2013/2/1 David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org>: >> I think you mean "\transposition is for displaying pitches only" > > Huh?
Argh. >> I think the great feature you like so much is \transposition, which >> lets you input notes in concerty pitch, shows an instrument >> transposition correctly, and does not affect MIDI. > > I count this as another vote for "the current interface is confusing > even to long-time LilyPond users". Ouch. > \transposition does _not_ affect the typesetting of notes (apart from > quoted music which needs to get adjusted for the respective values of > instrument pitch). OMG I've even written about this matter in a teaching booklet! I had forgottten the way it worked, then I read the docs, and I still learnt what I thought I already knew! Sorry for the noise. At least my booklet puts it right, in the Mendelssohn chapter. http://www.paconet.org/lilypond/libro.pdf -- Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain) www.paconet.org , www.csmbadajoz.com _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
