Try abc2abc. This has options for doubling up and halving the L: value used. I usually stick with one L: value for a tune though; swapping about would make it too confusing to read in my opinion.
James Allwright On Wed 21 Nov 2001 at 11:06PM +0100, Simon Wascher wrote: > Hello, > > from time to time I come across abc text where I want to change the L: > value, to say it more precise the value of one letter in the text, for > the whole tune, after it is written. > > often it is that I want to change a tune from: > > `a/b/c/d/ ag b2' to `abcd a2g2 b4' > > Is there a tool that can perform such a change ? > > there is some idea in my mind of an ideal tool which counts the > "noteheads" i.e. the number of characters needed at differen L:values, > so it is possible to optimize/minimize the number of characters needed > by telling which is the best L: value for a short text (in the short > example above, its 14 vs. 12 characters - last but not least this means > compressing the tune size about 1/7, often it will be much more). > > Simon Wascher > > To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: >http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
