Re: pb with 2.13 with doc example fret diagram

[Carl Sorensen]

On 12/22/10 12:12 AM, "Marc Hohl" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Am 22.12.2010 03:43, schrieb Carl Sorensen:
>> On 12/21/10 7:26 PM, "Marc Mouries" <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Dec 21, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Carl Sorensen wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Well, it's supposed to be the number of semitones above middle C for
>>>> each
>>>> open string, starting with the highest string.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Wow, that's really not self-explanatory but i get why it's needed.
>>> However
>>> I'll have one less argument when my friend tell me that Lilypond is too
>>> complicated.
>>> Why not allow people to define tuning with notes, like:
>>> 
>>> violinTuning = #'(e' a d g)
>>> guitarTuning= #'(e b g d a e,,)
>> 
>> Well, the short (and dumb) answer is because the notes e' a d g etc. are
>> lilypond input music expressions, and the string tuning needs to be a
>> Scheme
>> list.
>> 
>> The next longer answer is probably "because nobody ever thought of it".
> 
> Not quite ;-)
> 
> http://lilypond-s-support-for-tablatures.3383434.n2.nabble.com/TAB-guide-tp581
> 3587p5818252.html

Oops, sorry.  I missed that in the overall flow of things....

>> 
>> The final answer is that it will be quite easy to to create a music
>> function
>> that creates a string tuning object. How would this syntax be?
>> 
>> \makeStringTuning #'violinTuning {e' a d g}
>> 
>> If this sounds good, I'll have it done in the next day or so.
> 
> Sounds very promising indeed! As Patrick mentioned in his tablature test
> file,
> a tablature key (i.e. string labels indicating the pitch) would be a
> useful enhancement.
> 
> I didn't dig very deep, but how complicated would it be to allow note
> names for
> string tunings?

Note names for string tunings would be very difficult, as far as I can see.
LilyPond uses note names only in its input layer; they're not used at all
internally.

Pitches for string tunings, on the other hand, would be relatively
straightforward to implement.  And they would be unambiguous in terms of
determining a tab key.

Thanks,

Carl