[tablatures] Re: bends: pre-implementation issues

[David Stocker <dstocker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc Hohl wrote:
> Han-Wen Nienhuys schrieb:
> > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Marc Hohl <marc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  
> > > Han-Wen Nienhuys schrieb:
> > >    
> > > > I am confused here.  Are you trying to implement the symbols that are
> > > > on the tab staff, or on the normal notation?
> > > >
> > > >       
> > > Both. But first, I want to concentrate on the pointed slurs in the 
> > > normal
> > > notation,
> > > make that the default for normal staves *and* tablature and then (as
> > >     
> >
> > I wouldnt bother with the slurs at all, not in the last part because
> > your bends will likely break if someone ever decides to refactor the
> > slur code.
> >   
> Ok.
> > Just write a simple grob that is composed of two line segments to make
> > the pointed bend.  Have you already thought of how the spanner should
> > behave when it crosses a line break?  
> @ David: Can you give us a small example of how a bend across a line
> break would look like?
>
> (I know that strings can break after excessive bends, but that's 
> another issue :-)
I will try to get something out within the next 48 hours.
> > You'll probably need entirely different code for the tab version,
> > including different grob code, and a different engraver.  I recommend
> > worrying about that once the pointed-brace version is completely
> > working.
> >   
> Yes, I didn't plan to do all at once, but I wanted to show where the 
> road will
> eventually lead to.
>
> Thanks for your hints!
>
> Marc