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Re: Tab ?
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Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: |
Re: Tab ? |
Date: |
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:58:34 +0200 |
address@hidden writes:
> On Wednesday 17 September 2003 12:31 pm, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
>
> > A question for the string players out there: would it make sense to
> > make separate Tab contexts for different instruments, i.e.
> >
> > \context GuitarTab
>
> AFAIK they all read the same way. Normally the bottom line is the low note,
> and the top line is the high note. However, anything is possible, and there
> might be some instruments for which the opposite is the norm.
>
> The spectrum of stringed, fretted instruments is extremely complex. I think
> that while it would make more work for users setting things up initially and
> getting the hang of how to get the results they want, the easiest thing for
> you to implement, and the most flexible system overall would be a simple
> facility for specifying the number of strings and the pitches to which they
> should be tuned.
We have had those possibilities for over a year now (IIRC) - The point
is: not only do we want flexible facilities, we also want sensible
defaults. Right now, the only default is the chromatic 6 string
guitar. What other defaults should we provide?
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Han-Wen Nienhuys | address@hidden | http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
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