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Re: guitar tab feature request


From: Marc Hohl
Subject: Re: guitar tab feature request
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:02:49 +0100
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A better definition of x would be

x = #(define-music-function (parser location notes) (ly:music?)
      #{
         \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross
         \set tablatureFormat = #x-tab-format
         $notes
         \unset tablatureFormat
         \revert NoteHead #'style
      #})

This version allows you to call

\x {c4 c c c}

if you want to have lots of notes muted.

Yes, that's even better :-)
Yes, I knew that already. I mentioned it because I hope that there will
be an additional file
(tablature.ly) shipped with future versions of lilypond with some
predefined commands
like these two. (By the way, tuplets and tuplet numbers should be
handled properly, too).


I assume that this will happen when tablature is updated.  As far as I know,
nobody is yet planning to do the work on tablature.  They are only planning
to put in the requests.

I'd be happy to have a Frog (even a new Frog, like you, Marc, if you're
interested or willing) take responsibility for tablature. I'd give any
advice that I could, and you'd have access to help from the lilypond-devel
list for those things that are beyond me.
Hm, I think if everyone waits until someone else is doing the job, we'll have to be patient :-)
Can you explain to me what a "Frog" is (and what he has to do)?
I don't know much about scheme and the lilypond internals (yet?),
but I am willing to spend some time in bringing this project further on,
because the lack of specific tablature features is the main reason for
me not using lilypond for every piece of music I write down.

Marc





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