A new version of 5 Line Skink, the cross-platform abc editor/viewer/player is available from
http://www.geocities.com/w_macaulay/skink.html I've tried to make this one compatible with Melody Assistant's abc output, but I don't have a licenced copy, so if anybody would like to try, I'd be most pleased. wil Version 1.0e2 January 23 2003 New Features and Bugfixes - Supports the tempo (Q:) field - Export to MIDI (very basic) - Allow guitar chords and slurs in tuplets - support for Mac OS 10.2.x - layout improvements - lyrics improvements - better error handling - (Linux and UNIX) allow initial filename to be specified on command line - (Mac OS X 10.2.x) open an abc file by double clicking or dragging onto Skink - multiple undo/redo on edit menu - better handling of comments in the tune header - embedded default note length ([L:1/8]) supported - multi-line H: fields supported - supports key signatures in the form K:A dorian as well as K:Ador Limitations and known problems - Multi voice (V:) is still not supported - still problems with interaction between gracenotes and other constructs. For example: ({abc}de) works, {abc}(de) does not c<(b a) does not parse - on the Mac under OS X 10.1 and below, if you drag an abc file onto Skink when it is not yet running, it will start up but not open the file. If you drag the file on when Skink is running the file will be opened. This is a known bug in OS X, and is fixed by Apple in Jaguar... - ties within chords don't work properly - ornaments and gracenotes don't get played To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
