--- Anselm Lingnau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

> I think we all agree that �^f-|f�, by virtue of �-� signifying
> a tie as opposed to a slur, is essentially an �^f2� shifted
> across the bar line. bTherefore in ABC there is no ambiguity
> as to what the notation *means* in musical terms (and thus what
> a MIDI player should do).

Exactly my opinion.

> Whether this combination actually appears in a traditional
> printed score with no accidental on the second �f�, with a
> cautionary accidental in front of the note, with the accidental
> in parentheses, or (say) a small �#� above the staff at that
> point, is an issue of taste and/or convenience on the part of
> a notation program. A notation program might (or ought to) offer
> a way for users to be able to specify what sort of behaviour
> they prefer for such cases, but that preference has no bearing
> on the ABC notation whatsoever.

Agree completely!

Erik

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