Re: Point and Click also into the MIDI file

[David Kastrup]

Wilbert Berendsen <address@hidden> writes:

> Op Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:41:18 +0000 (UTC)
> Silvio Ardito <address@hidden> schreef:
>
>> Dear Sirs,
>> I am developing a Midi music player, using the .mid and .pdf
>> generated by lilypond with the \pointAndClickOn, for educational
>> purpose.
>> 
>> Others players "invent" the music score from the .mid, not a true
>> music score.
>> 
>> If the same informations, line and column, are in the midi file, it
>> is possible, playing the midi, to link .mid and .pdf .
>> 
>> The suggested format is using the meta-text message like:
>> 
>> FF 01 LL # POINTANDCLICK
>> 
>> where:
>>  LL                    length 
>>  #                     identifies the point and click
>>  POINTANDCLICK         the same informations on .pdf
>
>
> This would also be extremely nice for Frescobaldi.

Probably one should talk to the Rosegarden people.  They would likely
have
a) a good idea what kind of Midi messages to hide this best in
b) the wish to support that kind of message as well

-- 
David Kastrup