In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >Actually, I've seen music with nested repeats that work exactly like >parentheses. I've even used this on occasion myself. Granted, most >musicians have probably never seen this. But I've found that it >doesn't even take explantion; musicians usually seem to understand it >without even thinking about it.
That's exactly my point. Here's some music: .... | .... | .... :| .... | .... | .... :| Now, where is the 2nd repeat to go back to? It *might* well be the beginning - the music notation has to be explicit. Either it's .... | .... | .... :| |:.. | .... | .... :| or it's .... | .... | .... :| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... :| .... | .... | .... | Remember cut-and-paste is easy in abc tunes so maybe we should do away with repeat signs entirely <g> Bernard Hill Braeburn Software Author of Music Publisher system Music Software written by musicians for musicians http://www.braeburn.co.uk Selkirk, Scotland To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
