> On May 6, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Carl Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu> wrote: > > So, I think I'm in favor of the proposal, but with a name change away from > \absolute.
I agree about a name change since absolute doesn't really describe this entry mode very well. What if \absolute were changed to something less, well, absolute? Something along these lines, just to brainstorm a bit: \fixed \constant \consistent \regular \anchored \nonrelative \invariable \steady \uniform (ok probably not some of those…) Something like that would work well with an argument — the reference octave the input is fixed to, constant in relation to, etc. — and would still make sense without an argument. It would keep it to just two entry modes. It would sound more like an entry mode than \octave does, and retain the parallel/contrast with relative and the sense of “being impervious to enclosing \relative statements” that David mentions. At any rate, although you can achieve this with \transpose there’s something nice (semantically) about using transpose only for actual transposition purposes and not having to use it for note entry purposes. -Paul _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
