In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Martin Tarenskeen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, I. Oppenheim wrote: > >> Yes, and it all spelled out in section 6 (clefs) of the >> standard. [K:bass middle=D] will achieve exactly what >> you want. >> > >The standard says: > >"middle=<pitch> is an alternate way to define the line number of the clef. >The pitch indicates what note is displayed on the 3rd line of the staff." > >I believe this description is not correct/clear. For example [K:bass >middle=d] does NOT mean that the note displayed on the 3rd line on a staff >with a bass clef is d. After all, this still note still represents D, (if >no "transpose" is used). It just means that in the abc code the user may >notate this "D," using "d". > >The description should therefore be changed to something like: > >"The pitch indicates what notation is used for the note that is displayed >on the third line of the staff." >
I agree with that. The original took me a long time to understand what it meant. 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
