

[Ian Hulin]

Neil Puttock wrote:
> 2009/11/22 Francisco Vila <address@hidden>:
> > 2009/11/22 Ian Hulin <address@hidden>:
> > > If you do this as a function, I suggest you call it \notenames,
> > > \notenames "italiano"
> > > \notenames "deutsch"
> > >
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > \language suggests you may be dynamically changing the whole language
> > > environment of Lilypond, including error messages, pointers to docs and
> > > suchlike.
> > I agree.
>
> I don't like this, since it could be confused with the NoteNames
> context (and possible NoteName grob).
I think you are letting the tail wag the dog here, Neil.
Which is used more commonly in Lily source files,
\include "<language>.ly"
or commands doing things with the NoteNames context?

I've just had to search really hard to find the NoteNames context - no 
mention in the NR and only digging down to IR 2.1.17 located it.

Do you really think someone who has to dig this deep to write whatever 
tweak they are working on will be thrown by a new \notename function?

Cheers,
Ian