Re: [abcusers] Overlay operator [New]

2004-11-11 Thread RWW Taylor
Hi/ I recently signed up to this list, and to the digest. Could someone possibly point me to info on accessing the latter, so that I could catch up on current issues? Is there A FAQ, maybe? Thanks. /RWWT On Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 01:34 AM, Remo D. wrote: I realized  that the overlay

RE: [abcusers] Overlay operator [New]

2004-11-11 Thread Richard Walker
http://www.mail-archive.com/abcusers%40argyll.wisemagic.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RWW Taylor Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 7:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: RWW Taylor Subject: Re: [abcusers] Overlay operator [New] Hi/ I

Re: [abcusers] Overlay operator

2004-11-10 Thread Phil Taylor
On 10 Nov 2004, at 06:34, Remo D. wrote: I realized that the overlay operator is the only one that moves the time backward. I think the 2.0 standard is not very clear on this operator, I'll try to summarize how it will implemented in ABCp, of course everything is subject to discussions and

Re: [abcusers] Overlay operator

2004-11-10 Thread Hudson Lacerda
Phil Taylor wrote: On 10 Nov 2004, at 06:34, Remo D. wrote: 3) overaly may occur on multiple measures G(A | bc d | F)g -- d = A, F = b, g = c No, I think the operator sets the time back to the bar line, so this should be A=G d=b (bar doesn't add up) and g=F. Or have I got the wrong end of

Re: [abcusers] Overlay operator

2004-11-10 Thread Tom Satter
We use the ( ) construct all the time. We use ABC to capture vocal music for doing rehearsal tapes. There are many places in vocal music where a single part (such as the Bass part) splits into two voices (Baritone and Bass) for a short time (such as two four bar phrases). Without the (

Re: [abcusers] Overlay operator

2004-11-10 Thread Remo D.
Ok, I'll try to implement both and ( ... ... ) . Hudson is right, the latter only appears in the abcm2ps docs but Tom gave a good example of how useful it could be. I noticed that Tom used instead of , should I consider and as synonyms? I'll take Phil's suggestion of emetting an error

Re: [abcusers] Overlay operator

2004-11-10 Thread Hudson Lacerda
Very good sample! It's noted that the source formatation (vertical alignment of the corresponding measures) is crucial for reading. Hudson Tom Satter wrote: We use the ( ) construct all the time. We use ABC to capture vocal music for doing rehearsal tapes. There are many places in vocal

[abcusers] Overlay operator

2004-11-09 Thread Remo D.
I realized that the overlay operator is the only one that moves the time backward. I think the 2.0 standard is not very clear on this operator, I'll try to summarize how it will implemented in ABCp, of course everything is subject to discussions and comments from your side!! Reading both the