>>>>> "Guido" == Guido Gonzato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Guido> So, to sum up: I think we should spend our time improving
Guido> and completing abc, instead of writing convertion tools of
Guido> questionable value. IMHO.
I wouldn't waste my time on conversion to a non-free, questionably
stable format, no.
But converting to other free formats lets us take advantage of a lot
of work that ABC programs haven't even begun to do.
Let's not forget that the very first ABC program was a converter
between something typeable and readable and MusicTeX, which is
neither, but allows a very complete description of printed music.
So I've been looking hard at both abc2mtex (with John Walsh's help)
and abc2ly. And I think they both have a lot of potential to give abc
users options they aren't going to get out of abc2ps and relatives any
time soon.
Note that conversion *from* a widely used, non-free format would be a
great idea, if anyone wants to work on it. People who want to publish
work which is currently in finale or encore (or sibelius) should have
a path open to them that doesn't require their public to buy a
program.
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