That's funny - it's the argument I always use for my new complexity work, but it usually gets shouted down quite vocally (refer for example to my requirement for equal width bars!).
:-)
Anyway, that's why I offered to put in in openlilylib, there for all to use if desired.
Maybe what we really need is a section on the NR on how to use openlilylib, because people seem to find it difficult (which I find puzzling, but everybody's experience with computers is of different degree). There's precedent for that, almost. We have a section on using lilypond with external programs like editors. That would also have the effect of bringing opnelilylib more into the core consciousness, rather than being an orphan stepchild as it is viewed now, I think.
Andrew
Well, … … … "It's something I - and others - wish lilypond could do,
and whether you agree with the practice or not, it's valid I believe
to want to be able to duplicate handwritten MSS where the composer
considers this important."
:)