Re: Adds documentation for optional octavation clef syntax (issue 6830043)

[Marc Hohl]

Am 08.11.2012 10:32, schrieb Marc Hohl:
> Hi Janek,
>
> Am 08.11.2012 09:22, schrieb address@hidden:
> > Marc,
> >
> > again i have some objections on wording. Let me assure you that i don't
> > intend to pick on you!
> :-)
> > Your patches receive so much of my attention
> > because
> > (a) i understand them (not always the case with David's patches for
> > example)
> > (b) they're usually just the correct size to make a good review.
> >
> > thanks for your work! :)
> >
> > PS i dedicate all my code reviews to Graham Percival, especially the
> > documentation ones.
> >
> >
> > http://codereview.appspot.com/6830043/diff/1/Documentation/notation/pitches.itely 
> >
> > File Documentation/notation/pitches.itely (right):
> >
> > http://codereview.appspot.com/6830043/diff/1/Documentation/notation/pitches.itely#newcode1156 
> >
> > Documentation/notation/pitches.itely:1156: Optional octavation can be
> > obtained by enclosing the numeric
> > I don't quite understand this "optional" thing. (maybe i don't
> > understand this notation correctly at all?)
> >
> > I suppose that a parenthesized clef octavation doesn't mean that the
> > octavation is optional (that is, it doesn't mean "you may choose to play
> > it in this octave or another, whatever pleases you most"). I suppose
> > that a parenthesized clef octavation means that it's just a reminder, or
> > that the octavation number is editorial.
> I used them in my pieces before in exactly the way you describe above.
> For a flute, I used \clef "G^(8)" 
Well, this is not correct – "I would have used \clef "G^(8) if it were 
available".
I had to use

\override Staff.OctavateEight #'stencil =
#(lambda (grob)
(grob-interpret-markup grob
(markup #:concat ("(" #:general-align Y DOWN #:stencil
(ly:text-interface::print grob) ")"))))

instead.
> to indicate that the player may play it one
> octave above (preferred in combination with concert flute) or as written
> (when played with recorder).
>
> So for me it is definitely an option, not a reminder.
>
> Regards,
>
> Marc