In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Frank Nordberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > >John Walsh wrote: >> Chris Meyers writes: >> >> >>>The one thing I'm missing is putting the slashes on the stems of the >>>notes. Obviously, an extension to the code is necessary, and I'm even >>>willing to <gasp> step outside the bounds of the emerging abc standard >>>to accomplish my goal, since my real intention is only in creating >>>pretty postscript output, >>> >> >> >> There are two solutions here. The first is, as has been suggested, include >> these as "decorations" e.g. !roll-types!; that could be added into the >> standard right now. Then alias them with one of the letters H--Z for use >> in the abc itself. This might be generally useful, since I gather that >> these also occur as tremolo markers in string music. > >Yes, and they're also used as trill/mordent symbols in early music.
What, the slashed stems? 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
