On Jul 19, 2011, at 4:53 PM, Trevor Bača wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 5:47 PM, <m...@apollinemike.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'm getting a patch together to implement glissandi stem (stems that link up
> to a glissando to indicate the glissando's duration to avoid awkwardness with
> ties - comes up all the time in Xenakis).
> I have the C++ code working, but I'm looking for suggestions on the input
> syntax. Currently, the input syntax is fairly hackish. I'm looking for
> suggestions for not-too-ugly ways to input these glissandi stem (especially
> in relative contexts where the note values of the stem will have an impact on
> the next real note).
>
> After I get some feedback, I'll put a patch on Reitveld for more formal
> reviewing.
>
>
> Hey Mike,
>
> I'm incredibly happy to hear that you're tackling the multistem glissando
> problem. I'll use the feature in the next score I've got coming up (still
> some months away), so thanks in advance for this.
>
Cool!
> Wrt input syntax the first thing that comes to mind is something similar to
> the the [ and ] of manual beams or the ( and ) of slurs: a type of matchfix
> notation to show just the series of notes, rests, chords governed by the
> spanner. Something like [= and =] or [- and -] might be suggestive.
>
> Then again, perhaps \startMultistemGlissando, \stopMultistemGlissando (in
> parallel to \startTrillSpan, \stopTrillSpan) might be less cryptic and better
> for that reason.
>
> Personally, I like \startXenakisGlissando, \stopXenakisGlissando rather a
> lot. And I'm certain the users interested in the feature will understand the
> meaning of the feature immediately from such a name. But (unless I'm
> mistaken) the system has so far eschewed proper names in input syntax. So
> perhaps the blander \startMultistemGlissando, \stopMultistemGlissando go
> better with the flow.
>
>
I like the Xenakis naming too.
I'm knee deep in trying to pull this off right now...stay tuned :)
Cheers,
MS
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