[MEI-L] Instrument labels

[Johannes Kepper]

Hi Perry,

I missed the obvious… thanks, that's what I looked for.

johannes

Am 18.06.2009 um 15:42 schrieb Roland, Perry (pdr4h):

> Johannes,
>
> Since <label> allows <abbr>, @type="abbr" isn't necessary.  For  
> example, if the instrument name is abbreviated, use --
>
>    <staffdef>
>      <label>
>        <abbr expan="Clarinet">Cl.</abbr>
>      </label>
>    </staffdef>
>
> or, more P5-like
>
>      <label>
>        <choice>
>          <abbr>Cl.</abbr>
>          <expan>Clarinet</expan>
>        </choice>
>      </label>
>
> As for repetition of a label on succeeding pages, I have been  
> assuming so far that this would be handled upon output; that is, by  
> the rendering engine.  However, that's open for discussion.
>
> --
> perry
>
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> From: mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de [mei-l-bounces at lists.uni-paderborn.de 
> ] On Behalf Of Johannes Kepper [kepper at edirom.de]
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:48 PM
> To: Music Encoding Initiative
> Subject: [MEI-L] Instrument labels
>
> 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
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