In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, I. Oppenheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> >When a bang appears at the very END of such an input >> >line, it forces a line break in the music OUTPUT. >> >> The end itself forces a line break, no? > >The newline only marks the end of the INPUT line; where >the line breaks will be in the resulting OUTPUT is up >to the software to decide.
> >If the user wants to overrule the default layout >algorithm, he can force a line break by ending the >input line with a ! The standard says that the end of input causes and end of output line. I quote: "Generally one line of abc notation will produce one line of music, althought if the music is too long it will overflow onto the next line". [The start of the very last paragraph] The implication is that if you write abc abc| abc abc| Then you will get 2 lines of music. I see no reason for an ! except inside a line a la abc2win. At least not according to 1.7.6 Bernard Hill Braeburn Software Author of Music Publisher system Music Software written by musicians for musicians http://www.braeburn.co.uk Selkirk, Scotland To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
