On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Wil Macaulay wrote:
Version 1.0a4 of Five Line Skink is available - link from
http://www.geocities.com/w_macaulay/abc4mac.html
I tried it out, and obviously there are quite a few things missing, but
you're aware of that...
In general I like the look-n-feel and the design
Thanks Atte. Just out of interest, what platform are you running it on?
As to freeware vs. shareware, I see benefits and drawbacks on both sides. No matter
what, there will be a version of Skink that will be free, but there may be versions
with
'advanced' features (table of contents?
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Wil Macaulay wrote:
Thanks Atte. Just out of interest, what platform are you running it on?
Linux Mandrake 8.0. It worked perfectly right out of the box, although it
took me some time to figure out how to install Java...
As to freeware vs. shareware, I see benefits and
Any interest in having Skink as a 'front end' for a command-line tool? in other
words, use Skink to enter, proof read and proof-listen, and then invoke abcxxps
for final output?
wil
Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Wil Macaulay wrote:
Thanks Atte. Just out of interest, what
Ulf wrote:
My conclusion:
abc is good for people who (1) are very experienced in the use of a computer,
(2) who can do the necessary intellectual abstractions in their mind and type
in the tune at the same time (3) who use sheet music - both reading and
writing, and who write a lot of musical
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Wil Macaulay wrote:
Any interest in having Skink as a 'front end' for a command-line tool? in other
words, use Skink to enter, proof read and proof-listen, and then invoke abcxxps
for final output?
I thought about mentioning that, but didn't dare :-) But since you ask:
Absolutely! That would be neat! Jaabc2ps is my converter of choice. It
is the only one that I know of that will produce tin whistle tablature, a
feature that I find most useful at times. It will do this for any key of
whistle, independent of the key of the tune, if desired.
Regards,
Don
Again, I think you guys might be misunderstanding what I was complaining about. The
length of a whole line can essentially be stretched out by adjusting the scaling of the
PDF image before you print it. But the spacing between notes within a measure is what
appears cramped to me. This is also
IMHO I think abc is an excellent, efficient means of transporting tunes. That seems
like what you were all after in the beginning. And it is a refreshing change from the
multi-megabyte, bloated files for other things in the wintel world!
Phil Taylor wrote:
Ulf wrote:
My conclusion:
abc
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Don Parrish-Bell wrote:
Again, I think you guys might be misunderstanding what I was complaining about. The
length of a whole line can essentially be stretched out by adjusting the scaling of
the
PDF image before you print it.
I think you are misunderstanding us :-)
Ok, Atte. I will check that out when I get to it. So it's possible to adjust
existing abc
tunes without major rewrites? A more global way of setting up the note-to-note
spacing?
Don
Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Don Parrish-Bell wrote:
Again, I think you guys might be
At 11:03 AM 06-05-2002 -0700, Don Parrish-Bell you wrote:
Ok, Atte. I will check that out when I get to it. So it's possible to
adjust existing abc
tunes without major rewrites? A more global way of setting up the
note-to-note spacing?
abc has absolutely nothing to do with internote spacing
Buddha Buck wrote:
or are you seeing something like:
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This one is more like what I get
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I stated on my homepage (in french) the pros and cons (in my
opinion) for abc :
- Only one whole file for a collection of tunes (unlike midi...)
- quick to download (due to compactness (see above) and size) (but
you know all that)
- quite easy to transcribe (if one can a bit music) and really
I have downloaded various things and used abc2Win and whatever
behind the scenes tool that
runs on one of the sites to create printable sheet music. The
minor complaint that I have
is that the measures seem to be awefully cramped together.
try using a program supporting postscript, like abc2ps
JC's tune finder is magic.
For instance I was at the last M27 Megabop which Rufus Returns played at.
They played one number I really liked but I was unable to learn it there and
then (no Mozart, I). I went to Chipenham Folk Festival last weekend and
someone played it in the English Session in
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Don Parrish-Bell wrote:
Ok, Atte. I will check that out when I get to it. So it's possible to adjust
existing abc
tunes without major rewrites?
Yep :-)
A more global way of setting up the note-to-note spacing?
Basically the abc file contains no information about
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Forgeot Eric wrote:
- an ambiguous name (there is many thinks not related to music
with abc in it, so it gives bad clues in websearch : lilypond or
mup are unique and more original names (I guess))
google, with abc and notation seems to be enough:
I just realized that a big part of the problem was that we had downloaded a bunch of
tunes
in GIF format ... thus the low-res of some of them. But even the spacing in some of
the
PDF's I've downloaded is a bit tight. Overall, though, I'm amazed at how well abc and
its
conversion tools work.
Laurie Griffiths said -
I went to Chipenham Folk Festival last weekend and
someone played it in the English Session in the Rose and Crown barn. I
asked what it was called (The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue) and I now have
about 10 different versions of it. Magic.
Yes, great tune and great
Could it be possible to have a mix of the multivoice and parts
features ?
I enjoy the possibility in musical programs like trackers to made
on one side all the musical part, and in an other how they play
together : I would be usefull in abc for complex musical parts
X:1
T:multivoice and
It would look damn silly to have
Scherzo or other section marker repeated in every single voice;
you can't use Scherzo to control part order - you've got
to use 'A'..'Z' as specified in the standard which you quote above.
That's a limitation which should have been fixed long ago. One of the
Laurie writes:
| JC's tune finder is magic.
|
| For instance I was at the last M27 Megabop which Rufus Returns played at.
| They played one number I really liked but I was unable to learn it there and
| then (no Mozart, I). I went to Chipenham Folk Festival last weekend and
| someone played it
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