Re: Chords and what they mean

[David Kastrup]

Noeck <address@hidden> writes:

> Having different *input* syntax for different people according to their
> taste is more complicated and it's doubtable that this is a good aim for
> LilyPond. Exchanging code gets more complicated and small snippets are
> not necessarily self-consistent. You always would have to specify the
> definitions. One example where it is possible is the input language of
> notes (e.g. \language english): In my German (\language deutsch) code <c
> e g b> is a C7 chord not a Cmaj7. For note names I like that.
> What I am trying to say: Adjustable input syntax also makes life more
> complicated in other circumstances.

\language is usually a closed set, so editors like Frescobaldi can be
taught to convert from one to another.  Conversions of freely
user-defined syntaxes is something entirely else, though.

-- 
David Kastrup