Jack Campi wrote - >This is a very good idea, but the semantics I'd need in every instance >where I've wanted it would be that the *shortest* note counts.
So Eric wants longest note counts, Jack wants shortest note counts, I went for highest note counts and suggested first note counts.... This could be tricky. >This is more reliable than hoping you don't get pedal notes above the melody. This sounds more like two voices on the same staff than chords. >If you insist on the first note for >counting you're probably going to clash with other uses of note order >within chords, e.g. the way BarFly uses it to let you specify ties or >slurs to and from notes within the chord. Terrifying! But, again, it sounds more like two voices on the same staff. >> Does any existing software attach any significance to the order of >> notes in a chord? > >ABC2Win does too. But there, it's a bug. This doesn't seem to have any musical significance but is just to make his processing easier. I don't see why the progress of abc should be held up for the sake of one piece of software that doesn't appear to be under development anymore. Bryan Creer To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
