On Wed 06 Mar 2002 at 12:14PM +0000, Erik Ronstr�m wrote: > I have been wondering about this all since I first come across abc, but > I haven't figured it out yet and I have never thought of asking until > now. Anyway: > > > Is there a good reason why the X: field is required? > > * It is not nessecary to separate the tunes since > an empty line is used for that purpose. >
If you have arbitrary text in with the abc, the X: field is useful to mark the start of the tune. Also, some programs allow you to select a set of tunes using the X: field. James Allwright To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
