[PATCH] Emacs-mode: Saving keystrokes with a simple interface

[Heikki Johannes Junes]

Just for fun, I made the following interface for Emacs which saves some
keystrokes when you write a sequence of notes.

Index: VERSION
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/lilypond/lilypond/VERSION,v
retrieving revision 1.399
diff -p -u -r1.399 VERSION
--- VERSION     22 May 2002 14:52:29 -0000      1.399
+++ VERSION     27 May 2002 00:46:18 -0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PACKAGE_NAME=LilyPond
 MAJOR_VERSION=1
 MINOR_VERSION=5
 PATCH_LEVEL=58
-MY_PATCH_LEVEL=uu1
+MY_PATCH_LEVEL=hjj1
 
 # use the above to send patches: MY_PATCH_LEVEL is always empty for a
 # released version.
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/lilypond/lilypond/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.157
diff -p -u -r1.157 ChangeLog
--- ChangeLog   26 May 2002 20:32:23 -0000      1.157
+++ ChangeLog   27 May 2002 00:46:21 -0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-05-2y  Heikki Junes  <address@hidden>
+
+       * lilypond-mode.el: Write notes with fewer keystrokes trough a 
+       "Quick notes"-interface.
+
 2002-05-26  Jan Nieuwenhuizen  <address@hidden>
 
        * input/regression/non-empty-text.ly: Update example with outdated
Index: lilypond-mode.el
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/lilypond/lilypond/lilypond-mode.el,v
retrieving revision 1.36
diff -p -u -r1.36 lilypond-mode.el
--- lilypond-mode.el    22 Apr 2002 13:48:31 -0000      1.36
+++ lilypond-mode.el    27 May 2002 00:46:22 -0000
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 (require 'easymenu)
 (require 'compile)
 
-(defconst LilyPond-version "1.5.52"
+(defconst LilyPond-version "1.5.58"
   "`LilyPond-mode' version number.")
 
 (defconst LilyPond-help-address "address@hidden"
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ command."
   (define-key LilyPond-mode-map "\C-c\C-p" 'LilyPond-command-viewps)
   (define-key LilyPond-mode-map "\C-c\C-m" 'LilyPond-command-next-midi)
   (define-key LilyPond-mode-map "\C-cf" 'font-lock-fontify-buffer)
+  (define-key LilyPond-mode-map "\C-ci" 'LilyPond-quick-note-insert)
   (define-key LilyPond-mode-map "\C-cn" 'LilyPond-insert-tag-notes)
   (define-key LilyPond-mode-map "\C-cs" 'LilyPond-insert-tag-score)
   (define-key LilyPond-mode-map "\C-c:" 'LilyPond-un-comment-region)
@@ -521,6 +522,73 @@ command."
 
 ;;; Menu Support
 
+(defun LilyPond-quick-note-insert()
+  "Insert notes with fewer key strokes by using a simple keyboard piano."
+  (interactive)
+  (setq dutch-notes
+       '(("k" "a") ("l" "b") ("a" "c") ("s" "d") 
+         ("d" "e") ("f" "f") ("j" "g") ("r" "r")))
+  (setq dutch-note-ends '("eses" "es" "" "is" "isis"))
+  (setq dutch-note-replacements '("" ""))
+  (setq finnish-note-replacements
+       '(("eeses" "eses") ("ees" "es") ("aeses" "asas") ("aes" "as")
+        ("beses" "bb") ("bes" "b") ("b" "h") ("bis" "his") ("bisis" "hisis")))
+                             ; add more translations of the note names
+  (setq other-keys "()<>~")
+  (setq accid 0) (setq octav 0) (setq durat "") (setq dots 0)
+
+  (message "Press h for help.") (sit-for 0 750 1)
+
+  (setq note-replacements dutch-note-replacements)
+  (while (not (= 27 ; esc to quit
+    (setq x (read-char 
+            (format " | a[_]s[_]d | f[_]j[_]k[_]l | r with ie ,' 12345678 . 0 
(<~>)\\b\\n Esc \n | c | d | e | f | g | a | b | r with %s%s%s%s"
+                    (nth (+ accid 2) dutch-note-ends)
+                    (make-string (abs octav) (if (> octav 0) ?' ?,)) 
+                    durat 
+                    (if (string= durat "") "" (make-string dots ?.)))))))
+;    (insert (number-to-string x)) ; test numbers for characters
+    (setq note (cdr (assoc (char-to-string x) dutch-notes)))
+    (cond
+     ((= x 127) (backward-kill-word 1)) ; backspace
+     ((= x 13) (progn (insert "\n") (LilyPond-indent-line)))) ; return
+    (setq x (char-to-string x))
+    (cond
+     ((and (string< x "9") (string< "0" x))
+      (progn (setq durat (int-to-string (expt 2 (string-to-int x))))
+            (setq dots 0)))
+     ((string= x " ") (insert " "))
+     ((string= x "0") (progn (setq accid 0) (setq octav 0) 
+                            (setq durat "") (setq dots 0)))
+     ((string= x "i") (setq accid (if (= accid 2) 0 (max (+ accid 1) 1))))
+     ((string= x "e") (setq accid (if (= accid -2) 0 (min (+ accid -1) -1))))
+     ((string= x "'") (setq octav (if (= octav 4) 0 (max (+ octav 1) 1))))
+     ((string= x ",") (setq octav (if (= octav -4) 0 (min (+ octav -1) -1))))
+     ((string= x ".") (setq dots (if (= dots 4) 0 (+ dots 1))))
+     ((not (null (member x (split-string other-keys ""))))
+      (insert (format "%s " x)))
+     ((not (null note))
+      (progn
+       (setq note 
+             (format "%s%s" (car note) (if (string= "r" (car note)) "" 
+                                         (nth (+ accid 2) dutch-note-ends))))
+       (setq notetwo (car (cdr (assoc note note-replacements))))
+       (if (not (null notetwo)) (setq note notetwo))
+       (insert
+        (format "%s%s%s%s " 
+                note
+                (if (string= "r" note) ""
+                    (make-string (abs octav) (if (> octav 0) ?' ?,)))
+                durat
+                (if (string= durat "") "" (make-string dots ?.))))
+       (setq accid 0) (setq octav 0) (setq durat "") (setq dots 0)))
+     ((string= x "t") (setq note-replacements dutch-note-replacements)) ; t
+     ((string= x "n") (setq note-replacements finnish-note-replacements)) ; n
+                             ; add more translations of the note names
+     ((string= x "h") 
+      (progn (message "Insert notes with fewer key strokes. For example 
\"i,5.f\" produces \"fis,32. \".") (sit-for 5 0 1) (message "Add also \"a ~ 
a\"-ties, \"a ( ) b\"-slurs and \"< a b >\"-chords.") (sit-for 5 0 1) (message 
"Note names are in Du(t)ch by default. Hit 'n' for Fin(n)ish note names.") 
(sit-for 5 0 1) (message "Backspace deletes last note, return starts a new 
indented line and Esc quits.") (sit-for 5 0 1) (message "Backspace deletes last 
note, return starts a new indented line and Esc quits.") (sit-for 5 0 1) 
(message "Remember to add all more other details as well.") (sit-for 5 0 1)))
+    )))
+
 (define-skeleton LilyPond-insert-tag-notes
   "LilyPond notes tag."
   nil
@@ -601,6 +669,7 @@ command."
          '(("Insert"
             [ "\\notes..."  LilyPond-insert-tag-notes t]
             [ "\\score..."  LilyPond-insert-tag-score t]
+            ["Quick Notes"  LilyPond-quick-note-insert t]
             ))
          '(("Miscellaneous"
             ["Uncomment Region" LilyPond-un-comment-region t]
--
      Heikki Junes