[MEI-L] Instrument labels

[Johannes Kepper]

Hi list,

the <staffdef>-element has @label.full and @label.abbr for encoding  
full names and abbreviations as needed. In case you need formatting  
for your instrument names or they are differently named in multiple  
sources, there is a <label>-child element of <staffdef>, which allows  
formatting etc. and has a @source-attribute. But in <label>, there is  
currently no possibility to define whether you encode an abbreviated  
or full name (using @n for this seems to be abusive…).

Do I miss something or are there arguments against adding something  
like @type="abbr" and @type="full" for this?

Furthermore: What about an attribute whether to repeat the abbreviated  
label on each successing page or not? How would one encode this?


Thanks and best regards,
Johannes