On Fri, 24 May 2002, John Chambers wrote: <snip> > John Walsh's > suggestion that K:perc (or maybe K:clef=perc) trigger a mapping of > 'x' to this use is probably a good one. There isn't much use of 'x' > as a non-printing rest (yet).
Not? I think the exact same reasons for using them in tuned parts apply in percussion... > Would you want to use a non-printing rest in a drum part? If so, we > might want to discuss what do do with this use of 'x'. It might not > be too late to change it. I'd much prefer changing the meaning of x, (although that would break 99 of my abc) over a quick'n'ugly fix like I still think it would be to have x mean somethin else in percussion clef. I mean *I* could probably remember to use it, but don't we all want a language that's as straight fwd as possible? > I've wondered if a better solution might be > to have a general "don't print the next symbol" modifier. Some abc > programs already use [|] for a non-printing bar line. If we were to, > say, adopt 'i' (for "invisible") as a modifier, Ok, with me. Much better than x=? > With a drum kit, I'd think you would run into a lot of problems like > this, since each line really is a different "voice", and they can > easily do things that overlap. On the other hand drum notes are not that held, are thay :-) I think what ever I could possible imagine would be possible in abcm2ps with the extra noteheads + clef. I already did a few polyphonic settings, and it's not that difficult... -- love, peace & harmony Atte To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
