Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-02 Thread Forgeot Eric
Sorry to disagree here but if you wish to add long barlines between group of staves, I'd suggest to use a different symbol than | . In the way how abcm2ps presently works, I didn't find a pb using | to separate staves, but now it seems a bit strange to use | which means separation (separation of

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-02 Thread Phil Taylor
Wil Macauley wrote: Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In other words, the default is not to join staves, but you can put a line between if you want barlines. That's

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-02 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Webber [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes From: Bernard Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..The only regular place that barlines *are* drawn through is in keyboard work. This is not true. On orchestral and band scores barlines are commonly drawn through on groups of staves

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-02 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I. Oppenheim writes: | On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Wil Macaulay wrote: | | Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing | incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you | only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between |

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], I. Oppenheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Dear Jef, I have written the following in the standard about %%staves. Please read it carefully: If voice blocks, voice groups, or single voices are separated from each other by a '|' character, no bar lines will be drawn

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Bernard Hill wrote: Shouldn't that be %%staves Solo [(S A) | (T B)] | {RH (LH1 LH2)} since the barline would interfere with any words sung. The only regular place that barlines *are* drawn through is in keyboard work. You're correct. Thank you! Irwin To

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Wil Macaulay
Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In other words, the default is not to join staves, but you can put a line between if you want barlines. wil Bernard Hill wrote:

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Wil Macaulay wrote: Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In other words, the default is not to join staves, but you can put a line between if you

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread John Chambers
I. Oppenheim writes: | On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Wil Macaulay wrote: | | Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing | incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you | only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between | staves. In other words, the default is not to join | staves, but

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], I. Oppenheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Wil Macaulay wrote: Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves. In other words, the

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread Arent Storm
From: Wil Macaulay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [abcusers] Floating voices Given Bernard's statement, and that we are proposing incompatibilities anyway, I would propose that you only use a line if you _DO_ want barlines between staves

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread John Norvell
Seems more intuitive the way you suggest. John - Original Message - From: Arent Storm [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [abcusers] Floating voices From: Wil Macaulay To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:59

Re: [abcusers] Floating voices

2003-08-01 Thread David Webber
From: Bernard Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..The only regular place that barlines *are* drawn through is in keyboard work. This is not true. On orchestral and band scores barlines are commonly drawn through on groups of staves corresponding to like instruments - eg all the strings; all the