[mei-neumes-ig] @s-shaped, MEI 0.21

[Roland, Perry (pdr4h)]

Camel-case is used for element names.  Attributes use lower-case names.

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> From: mei-neumes-ig [mailto:mei-neumes-ig-
> bounces+pdr4h=eservices.virginia.edu at lists.uni-paderborn.de] On Behalf Of Andrew
> Hankinson
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 4:58 AM
> To: Ichiro Fujinaga, Prof. <ichiro.fujinaga at mcgill.ca>; Neumes Interest Group of the
> Music Encoding Initiative <mei-neumes-ig at lists.uni-paderborn.de>
> Subject: [mei-neumes-ig] @s-shaped, MEI 0.21
> 
> Attribute: @s-shaped {n|e|s|w) (north, east, south, west; the direction of the initial long
> stroke, i.e., the standard letter S is “w”, its mirror shape is “e”, the letter turned 90-degrees
> on its side is “s”, and its mirror shape is “n”)
> 
> (As a matter of style, MEI adopts a camel-case method for naming its attributes, so this
> would be @sShaped)
> 
> This is problematic. If a line is written such that is not aligned perpendicular to the page
> edges, or it curves, or the page edges are not 90°) then from what baseline should the
> directional reference be?
> 
> It is imperative to remember that this will be used to encode the music notation, not
> describe the shapes on a page.
> 
> I would strongly suggest this be dropped, and another method of encoding the same
> information be developed.
> 
> 
> > On 15 Oct 2017, at 00:26, Ichiro Fujinaga, Prof. <ichiro.fujinaga at mcgill.ca> wrote:
> >
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> > Dear all,
> >
> > Subsequent to the Cantus Ultimus meeting, we had several discussions in Halifax. This
> resulted in the MEI Neumes Module Draft, Version 0.21.
> >
> > The changes from Version 0.2 can be viewed here:
> > https://docs.google.com/document/d/14EVIGmBPdEtw7vXOPK8Uas7MG6WK6mxy_g
> > QGSMpZH9A/edit?usp=sharing
> >
> > I strongly suggest, for the ease of discussions online, that comments and questions on
> the Draft be restricted to one topic per email, e.g., one attribute at a time.
> >
> > Ichiro
> >
> > =========================================
> > MEI Neumes Module Draft, Version 0.21 (2017-10-14)
> >
> > A <neume> element consists of one or more <nc> element(s).
> > A <nc> (neume component) element is a single pitched event, although the exact pitch
> may not be known.
> >
> > Attributes for <neume>:
> > @significative letters
> > @hispanicTick (type1|type2) ((further specifications required)
> >
> > Attributes for <nc>:
> > @pname
> > @oct
> > @intm (interval melodic; relative to the previous <neume>)
> > {u|d|s|n|sh|sl} (u = up, d = down, s = same, n = neutral/unknown, sh =
> > same or higher (but not lower), sl = same or lower (but not higher))
> > @s-shaped {n|e|s|w) (north, east, south, west; the direction of the
> > initial long stroke, i.e., the standard letter S is “w”, its mirror
> > shape is “e”, the letter turned 90-degrees on its side is “s”, and its
> > mirror shape is “n”) @significative letters @curved {a|c}
> > (anticlockwise, clockwise) @angled @liquescence @episema @len (s|l}
> > (short, long) @tilt {n|ne|e|se|s|sw|w|ne} (north, northeast, etc.)
> > @quilisma {2|3|4} (2, 3, or 4 curves) @con {g|l|e}  (gapped, looped,
> > extended) (connection to the previous <nc> within the same <neume>)
> >
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