Buddha Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:39 PM 04-18-2002 +0000, John Chambers you wrote: > >I've also been contemplating solving the need for random text such as > >"last time" under an ending bracket. This obviously needs quotes, and > >has syntax problems after a bar line. What I think would work is to > >say that you must use the '[' in this case, and you can then write > > |: CEC DED |1-3 EGE FAF :|2,4 EFG FED :|["last time" EFG ABc :| > > I'm one of the people that feels that ABC should be able to be used to > unambiguously describe a piece of music without the need for human > intelligence to interpret it. As such, for the case of "last repeat has > a special variant", I don't think an arbitrary text string method is the > right solution (it may be right for other things, but not for > information on how to play the music). > > I would suggest that there be a special code used for things like that, > such as a repeat-number beginning with '0x', (like 0xlast, 0xfirst, etc) > that could be used to indicate alternate endings under special cases. > Done right, it could be extensible to newer repeat patterns as needed in > the future.
I agree - keep the flow control characters mandatory and add a separate 'funky text' mechanism. cheers, e. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
