Henrik Norbert wrote - >So two of the most used* abc programs, Muse and AbcMus, both >use the "shortest determines length" method, which seems to >work well. I've had no complaints so far. Have you, Laurie? Do we >really have to change it?
But a few days ago he wrote - >Now that I understand what you mean I agree that "first-listed >note" is the best alternative. > >BTW, AbcMus currently implements the "shortest note" alternative, >but I could easily change it to "first-listed note". I had launched Abacus using "highest note" and some people raised objections. After some discussion in which the case was put for both shortest and longest I thought we had arrived at a consensus for "first-listed note" on the grounds that this made no assumptions about the music at all. I changed the development version of Abacus accordingly. If there really is a better case for "shortest note", then fair enough but I would like to see a definite agreement before I bother to change it again. "Better case", as far as I am concerned, means what is best for the users and for abc as a whole, not what is least trouble for the developers. Bryan Creer To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
