Re: Document "fingerings" being frets rather than fingers for fretted instruments. (issue 6099046)

[dak]

Reviewers: Trevor Daniels, carl.d.sorensen_gmail.com,


http://codereview.appspot.com/6099046/diff/1/Documentation/notation/fretted-strings.itely
File Documentation/notation/fretted-strings.itely (right):

http://codereview.appspot.com/6099046/diff/1/Documentation/notation/fretted-strings.itely#newcode68
Documentation/notation/fretted-strings.itely:68: when assigning strings,
this distinction is not academical.
On 2012/04/22 21:03:12, Carl wrote:
> I don't think this is true.

> Fingerings specify string and finger; the fret is automatically
calculated.

> Tablature notations heed string assignments, which determine frets.
Then
> non-assigned strings try to find frets within a specified reach.

> I think this paragraph is wrong.  If it is right, please create a
snippet that
> shows the difference.

The documentation itself contains examples with "finger" 6 6 7 or so: I
think it was me who added them some time ago.  Checking the code, it
might indeed be that the only question asked of the fingering might be
"0 or not".  I will cross-check with actual tablatures tomorrow.

If you are right, the existing examples in the docs need some changes.

Description:
Document "fingerings" being frets rather than fingers for fretted
instruments.

Please review this at http://codereview.appspot.com/6099046/

Affected files:
  M Documentation/notation/fretted-strings.itely


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@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ are covered elsewhere:

 @itemize
 @item Fingerings are indicated as shown in
address@hidden instructions}.
address@hidden instructions}.  As opposed to unfretted string
+instruments, however, the @q{fingerings} don't indicate the finger but
+rather the fret to use.  Since the tablature notations heed fingerings
+when assigning strings, this distinction is not academical.

 @item Instructions for @notation{Laissez vibrer} ties
 as well as ties on arpeggios and tremolos can be found in