Eric Forgeot wrote -
>Nice program ! I like when there are new abc applications, so I
>can complete my collection :)
Thanks Eric and thanks for the comments, some of which I agree with and
others not.
>ACTION: SystemFile: "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSVBVM60.DLL"
>(File currently on disk was already up to date)
>
>so this *huge* file was not compulsory to download.
I would have thought most people wouldn't have it and those with less
computer expertise would be put off by lots of technical jargon along the
lines of "If you've got this file do this but if not do that." Its only 8 or
9 minutes to download.
>- It's a pity it doesn't support "drag n drop"
>- ark, it doesn't support either command like ctrl+A for "select
>all"
Give us a break! This is only the first release.
>- it crashes from time to time. ("execution error 13. Incompatible
>type" or something like that)
>There are several reasons, but I find among others I had a tune
>with X:12b . I know it was a silly idea,
Well, Garbage In Garbage Out but, you're right, it shouldn't crash the
programme. Fixed in next release.
>- when you start Abacus, it comes in a sort of full screen mode
>and hide the MSwindows taskbar and you have to resize Abacus (like
>for some old windows 3.11 applications) : ok, it's a minor pb, but
>a bit annoying.
Sounds like a bug in Windows to me.
>- there is not shortcuts for play / pause / stop
Be patient.
>- "redraw score" is not always active (it becomes active after a
>print). The fact that Abacus is displaying notes when you type
>them in in abc implies maybe the drawback the display is quite
>"loose" : I mean if you display music, and then an other
>application is coming in front of the display window, the notes
>disappear, and you have to redraw them. I type a space in the abc
>and then the partition come back, but it would be great not to
>have lost it.
I'd taken the policy that Redraw Score was only enabled if the programme
needed you to do it so that if it was enabled then you should probably do it.
I'll change it to permanently on and issue a prompt.
>IT SUPPORTS NOTATIONS like [Af2], ....
>... I don't know why it's
>not in the standard, with for example a rule saying that in such a
>notation the longest note prevails in the counting of the times,
>for example
I've gone for highest note prevails in the counting of the times so you can
do things like -
X:1
T:The Cotillion
C:Trad (Bosham Band)
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
[G4D4][d4B,4]|[B2D4]AB [G2B,4]AB|[c2E4]B2[A2D4]G2|[FD4]GAF [D3A,3]D|
Perhaps it should be by length of the first note in the chord. Does any
existing software attach any significance to the order of notes in a chord?
>- I didn't managed to print scores with my HP DeskJet 520 Printer.
It works OK on my Epson Stylus 440.
>- The few I saw of the printing is that the staff lines are too thick.
A bit chunky perhaps. I'll look into it.
>- I would maybe have prefered the playlist selector on a window
more accessible (at the side of the main window, instead of a
"subwindow")
We'll have to agree to disagree. I can't see the point of taking up valuable
space on the screen for something you aren't using all the time.
>- I didn't tested to load and save tunes I have with %midi
>commands, or special commands for abcm2ps (like !alcoda!), I just
>hope it won't suppress what it can't display but it doesn't seem
>to be the case.
It shouldn't have any trouble with %midi commands, They are just comments and
will be ignored. Things like !alcoda! are not universally accepted (or
universally loved) and, in my experience, far less commonly used than
abc2win's use of ! as a line break. if any proper standard is decided, I'll
give it another look.
>For example I could be good to
>have the possibility to switch between a "full abc" window and the
>other for the standard editing (even if I like the facilities
>given by the editing fields for time signature, tempo etc., I'm
>used to create and manipulate the whole abc text for a tune.) So
>the field for editing abc could be even larger.
I think all you are asking is for Full ABC to be full screen. No problem.
>The fact that you have to confirm in Abacus that for example you
>don't want to store the tune, before coming to a subwindow, slow
>down the process to select quickly a tune. To give warnings is
>good, but it would be nice if we could turn them off (for example
>if I'm creating some tunes and I fear to loose data I can turn the
>warning on, and if I'm just playing with tunes I don't need them)
Good idea. I'll do that.
>Apart for the fact it's heavy to download (a compact program is
>often more popular), I'll recommend Abacus to newcomers in abc.
Thanks. (It's only a few minutes.)
In a later posting -
>I know AbcMus and Abacus are quickly converting the abc to midi
>before reading the midi file, so there is not this sort of
>problem.
Yes, that's what I do. My understanding is that there is so much operating
system in the way that if you send notes one at a time, You'll be lucky if
they come out in the right order.
>(Will it be possible on Abacus in the future to play
>(roughtly) notes when you enter them ?)
Maybe. I'll have a think about it.
>Concerning Iabc, it's the same, it works better now it don't
>process all the tunes in a tunebook, but processes only the tune
>we want to display. (Abacus should do the same
It does.
>Back to Abacus, I've just tryied to create a tune with it, and it
>crashed (I made a mistake and entered Q:1/48=120 instead of 1/8)
>so I've lost my tune :( Could it save the abc tune before crashing?
GIGO again. Saving is the user's responsibilty; best if it doesn't crash.
Bryan Creer
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