On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 01:53:00AM +0000, John Chambers wrote: > > We've had the suggestion a few times in the past that there > be a way to give a length for bracketed chords, instead of > repeating the length for each note. Thus [Ace]4 could be > used for [A4c4e4]. In one discussion, we even had the > suggestion of multiplying lengths if they are present in > both places, so [A4ce]2 would be [A8c2e2]. > > This is something that's obviously not logically necessary. > But it makes sense, fits in with the overall abc syntax, > and would simplify typing for a lot of people. I don't have > a strong opinion on this one, though I'd certainly use it > if it were available. But I've had a few messages recently > asking what ever became of the idea.
Like you, I don't have very strong opinions here, it's not a thing I've found a huge need for. But uses like [A4ce]2 would seem to be fairly clear to understand, convenient to type, and consistent with the rest of the language; it's a thing I'd try if I needed to express such a thing. -- Richard Robinson "The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
