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 > > > To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html