Sir William
A quarter note is a quarter only in 4/4, it's a third in 3/4 - however it IS a crotchet in any time signature.

That's like saying 25 cents is only a quarter when you have a dollar?  You'd call it a "tenth" if you had $2.50?  My head spins when I think of the Gordian knot of quotidian calculations.  <eek!>

I'm equally ok with classical terminolgy or fractions. I also like to see symbols for note values. Why can't we have it all?

One source of confusion with fractional values is inconsistency between PRV/SV and most time-based FX. E.g. fractions in Sonitus Delay refer to fractions of a beat, whereas fractions in PRV/SV refer to fractions of a bar. So 1/4 in Sonitus would be equivalent to 1/16 in PRV.

ricoskyl

That's like saying 25 cents is only a quarter when you have a dollar?  You'd call it a "tenth" if you had $2.50?  My head spins when I think of the Gordian knot of quotidian calculations.  <eek!>

I wouldn't - I am in the UK and we don't use dollars ;)

Sir William

ricoskyl

That's like saying 25 cents is only a quarter when you have a dollar?  You'd call it a "tenth" if you had $2.50?  My head spins when I think of the Gordian knot of quotidian calculations.  <eek!>

I wouldn't - I am in the UK and we don't use dollars ;)

Allow me to translate.
 
It's like saying a three penny bit it would be worth a quarter if you had shilling, but if you had a pound it would be worth it would be worth an eightieth.

Numbers please.

Kamikaze

Sir William

ricoskyl

That's like saying 25 cents is only a quarter when you have a dollar?  You'd call it a "tenth" if you had $2.50?  My head spins when I think of the Gordian knot of quotidian calculations.  <eek!>

I wouldn't - I am in the UK and we don't use dollars ;)

Allow me to translate.
 
It's like saying a three penny bit it would be worth a quarter if you had shilling, but if you had a pound it would be worth it would be worth an eightieth.

Yep, that sounds like pre-decimal coinage :-)

I prefer fractions
 

I prefer numbers. I would get lost if it changed
All the best.

two songwriters in my family prefers fractions!

Numbers and symbols. Although you can use localized names in pop-up help. That's best of both worlds.