On 11/27/10 1:22 AM, "Trevor Daniels" <t.dani...@treda.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Carl Sorensen wrote Saturday, November 27, 2010 4:10 AM
>
>> Neil found a bug in the code. What happens when
>> someone requests an open string that isn't present
>> in the tuning?
>
>> I've got the code fixed to issue a warning. After
>> issuing the warning, we have two choices:
>>
>> 1 -- leave the improper pitch out of the tablature
>> (which will leave a 0 fingering in the Staff and no
>> corresponding pitch in the tablature)
>>
>> 2 -- calculate that pitch as part of the tablature,
>> will will leave a 0 fingering in the Staff and a
>> non-zero fret in the tablature.
>>
>> Which would be preferable?
>
> Isn't the 0 fingering in the Staff equally incorrect?
Yes, it is. But it's only advisory.
>
> As it is impossible to determine whether the pitch
> or the fingering is wrong this should really be
> classed as a syntax error - the combination is invalid.
No, it's not a syntax error, any more than
\time 4/4 c4 c c |
is a syntax error.
I'm fine to throw an error instead of a warning, so that the output will say
the file failed. But it's a music error, not a syntax error.
Thanks,
Carl
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