>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Phil> Laura wrote:
>> abc2ly enables you to get both printed and played music from abc. I
>> haven't fixed the ^F-|F problem yet, although it's on my list, but it
>> certainly doesn't have the "F > F" problem.
Phil> What's the F > F problem? Is that due to abc2midi misinterpreting
Phil> R:Hornpipe to mean some other split of time between the two
Phil> notes?
Actually, abc2midi formerly assumed R:Hornpipe whenever you used
"F > F". And then assumed a different split of time, which was
appropriate for the way someone somewhere plays hornpipes.
And when the inconsistency between abc2midi and the standard was
pointed out, the author of abc2midi decided that consistency was more
important than correctness, so he provided a workaround, rather than a
fix.
Phil> At the moment I advise users to avoid using broken rhythms between
Phil> unequal notes on the grounds that the result is unpredictable - if
Phil> in doubt write it out in full.
That's my solution, too. The standard doesn't address this at all. I
think if someone were really working on a standard, it would make
sense to either prohibit it or define it.
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