Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> writes: > Hi all, > > I’m not sure whether I’m waiting for others to move this discussion forward…? > > Assuming I’m not: > > 1. In *my* mind, the optimal situation *from the user/UI perspective* > would be to have a single public interface > > \time BLAH FOO BAR etc. > > which would gracefully and transparently handle all possible time > signature demands: simple and compound sigs, all possible > “denominator” representations, beat structures, etc. My first question > in this regard: Am I wrong [from the user/UI perspective]? I totally > get that it may be unadvisable from the programmers’ perspective (and > for sure from backwards-compatibility perspective, etc.) — my question > here is more one of Lilypond programming philosophy.
Personally, I don't see how making it hard for the computer to figure out what of a myriad of variants in meaning is intended makes it reasonable for the user to see what is intended. It's not like I haven't voiced that opinion before, so I have no idea how I could contribute towards you considering this question resolved. -- David Kastrup
