On Tue 23 Oct 2001 at 04:04PM +0100, Phil Taylor wrote: > James Allwright wrote: > > >Some time ago I toyed with the idea of creating an intermediate level > >format (ILF) which would make it easier for developers to create new > >tools. We would then have separate programs for > > > >abc -> ILF > >ILF -> PostScript / Display on Screen > >ILF -> MIDI > > > >The idea is that the ILF is read and written by computer and designed > >to be very simple to parse. All this seemed like quite a lot of work, > >so I never got very far. > > > > Yes, I thought about that too. It's an appealing idea, but the problem > is that the ILF has to be very comprehensive because it has to represent > absolutely anything which is found in music, otherwise future extensions > to abc will invalidate it. You end up with something which is just as > hard to parse as abc.
Yes, you are probably right. However, an ILF which describes printed music only might just work. James Allwright To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
