Re: Worse error message in 2.17

[Noeck]

Hi David,

Am 08.09.2013 23:11, schrieb David Kastrup:
> <URL:http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3300>
> 
> GNU LilyPond 2.17.26
> Processing `xxx.ly'
> Parsing...
> xxx.ly:1:10: error: unrecognized string, not in text script or \lyricmode
> { b a c' 
>          h }

Much better!

> It's better to get your wishes in before a fix is actually committed.
> Participating in the review allows you to add your own ideas timely.

I think I am satisfied with that message. I only wanted to avoid
pointing the user to lyricmode without mentioning any alternative
possible reason and without mentioning that one particular string is the
problem.

>> My suggestion for the error message:
>> a) if the string fits with any language setting, ask the user if he
>> wants another input language.
> 
> Far too complex, too much second-guessing the user.

Ok.

>> b) don't talk about lyrics here, at least not in the first place. More like:
>> "h" is not understandable in a music expression. Is that a typo, did you
>> forget to set the language correcly or did you want to write lyrics
>> here? (in better English)
> 
> We don't have error messages that verbose 

That's ok, I found my version too long, too.

Cheers,
Joram