Template talk:Ups and downs note name

Add shortcut?

I suggest creating a template shortcut, so as to avoid having to type out "Ups and downs note name" every time. An example of that is Template:Catrel, for Template:Category see also. I suggest Template:UDnote. --Fredg999 (talk) 02:07, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Done. CompactStar (talk) 02:13, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Starting note

This template starts on C, but most edo pages start on D. I believe this was chosen because D is in the middle of the circle of fifths (F-C-G-D-A-E-B), leading to the most symmetrical configuration. See also Ups and downs notation#Examples: EDOs 12-24. I suggest changing the starting note to D for this reason. --Fredg999 (talk) 02:18, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Too many arrows

Very nice to see ups and downs note names being automated! But these note names aren't ideal. For example 57edo runs:

D ^D/vvEbb ^^D/vEbb D#/Ebb...

In general, I think the number of arrows should be minimized. Thus ^^D should be vD# and ^^D# should be vDx.

The note names for 57b-edo have up to 9 arrows, but only 5 are needed. The names should run:

D ^D/Eb ^^D/^Eb ^³D/^^Eb ^⁴D/^³Eb ^⁵D/^⁴Eb v⁴D#/v⁵E v³D#/v⁴E vvD#/v³E vD#/vvE D#/vE E

You might want to look at the Xen-calc code at github.com/m-yac/xen-calc.

--TallKite (talk) 20:52, 23 November 2023 (UTC)