> There's a few things that prove to be making reading ABC on the fly
> a real difficult task.
>
> I wonder what other people feel about my stumbling stones.
>
> 1. inline chords. Flotsom floating down midstream making navigation
> difficult.
Yes, better to put them in a separate voice if possible.
> 2. spacing on either side of barlines... this actually is a very
> helpful deliniation for me... the problem arises with the numbered
> repeats |1 and :|2... all the programs I've tried only recognize
> these 'tokens' provided they do not have those spaces I like so much
> for readability | 1 aBc aBc :| 2 abc abc |
No. Barlines are far less obtrusive if you align your source properly,
and taking three characters to express each one can soon run you out of
columns in attempting to align a complicated piece. Any readability
problem with this?
X:1
T:The Rose Tree
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=112
K:D
fe|d2B2 A2F2|A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2e2 egfe|
d2B2 A2F2|A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 :|
de|f2e2 f2g2|a2ba g2f2|e2b2 b2a2|b2e2 egfe|
d2B2 A2F2|A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 :|
and if you want repeats, this is more readable than your way, as the
[1 notation says clearly what the numeral is for and you only use one
way of expressing the repeat boundary rather than two depending on
where in the bar the repeat starts:
X:2
T:The Rose Tree
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=112
K:D
fe|d2B2 A2F2| A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2e2 egfe|
d2B2 A2F2| A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 :|
de|f2e2 f2g2| a2ba g2f2|e2b2 b2a2|b2e2 egfe|
d2B2 A2F2|[1 A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 :|
[2 ABAF A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 |]
Though usually you'd write this instead, making the repeat unit a more
meaningful piece of musical structure:
X:3
T:The Rose Tree
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=112
K:D
fe|d2B2 A2F2|A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2e2 egfe|
d2B2 A2F2|A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 :|
de|f2e2 f2g2|a2ba g2f2|e2b2 b2a2|b2e2 egfe|
[1 d2B2 A2F2|A4 A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 :|
[2 d2B2 A2F2|ABAF A2AB|d4 e2de|f2d2 d2 |]
And it's usually easier to find a reasonable staff notation layout for
20 bars than is for 19, e.g,. for five bars to a line:
X:4
T:The Rose Tree
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=112
K:D
fe|d2B2 A2F2| A4 A2AB| d4 e2de| f2e2 egfe|\
d2B2 A2F2|!A4 A2AB| d4 e2de| f2d2 d2 :|\
de|f2e2 f2g2| a2ba g2f2|!e2b2 b2a2| b2e2 egfe|\
[1 d2B2 A2F2| A4 A2AB| d4 e2de|!f2d2 d2 :|\
[2 d2B2 A2F2| ABAF A2AB| d4 e2de| f2d2 d2 |]
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