Re: font survey: which clef do you prefer?

[James Worlton]

On Jul 9, 2011, at 16:58, Janek Warchoł <address@hidden> wrote:

> 2011/7/9 Janek Warchoł <address@hidden>:
>> W dniu 8 lipca 2011 00:14 użytkownik James Lowe
>> <address@hidden> napisał:
>>> until you really print out a score and plop it on your music stand and then 
>>> have sharps and flats and time signatures and other ornamentation, I don't 
>>> really think one can make a definite case for either.
>> 
>> True.  Please send me some 2.15.5-compatible input files and i'll
>> compile them with my suggested clef, so we'll have some real-life
>> example to study.  I'll also take something from my collection.
> 
> Issue 1752 http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1752 now
> contains some examples from Mutopia compiled with both my clef and
> current clef (they were too large to send as attachments on this
> list).
> Do you think it would be a good idea to include both current Lily clef
> and the one suggested by me in the font?

I really like the new clef in your recompiled examples. I vote for at least 
including both options if not replacing the existing one altogether. Thanks for 
your work on this, Janek, the treble clef has been one of Lily's weakest visual 
aspects IMO. 

James Worlton