Re: tablature.ly - please test and comment

[Marc Hohl]

Carl D. Sorensen schrieb:
> On 5/29/09 2:05 AM, "Marc Hohl" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>   
> > Carl D. Sorensen schrieb:
> >     
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > Here's one way to do it:
> > >
> > > deadNote =
> > > #(define-music-function (parser location note) (ly:music?)
> > >     (set! (ly:music-property note 'tweaks)
> > >           (acons 'stencil ly:note-head::print
> > >            (acons 'glyph-name "2cross"
> > >             (acons 'style 'special (ly:music-property note 'tweaks)))))
> > >     note)
> > >
> > > {
> > >   <f\4 \deadNote f'\1>
> > > }
> > >
> > >  
> > >       
> > There is some drawback/difference: the crosses are drawn without
> > whiteout, so they look different. Is there a way to change this?
> >     
>
> Yes.  Change the stencil so that it is a composite stencil.
>   
But how can I find out whether the tweak is called within a normal or a
tab staff? Within a normal staff, a whiteout should surely be avoided ...
>   
> > >  
> > > Marc, feel free to add this to tablature.ly if you want to.
> > >  
> > >       
> > How should we call this? It should be clear that
> > \deadNotes works as expected, and the new function is meant
> > to be used inside chord constructs  only.
> > \chordNoteDeadNote sounds a bit strange ...
> >     
>
> I would recommend \deadNote, since it only applies to the next note.
>   
> > The matching case for \palmMute, namely
> > \chordNotePalmMute seems to be ok for me.
> >
> >     
>
> I haven't reviewed the code carefully, but I think that \palmMute should
> apply only to the next note, and \palmMuteOn should change all notes to palm
> mute notes, or \palmMuteNotes could apply to a whole music expression.
>   
Yes, that's how it works now (you can use \palmMute { ... } to treat
several notes at once, or \palmMuteOn ... \palmMuteOff).
>  
>   
> > Or just simply use \chordDeadNote /  \chordPalmMute ?
> >     
>
> I don't like the \chord* notation because they aren't limited to use in
> chords.  They will work for any single note, won't they?
>   
No, the tweaks will work only in chord constructs
as far as I know, so I should have a pair of functions
for each feature, i.e.

c4 d \palmMute e f

< c \chordPalmMute e g >4

c4 d \deadNotes e f

< c \chordDeadNotes e g >4


Marc