Re: Changing voice order...

[Thomas Morley]

2016-10-28 1:46 GMT+02:00 Thomas Morley <address@hidden>:
> 2016-10-27 13:40 GMT+02:00 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>>
>> This concerns << ... \\ ... \\ ... ... >>
>>
>> If we have more than one voice, voices are assigned in order:
>>
>> 1/2, 1/2/3, 1/2/3/4, 1/2/3/4/5, 1/2/3/4/5/6 ...
>>
>> while the documentation is quite explicit that, ordered from top to
>> bottom, assignments should be more like
>>
>> 1/2, 3/1/2, 3/1/2/4, 5/3/1/2/4, 5/3/1/2/4/6 ...
>>
>> namely keeping the small voice numbers for the inner voices.  Now I am
>> sort of afraid that changing this is likely to end pretty disruptive to
>> existing scores.  Even though I don't know how many really use the
>> original ordering unchanged as well as intentionally.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> --
>> David Kastrup
>
>
> I remember the time I was a lilypond-starter, I was pretty confused
> about the order...
>
> I'd vote for doing it better even if it breaks previous user codes.
> Ofcourse we should document all thoroughly and ofcourse there will be
> some complaints on the list, which needs to be adressed.
> We did things like that before, I remember the change with the bar-lines ...
>
> my 2 cents,
>   Harm

I'd wish more users would participate in this discussion.

To make it more visible I coded a small snippet annotating some info
to NoteHeads in
<< .. \\ .. \\ ... ... ... >>-constructs.

Output attached.
I attach the coding as well, if someone is interested, though be aware
it's not fully elaborated, just enough for purpose.

HTH,
  Harm

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