Carl Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu> writes: > On 6/17/10 8:59 AM, "David Kastrup" <d...@gnu.org> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a question about developing Emacs input and major modes for >> Lilypond. What would be the right way to go forward for me? >> >> I want to make use of current Emacs features (like semantic parsing and >> similar). I also want to create input methods for inputting on the >> keyboard in chromatic button keyboard layout, but also in parallel for >> inputting via midi (I already checked that make-serial-process can be >> used for opening and accessing a midi device on GNU/Linux). > > Are you familiar with lyqi? > > <http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/lilypond/lyqi.html>
Not chromatic button accordion layout, and I should think that a regular input method might be cleaner. I think I checked it out at one time, and the payback for the installation trouble seemed not convincing to me. In particular, French note names were not interesting to me. I should think that the canonical input method should be Dutch. > and rumor? > > http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/rumor.html Separate program, own timing, similar timing problems to midi2ly (basically unusable), no sane treatment of enharmonic equalities. A separate program is not necessary, the following works fine for demonstrating getting at Midi data from /dev/midi1: (make-serial-process :port "/dev/midi1" :speed nil :buffer "*lily-midi*" :coding 'binary :noquery t :filter (lambda (process string) (message (mapconcat (lambda(x) (format "%02x" x)) string " ")))) Not having to install and/or compile binaries definitely is going to make this more attractive. One point of using something midi-based (and also using a single-keystroke input method) would be to record the key press and release times in text properties. When inserting bar lines afterwards, the durations can be quantized and inserted bar-by-bar, making for a much better hit rate. I don't trust myself to input anything useful all in batch mode. But resynchronizing bar by bar, I have a chance to get somewhere. That's something I'll want integrated with my editor in an interactive manner rather than as a batch process. > I would guess that authors can be determined, and that they would be > sympathetic. Sounds good. At some point of time I'll have to make the decision just how much material is going to be worth reusing, and then I might get in contact with them. Thanks, -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
