Re: [Lilypond-auto] Issue 2490 in lilypond: Patch: Document "fingerings" being frets rather than fingers for fretted instruments.

[lilypond]

Comment #4 on issue 2490 by address@hidden: Patch: Document "fingerings"  
being frets rather than fingers for fretted instruments.
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2490

"needs work" in the back alley along with its cousins and grandmother.   
Here is one:

commit afb4c5fb1766a317100887f62c72a660047c8892
Author: David Kastrup <address@hidden>
Date:   Sun Jan 29 02:43:02 2012 +0100

    Don't warn for fingerings outside of [1..5]

    Since those are used for _fret_ numbering (and also interpreted in this
    manner by the tablature engraver), I can't believe that this has not  
been
    fixed long ago.

Now of course, 0 should be allowed as well for fingering (empty string on  
string instruments), and arbitrary texts (like for the thumb on a cello).   
But notation is a fickle beast, and as long as we don't have a way to  
easily use strings for fingering, warnings like that should probably only  
be triggered if the numbers are _interpreted_ (like in tablatures) rather  
than merely printed.  So I likely won't revert this one for now.

I do need to work on the examples, however.