On 28 Oct 2005, at 01:14, Hudson Lacerda wrote: > > Besides that, we have also (with ABC 2.0) the "s:" field: > > X:1 > T:O Ovo > C:Hermeto > M:2/4 > K:C > c_BAG | ECEG FEDC | ECEG c_BAG | ECEG FEDC | C4 :| > s: +mf+ | "C7"*** "Bb" | "C7"*** "Gm7" | "C7"**** "Bb" | "C"
Of course, I'd forgotten that. > > Just like the "w:" field, "s:" has the problem of causing long lines. > > The line continuation "\" character is not a suitable solution in many > cases because destroys the visual correspondence between notes and > symbols (or syllables). Long lines are only a problem when mailing abcs or posting them to discussion groups. The "\" character and the end of line character which follows it are easy enough to remove using Find and Replace in a text editor, which is one good reason for the "continued on the next line" rule. > > BTW, I think ABC lacks a way to indicate a *musical* line > concatenation. > R.D. and Phil have argued that line continuations "\" should not be > used > for "concatenate this line with the next similar line", but I use it > this way in virtually all my ABC files, in the absence of a better > solution. In many circunstances, I need (for legibility) write few > measures per line or even a time per line, althogh they are intended to > be printed in the same music line. Maybe we do need a mechanism for that, separate from the "\" then? Phil Taylor ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/mjFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/abcusers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
