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
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