In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >My feeling is that the active developers shouldn't be held back by a >popular but obsolete program that isn't being maintained. This is a >"slippery slope", as the media calls it, and will just invite more >such problems in the future. The practical approach is to add the >!...! notation to the standard, accept that there are old programs >that aren't compatible with this and other minor points, and note >that there's a simple workaround in this case.
Hear, hear. As for the use of * as a forced line break, I'm not committed to it. As far as I can see the formatting of lines is really quite extra to the function of abc and really the responsibility of a good implementation program. But if it has to be I could easily go with * or @ or even a compound symbol. But the principle of havining one unsupported obsolete program dictate the new standard is not a good one. Bernard Hill Braeburn Software Author of Music Publisher system Music Software written by musicians for musicians http://www.braeburn.co.uk Selkirk, Scotland To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
