christopher-heckman <ccheck...@gmail.com> writes: > David Kastrup wrote >> christopher-heckman < > >> ccheckman@ > >> > writes: >> >>> In the past few years, a couple of algorithms have been released which >>> do a better job for tablature. Since Lilypond uses one of the most >>> naïve ones (not much different from the one that TuxGuitar uses), it >>> might be time for an update. >>> >>> Is anyone working on this? I haven't been able to find any information >>> on current projects. >> >> Personally I think there should be a _translator_ doing the string/fret >> assignment and recording it into the music expression. >> >> Why? >> >> This translator can keep context and, for example, default to using the >> identical assignment for repeated chords, continued _notes_ and similar. > > I strongly disagree with you on this.
The following rather sounds like you strongly disagree with something else. No idea what. > If you are playing the guitar, especially if you are playing passages > with lots of notes, you may not always want to go to the same > fingering for the chord. There are cases where you would have to shift > your hand position by 5 or 10 frets, play one chord, and move > back. This is not idea. > > >> It can also be employed at TabStaff level (rather than at TabVoice >> level) in order to create a workable assignment for polyphonic >> guitar/lute play. > > The algorithm I have in mind does work for polyphony, so it can be > used at the staff level. (And that would be how I would design it: for > the entire piece.) I thought you strongly disagreed with keeping context, like "the entire piece"? > It would accept a musical expression and then add the string (and > fingering) information to the notes. Some disagreement that is... >> So with a bit of retooling, one end up with a more versatile set of >> modular tools than what we have now. > > Which begs the question that I started off with: Is anyone working on > this? Not that I know of. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
