4all.nl Quoting Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > My question - I would not dare call it a request... - was related to > > something I see as very unsophisticated. My belief, and a number of > > messages on this mailing list seem to agree with me on this matter - > > is that a simplistic function-like facility would prove immensely > > Nice and dandy, but why does it have to be in Lilypond? There are tons > of macro processors that will do your job. > Good point. As a matter of fact, I currently use m4. It does the job, but... - error reporting is a pain, as line numbers are desynchronized - integration is a pain, as Lilypond's and m4's syntax conflict, for instance, on the meaning of commas. Hence, lots of escaping is required. - emacs or jEdit integration and modes do not work well Agreed, these are minor complains, but they make my scores barely readable to a "normal" Lilypond user. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
