Re: [GLISS] Unifying \chordmode and \notemode

[Janek Warchoł]

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 4:46 PM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> I actually remembered one thing that remains worth doing: integrating
> \chordmode into \notemode.
>
> Why would it make sense to have a unified mode?  Being able to combine
> single notes in the same voice and partly in parallel or succession with
> full chords makes sense for the piano, the guitar, the accordion, and
> probably several other instruments.  Having to switch modes or spell out
> standard chords all the time is an inconvenience.  With all of these
> instruments, "Um-pah" kind of accompaniments alternating between a
> single bass note and a chord is rather frequent.  Being able to write
> those out sequentially would be seriously simplifying things.

That's and interesting idea!
As for the ':' conflict, we could replace it with & (for chords). [1]

> This would actually be a syntax project meaningfully tackled by a
> community process, including making the decision of whether one wants to
> tackle it.

I vote for tackling it.

cheers,
Janek

[1] we're running out of ASCII characters...  That's a shame ;P