Because the P: text appears above the staff, people have mis-used it to add
comments which have nothing to do with parts.

In the tune header, it can have a formula such as (AB)2(AC)3
In the body, it must be just a single letter

HARMONY can play tunes according to the formula, including nested repeats.
Neil


----- Original Message -----
From: "Remo D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 23 October 2004 11:22
Subject: [abcusers] [ABCp] Parts


> Most of the examples I've examined (thanks again folks!) use a single
> uppercase letter for denoting each part. P:A in a tune means "this is
> the part 'A'" and "P:ABACAB" at the beginning means, if I understood it
> correctly, "play part A, then B, then C ...".
>
> This is what the standards suggest but in one of the Barfly examples,
> parts are denoted with a more complex syntax: "P:Coda" for example.
>
> I'd like to support it but what should be the exact syntax?
>
> My proposal is the following:
>
> "Each part name MUST begin with a upper case letter and may continue
> ONLY with lowercase letters and numbers"
>
> P:AB            -> "play part A then B"
> P:OvertureCoda  -> "play part Overture then part Coda"
> P:OVERTURE CODA -> "play part O then V, then E, ..."
> P:intro         -> ERROR
>
> Spaces and dots may separate part names.
>
> How Barfly behaves? Any other suggestion?
>
> R:D
>
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