[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: : Wow, this is a long thread. Between this and a zillion ads for Viagra that : flood my mailbox every day (somebody on AOL really things I need viagra) its : taken me some time to get caught up. : > Can someone explain why "first note determines length" is better than : > "shortest determines length". : I thought somebody already gave an example where shortest note : wouldn't work.
Say... this list doesn't keep archives anywhere, does it? c.c I'd love to see that example. : And in any case, the ABC author has control over which note goes first, but : he doesn't have control over which note is shortest, since its the music that : determines that. Right. Once they've included the shorter note in that chord, they have committed that chord as a shorter note. It can be made longer by adding rests (visible or invisible) afterwards. Conversely, a long chord cannot be made shorter since music is pretty much a function of time. That's why chord length should be determined by the shortest note in the chord. : I think iabc will follow the first note rule for both slurring and beaming. : Seems to make the most sense and the standard doesn't say. Unless I miss my guess, I think we are making the standard here. At least hopefully the product of these long discussions will be something accepted into the next version of the abc standard. It's not against the rules to make a next version, right? Starling To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
