On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Taral wrote: > I'll take this time to announce that I am working on a "libabc" that > eventually will handle abc file parsing so that development of new abc > applications is easier.
If this can find its way into general acceptance, it would be a Good Thing. ... > I'd also like to announce that I will be making the following amendments > to the standard in libabc: > > & and && operators: > The & operator will be used for splits into 2 voices in a single > measure, thus: > > |F2A2Bc&F2c2bc| Is this the same syntax that abc2mtex used to use ? And, is there much abc out there that uses it ? I used to have a few, I _think_ I've migrated them all to use the newer and easier "V:" - being 2-part all the way. This coud well make it easier to drop an extra voice in for just a few measures, but backwards-compatability issues can be a pain ... > .- and -- operators: > Dotted and dashed ties (not sure about these two) As a shorthand for "(ab.)", do you mean ? > .(...) operator: > Dotted slurs (not sure about this one) like "(a.b.c.d.)" ? I wonder if these are worth it ? Or do I misunderstand ? -- Richard Robinson "The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
