Daniel Wolf wrote:
> I would really like to see a good competition between notation programs.
> There is plenty of anecdotal information comparing the output of the
> various programs, but very little in the way of concrete examples. As I
> see it, the main issue here is "what program should I buy?". (Others
> may well be interested in comparing engraving skills in a single-program
> competition format, but I'm not, and I think that's exactly the sort of
> thing the individual software manufacturers ought to be organizing).
>
> The suggestion of having two main categories, one imitating existing
> publications in several genera and the other "free form" or comparing
> individual "house styles", is excellent.
>
> I disagree that the use of third-party plug-ins should be restricted;
> indeed, I disagree with the whole idea of making a
> "direct-out-of-the-package" competition. If a piece of software is
> designed to handle plug-ins, then plug-ins are a real feature of that
> software. And of course, if our interest is in showing what a program
> can do, then we want to invite the the most experienced users.
> Naturally, it could be useful or interesting to other users to know what
> plug-ins and fonts the engraver has used, but there should be room for
> every engraver to have their own trick of the trade.
>
Then I assume from what you have said that people should be allowed to
use any music fonts they wish, rather than restricting the music fonts
to only what comes with the programs?
I think any comparison should be completely open to use anything the
program will allow (including importing graphics if the particular
engraver wants to do that to copy an existing publication) or the
comparison should be restricted to using only what ships with the program.
But there have been too many postings about restricting fonts but
allowing any plug-ins.
I am in favor of allowing each program's full capabilities, fonts,
plug-ins, importing graphics, whatever the individual engraver wants to
make use of to accomplish the stated engraving goals.
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David H. Bailey
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