Re: Inputting special symbols

[Gilles]

Hi.

> > > because Lilypond inserts a space between any two markup components.
> >
> > I noticed that too, and I'd tend to consider this as a bug.
> 
> no, it's the intended behaviour of markup.
> 
> It could be possible to write a markup function that concatenates markup 
> words, something like \concatenate { "sym" \eaigu "trique" }. I think such a 
> function would be fairly easy to write, but I don't know because I haven't 
> looked at the code. It might be a sponsorable feature.

Wouldn't it be more logical to do that by default, instead of having
to call a function explicitely to remove something (space) which wasn't
there in the first place?

> 
> > And there is also the "reverse" behaviour:  Blank spaces at the
> > beginning or end of double-quoted strings are trimmed.  
> 
> Sorry for not replying. I don't consider this a bug; that behaviour is 
> intended.
> 

Then, maybe could you explain the rationale behind the intention?
I.e for outputting the opposite of the user's input:

 1. Add a space where there was none
 2. Remove a space where the user wants one


Thanks,
Gilles