Re: Suggestion to make sharps and flats persistent

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Elaine,

> Use of \relative is always fine if you realize that you need to explicitly 
> define it every time you break it up.

If you have any desire to reuse small bits, that means you need to have dozens 
(maybe hundreds?) of pre-defined bits.
I can’t imagine wanting to go through that effort, when absolute mode is so 
easy to use (especially with MIDI input).

> If G# is in your key signature, and you are using "g" to represent G#, then 
> how do you represent G natural?  gn?  Sure, there could be some syntax for 
> it. 

g+ raises the "keyed" version, g- lowers it?  ;)


> Personally, I don't see the benefit.  With more complicated and transposing 
> music, remembering when I need to say gs vs g  or g vs gn would become 
> annoying quickly.  

+1^1000000
(and, yes, I understand the mathematical irony there LOL)

Cheers,
Kieren.