Re: Another patch (this one is important) to abc2ly

[Laura Conrad]

>>>>> "Juergen" == Juergen Reuter <address@hidden> writes:

    >> a = re.sub ( '-', '- ', a)        # split words with -
    >> +    a = re.sub ( ' - - ', ' -- ', a)  # unless was originally " -- "

    Juergen> Just being curious:

    Juergen> Maybe I am totally wrong (since I do not know the abc format in
    Juergen> detail), but shouldn't this be rather something like

    Juergen> a = re.sub ( '([^-])-([^-])', '\\1- \\2', a)        # split words 
with "-" unless was originally "--"

    Juergen> or similar (untested)?

I just tested it and in actual code, yours seems to do the same thing
mine does, except I find it harder to read.  What do you think is the
advantage of yours over mine?

The code I tested on was:

   The normal way to type multiple syllables in ABC:

   a = "mul- ti- ple syl- la- bles"

Where your version produces:
>>> a = re.sub ( '([^-])-([^-])', '\\1- \\2', a)
>>> print a
mul-  ti-  ple-  syl-  la-  bles

and my version produces:

>>> a = "mul- ti- ple syl- la- bles"
>>> a = re.sub ( '-', '- ', a)
>>> a = re.sub ( ' - - ', ' -- ', a)
>>> print a
mul-  ti-  ple syl-  la-  bles
>>>

The option I'd like to add is to be able to type the -- to indicate
lyric extenders.  As far as I know, this is not supported by other ABC
applications, but my group voted that it makes the lyrics more
readable, so I'd like to implement it.  I don't think it's likely that
anyone would type the " -- " to mean a single syllable in normal ABC.

So that test went:

Your version:

>>> a = "mul -- ti -- ple syl -- la -- ble"
>>> a = re.sub ( '([^-])-([^-])', '\\1- \\2', a)
>>> print a
mul -- ti -- ple syl -- la -- ble

My version:

>>> a = "mul -- ti -- ple syl -- la -- ble"
>>> a = re.sub ( '-', '- ', a)
>>> a = re.sub ( ' - - ', ' -- ', a)
>>> print a
mul --  ti --  ple syl --  la --  ble
>>>



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