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Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals
From: |
David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals |
Date: |
Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:38:38 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.90 (gnu/linux) |
Pavel Roskin <address@hidden> writes:
> On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:21:42 +0100 (CET)
> Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>>
>> > f♯ is shorter and more readable than fsharp, let alone fis.
>>
>> In Germany and Austria, f♯ is *never* used. Only fis and nothing
>> else.
>
> I'm sure the signs for accidentals are used in the musical scores, even
> in Germany :)
>
> Using those signs in a text file would be a new thing. Maybe
> accidentals should be written before the notes, as in the score (♯f),
> but that could complicate parsing and conversion to the new format. On
> the other hand, it would be better to make a choice that's more natural
> for musicians, not for programmers.
Unfortunately, it is just programmers and not musicians who have a
reasonable chance of being able to figure out how to produce ♯ on a
computer keyboard.
--
David Kastrup
- Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Pavel Roskin, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Werner LEMBERG, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Pavel Roskin, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Werner LEMBERG, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Carl Sorensen, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Paul Scott, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Peekay Ex, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Paul Scott, 2011/11/13
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Pavel Roskin, 2011/11/11
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Hans Aberg, 2011/11/12
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, David Kastrup, 2011/11/12
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Hans Aberg, 2011/11/12
- Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Jonathan Wilkes, 2011/11/12
Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Hans Aberg, 2011/11/12
Re: Using Unicode symbols for accidentals, Hans Aberg, 2011/11/12