Forgive me if I have missed any other suggestion along the following lines but could we not define the syntax (something like)
U:! newline U:! flag in the header to define whether ! means a newline or a !pp! type flag. This would enable different writer to use either convention for future abc files as they wish. One could be the default for the future (and I'd prefer the latter as it is more generally useful) but people should be encouraged to make it explicit either way. If absent, software would have to try and cope with a best guess. Just an idea. Guido? Dave David Webber Author of MOZART the music processor for Windows - http://www.mozart.co.uk Member of the North Cheshire Concert Band http://www.northcheshire.org.uk To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
