Eric Galluzzo wrote: > > However, they also seem to be incompatible. So, why not pick a symbol > > other than "!" for the latter usage [dynamics and other decorations]? > > "*" seems ideal, and quite logical, too:
I think it seems to be the only sensible solution to the problem. * may be a bit too heavy symbol, but I quite like the look of it: > X:1 > T:Sample > M:4/4 > L:1/8 > K:C > *pp*CDEF GAB*fermata*c |] AbcMus also currently supports !...! notation, but I don't think many people use it. So maybe we should let all files containing !...! break if they don't substitute *...* for it instead. There can't be that many tunes around using !...! anyway, or? John, the way you could count tunes using !...! would be to look for more lines containing more than one ! Henrik Norbeck, Stockholm, Sweden [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norbeck.nu/ My home page http://www.norbeck.nu/abcmus/ AbcMus player program http://www.norbeck.nu/abc/ >1900 ABC tunes http://www.norbeck.nu/blackthorn Irish trad music band http://www.rfod.se/folklink/ Links to Swedish trad music To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
