Re: [Patch:] Negative fret numbers cause a warning (issue 1035)

[Marc Hohl]

Am 23.12.2010 12:38, schrieb Carl Sorensen:
> [...]
> I can see your point here.
>
> I suspect that our major reason for disagreeing on this is that you are
> mostly concerned about tablature, while I'm mostly concerned about fret
> diagrams.
Probably. I must confess that I didn't use fret diagrams very often 
until now.
>    Negative fret numbers aren't currently supported in fret
> diagrams, and I don't think that they should be.
Yes, this would not make sense.
>   The Capo III (1-5) would
> be shown in the fret diagram by a capo indicator on the third fret, rather
> than by an adjustment in all the fret numbers.
>
> [...]
> Well, if you really want negative fret numbers, then let's go ahead with
> your patch.  I don't want them (in fretboards), but I'll have both a warning
> and a broken fretboard if they're used, so it's no problem.
>
> I'll push your patch.
Thanks!

Merry christmas,

Marc