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Re: chord mode: inversions & modifiers
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Carl Sorensen |
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Re: chord mode: inversions & modifiers |
Date: |
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:40:56 -0600 |
Patrick,
Thanks for looking at this. I'll do a more careful look later. Here I
wanted to comment on your proposed syntax changes.
On 9/26/10 3:46 PM, "Patrick Schmidt" <address@hidden> wrote:
> On the last page of my pdf I make suggestions towards an
> easier and more precise modifier syntax. The question marks after a
> number or after parentheses just mean that those should be optional.
> I propose to use ^ to indicate that a certain step should be at the
> top of a chord. I know that ^ is currently used to remove steps from
> a chord but IMHO it's more appropriate to indicate the highest note.
> Maybe ° could be used to exclude steps from a chord. It resembles a
> zero...
The degree symbol is not available for use in LilyPond syntax because it's
not available on a US keyboard.
Changing ^ is not available now; it would be a major syntax change. It
would need to wait until GLISS. And then, I would be opposed to it. I
think that having a change in the meaning of a given symbol is very
problematic. It causes me to be unable to understand both early and late
source files, unless I understand the change in syntax.
Thanks,
Carl