Dear Werner,
Thank you once again for your thoughtful and effective response. Your thorough understanding of LilyPond’s history and context is evident, and your ability to quickly provide such valuable resources is truly commendable. The materials you shared not only clarified how to use LilyPond but also broadened my perspective—discovering third-party development approaches like the Jianpu add-on was an unexpected bonus. On the topic of Jianpu, I’ve raised similar ideas in other forums before, but the responses often leaned more toward dismissiveness than constructive engagement. As I’ve come to realize, the outcome often depends on the asker’s luck: whether they encounter someone like you—willing to provide meaningful answers—or someone more focused on dismissing the question entirely. Thank you again for setting a great example of how forum discussions can be both productive and enlightening. Best regards, On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 10:13 PM Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> wrote: > > > That being said, I feel compelled to clarify something. While I > > completely acknowledge that many people may find the Nashville > > Number System unhelpful, I’ve also encountered many who, like me, > > find it incredibly useful. [...] > > Thank you for the many images that accompany your suggestion, this is > helpful. However, they clearly show that you are actually barking up > the wrong tree: the images coming with your original e-mail do *not* > show the Nashville Number System at all but rather the Chinese Jianpu > system! > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered_musical_notation > > This is already covered with an issue: > > https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues/3332 > > Additionally, there exists an add-on implementation for it in LilyPond > that seems to work quite well for simple cases (see attached example) > but not covering the polyphonal case shown in your last image. > > https://github.com/nybbs2003/lilypond-Jianpu/blob/master/jianpu10a.ly > > To summarize: It makes sense to file a feature request for the > Nashville Numbering System, but to do that you have to find better – > and correct – samples. > > > Werner >
