I. Oppenheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said on 5 Aug 2003
> > An earlier example - > > > > > G|G2G2A4|(FEF) D (A2G) G|\ > > > w:She-nei zei-tim nich-__ra-tim_ be-\ > > > M:4/4 % Measure Change\ > > > K:C�� % Key Change\ > > > c2c2(B2c2)|(f2e2)e2d G| > > > w:gan na-'ul_ yats-_hi-ru. Le- > > This example was only given to show how absurd the > semantics of the 1.6 standard were. Trust me, > nobody understands this mess! > Sorry Irwin, I understand this perfectly, and I understand that it is badly written. My understanding of 1.6 would mean writing the above as: G|G2G2A4|(FEF) D (A2G) G|\ w:She-nei zei-tim nich-__ra-tim_ be- M:4/4 % Measure Change K:C�� % Key Change c2c2(B2c2)|(f2e2)e2d G| w:gan na-'ul_ yats-_hi-ru. Le- The spaces before the comments are optional but improve the reading. The backslash is *not* a continuation character, its role is to avoid a forced linebreak. It allows the introduction of fields on a separate line which I generally find preferable to and clearer than inline fields. It also allows the introduction of typesetting instructions to Musi(c/x)TeX by lines beginning \ It would also allow the introduction of Extended information fields within the body of the Tune. You may not want to do this now, but why should it be precluded indefinitely? 1.6 did not have great multivoice capabilities so the issue of line (staffbreaks) were never addressed. But it is only necessary to specify one voice (the first maybe) as a masterline for the purposes of linebreaks so that the presence or absence of \ line terminators in other voices is irrelevant. I presume the Canzonetta.ABC example now requires updating to conform to your new proposal. Alternatively, you can go back to the 1.6 standard, which is simple, elegant and effective. If it has been misunderstood in the past, it wouldn't be the first case of a hisunderstood standard To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
