numbers

This works: ``` { \ottava -1 c } ``` while this fails: ``` { \ottava +1 c'' } ``` Is there a technical reason for it? Werner

Re: numbers

Werner LEMBERG writes: > This works: > > ``` > { \ottava -1 c } > ``` > > while this fails: > > ``` > { \ottava +1 c'' } > ``` > > Is there a technical reason for it? As far as LilyPond is concerned, `+` is not a part of numbers. Is there a compelling argument for wasting syntactic elements on

Re: numbers

>> This works: >> >> ``` >> { \ottava -1 c } >> ``` >> >> while this fails: >> >> ``` >> { \ottava +1 c'' } >> ``` >> >> Is there a technical reason for it? > > As far as LilyPond is concerned, `+` is not a part of numbers. Is > there a compelling argument for wasting syntactic elements on doing

Re: numbers

Werner LEMBERG writes: >>> This works: >>> >>> ``` >>> { \ottava -1 c } >>> ``` >>> >>> while this fails: >>> >>> ``` >>> { \ottava +1 c'' } >>> ``` >>> >>> Is there a technical reason for it? >> >> As far as LilyPond is concerned, `+` is not a part of numbers. Is >> there a compelling argument

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>> Can you imagine any other use for `+` right before numbers? >> Otherwise I suggest to make it work, to provide the least surprise >> for users. > > Do we say anywhere that `+` is a sign in LilyPond syntax? Where > does the surprise come from? Well, both `#+3` and `#-3` work, so it might be

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Werner LEMBERG writes: >>> Can you imagine any other use for `+` right before numbers? >>> Otherwise I suggest to make it work, to provide the least surprise >>> for users. >> >> Do we say anywhere that `+` is a sign in LilyPond syntax? Where >> does the surprise come from? > > Well, both `#+3`

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Here is the current countdown report. The next countdown will begin on 2023-12-29 A list of all merge requests can be found here: https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/merge_requests?sort=label_priority Push: !2206 Fix horizontal position of volta brackets not starting at a bar line - Wern

Re: numbers

>> Well, both `#+3` and `#-3` work, so it might be tempting to assume >> that `+3` and `-3` also work (outside of `\markup`). > > So does ##e+3.0 and so does #3/1 so should we be supporting those as > well? The former? Rather not. The latter, maybe. I can imagine that people would like to sa

Re: numbers

On 2023-12-27 10:51 pm, Werner LEMBERG wrote: Well, both `#+3` and `#-3` work, so it might be tempting to assume that `+3` and `-3` also work (outside of `\markup`). So does ##e+3.0 and so does #3/1 so should we be supporting those as well? The former? Rather not. The latter, maybe. I can