> -----Original Message----- > From: Heikki Johannes Junes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 12:52 AM > To: Carl D. Sorensen > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Fret Diagram markup >
Thanks for your comments! > Some remarks of the possible syntax: > - number of ';' marks could give the number of strings, > - string numbers are not needed; strings may be given from > left to right > - first number could give the fret position > - space may be used to separate multiple frets in one string This is possible, but it has less information in it. I personally prefer the current terse format, which identifies string, fret, and fingering. > - a number attached with '-' mark could denote the fingering > - only notes on the same fret position (and also fingering!?) > may have a slur > (for example, vertical or diagonal slurs are not allowed), > therefore, slur > notation may be used > > Then there could be some interface to the verbose syntax, what about: > - an empty 6-string \fret-diagram ";;;;;;" > - an empty 4-string \fret-diagram ";;;;" > - muted and open strings in a \fret-diagram "0;x;x;0;0;0;" > - fis major chord given in a simply filled \fret-diagram > "2;2;4;4;4;2;" > - c major scale given in a multiply filled \fret-diagram > ";3;0 2 3;0 2;0 1;;" > - fingered g major chord in a \fret-diagram "3-1;5-3;5-4;4-2;3-1;3-1;" > - slurred, fingered c major chord in a \fret-diagram > "x;3-1-(;5-4;5-3;5-2;3-1-); I can see some possibilities with this syntax, but it would require a major overhaul of the string parser, which is something that it seems Han-Wen doesn't really want to pursue. It appears to me that he would prefer that we move into a FretDiagram context. I'm a bit torn as to whether it's worth it to refine the "string" interface for the fret diagram. I suppose I'm also a bit hesitant to move away from explicit string definition because it seems to me to be more likely to be confusing. For example, if we finger the c major scale you've identified above, we might get something like: ";3-3;0 2-2 3-3;0 2-2;0 1-1;;" Which to me is more confusing than "5-3-3;4-o;4-2-2;4-3-3;3-o;3-2-2;2-o;2-1-1;" BTW, how would one indicate the open string as part of the scale here in a fret diagram? Would there be both an "O" above the string and a one (or two) numbered fret circles on it? I don't believe I've ever seen such a diagram. > There has been a request to be able to use an user-defined > markup in a place of a fret position, see > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-> devel/2004-02/msg00042.html I know that's there, but I'm not ready to deal with it yet. I'd like to get fret-diagrams implemented in a basic way and see how much interest there is before I jump into this kind of feature, which I don't think I would ever use (and after all, I started on this because _I_ wanted fret diagrams). I agree with you that it's an issue for future release. >Greetings, > >Heikki Junes Thanks again for your input. How do we go about resolving differences of opinion on syntax? Carl _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
