[smufl-discuss] Re: Inconsistent left/right naming for triangle noteheads

[dspreadbury]

L Peter Deutsch wrote:

> I've noticed that the Left vs Right naming for triangle noteheads is
> inconsistent: for example, very similar symbols are named
> noteheadTriangleLeftWhite and noteShapeTriangleRightWhite.  I imagine
this
> happened because in one case, the name derives from the pointing
direction
> of the triangle base, while in the other, it derives from the side of
the
> stem on which the head is attached, but it's unfortunate.  Is there any
> possibility of revisiting this as a general issue (whether notehead
> "left/right" names should derive from the shape or from the stem side)?
I
> feel deriving the name from the shape is less confusing, but since
SMuFL's
> symbol names seem to favor semantics over geometry in general (a choice
I
> support), I'm not sure that's the right choice.  And in any case, in
this
> particular situation, the choice of noteheadTriangleLeftWhite seems
> inconsistent even with respect to the shape, because Left is the
direction
> of the base, not the apex, whereas for TriangleUp/Down noteheads,
Up/Down is
> the direction of the apex.

Now that SMuFL has passed v1.0, we have made a commitment to the community
not to rename existing characters. This is a minor shame, as it means a
couple of errors (such as my misspelling of Bussotti's name) will live on
for a long time, but stability and uniqueness are the most important
characteristics of these names, in the end.

Daniel

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