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[lilypond.git] / TODO

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@@ -1,56 +1,204 @@
-0.1:
-
-       * versioning stuff (cvt mudela, mudela, etc.)
-

 Features you cannot find in the doco as working, should be mentioned here.
 Features you cannot find in the doco as working, should be mentioned here.

-       
+

 This is an assorted collection of stuff that will be done, might be
 done, or is an idea that I want to think about
 
 Most of the items are marked in the code as well, with full explanation. 
 This is an assorted collection of stuff that will be done, might be
 done, or is an idea that I want to think about
 
 Most of the items are marked in the code as well, with full explanation. 

-grep for TODO and ugh/ugr
+grep for TODO and ugh/ug

 
 

-       * dots into separate item.
+0.2:

 
 

-       * lyrics in chords still fuck up.
+       * ly2dvi seams to eat accents as in \'el\'egant

 
 

-       * add to MIDI output:
-       - tempo change
-       - repeat
-       - slurs
-       - dynamics etc.
+       * libtoolize flowerlib

 
 

-       * rewire acknowledge_element() logic with a process_acknowledged()
+       * shared lib

 
 

-       * pushgroup/popgroup
+       * bf: abbrevbeam? 

 
 

-       * whole head on ledger line
+       * add full coriolan to website.

 
 

-       * piano staff
+       * robustify Beam (in case of no stems, 32nd notes)
+
+       * fix [c8 c16 c16] (mustn't slope)
+
+       * fix silly " "2*12 a4 (=4*12) sticky plet 
+
+       * check for groff / troff/ nroff et
+
+       * latex quirk?
+
+       * use kpsepath to find all TeX dirs
+       - configure.in 
+       - clean-fonts.sh
+
+       * mudela-convert.
+
+       * nicen examples:
+       - remove all \multi
+       - break-up heavily-nested score blocks
+
+       * disable spaces in TeX stuff
+       
+       * handle ^C for tmp/file creation.
+
+       * WWW mirror/archive for the mailing lists.
+
+       * dots & rest collisions.
+
+       * add a screenshot to the website. :)
+
+       * documentation
+       - introduction?
+       - info?
+       - LaTeX?
+       - more manpages?
+
+       * naming Mozarella, Madeira, Muella?
+
+       * versioning for Feta
+
+       * the warning about the negative slur/tie length appears twice
+       which is irritating.
+
+       * The `3' in the meter key is a one or two pixels too thin (at 600dpi)
+       in the middle:
+
+       * better hshift (dots, distance, head dependent)
+
+       * stem len adjustable
+
+STUFF
+      * clefs: The names I'd like are of the form
+
+            [FGC]n{[_^]8}   F, G or C clef, on nth line, subscripted
+                            or superscripted with an 8.
+        So:                 
+            G, G2, treble, (== current `violin') G clef on second line.
+            F, F4, bass    (== current `bass' )  F clef on fourth line
+            G_8, G2_8      G clef on 2nd line, with 8 subscript
+            G^8            G clef on 2nd line with 8 superscript
+            C1, soprano    (==current `soprano') C clef on first line.
+            C2,            (==current `mezzosoprano') C clef on second line
+            C3, alto       (==current `alto')      C clef on third line
+            C4, tenor      (==current `tenor')     C clef on fourth line
+            C5             (==current `baritone') C clef on fifth line)

 
 

-       * implement better breaking algorithm

 
 

-       * update 20 pt table

 
 

-       * decent TeX page layout
+       * give Items/Spanners access to unbroken originals      

 
 

-       * enter script priority
+       * scoping for properties

 
 

-       * a hands on tutorial
+       {       c4
+               \multi 2  < { \stemup .. } { \stemdown .. } >
+               c2 
+       }
+
+       this modifies \stem for the c2
+
+       * use properties for:
+       - Text_style
+       - default_octave
+       - plet?
+       - default_duration?
+       - default abbreviation
+       - Staff_sym size
+       - default tempo.
+       - font size
+       - bartypes (get rid of derived Span_bar_engravers)
+       - cadenza mode? 
+       - MIDI instrument
+       - staff title
+
+       * page handling:
+       - PS output
+       - optimal pagebreaking.
+
+       * put errorlevel in Input class
+
+       * AFM for font input?
+
+
+3RD PARTY BUGS:
+
+       * tried egcs 1.0.2: failed on lily/stem.cc -> flower/include/interval.hh
+         should narrow down and send bug report
+
+       * xdvi: PS in magnifying glass.
+
+       * Fix profiling. gprof bugreport?

 
 PROJECTS
 
 
 PROJECTS
 

+       * Unicode support?
+       - 16 bit Strings
+       - -u switch
+       - detect of 16/8 bit files
+       - examples to go with it.
+
+       * Spring_spacer:
+       - write a faster Spring_spacer (without matrices if possible)
+       - use straight LP to find minimal "fitting force"
+       - relate energybound to linelen unitspace fontsize etc.
+       - used fixed point fp
+
+       * \header
+       - output header info to MIDI too.
+
+
+       * Makefile stuff:
+       - shared lib on Solaris too.
+
+       * Add mudela-output to Rosegarden.
+
+       * a musical dictionary. See Documentation/vocabulary-*, other
+languages:
+       - explanation
+       - italian
+       - german
+       - dutch
+       - swedish
+        .. ?
+
+       * chords
+       - guitar chords
+       - chord names
+       - basso continuo
+       - Syntax/parser
+       - MIDI output?
+       - typesetting
+
+       * integrate midi-elts from mi2mu and lily?
+
+       * Debug logs:
+       - derive lily_stream, Dstream, texstream from ostream?
+       - indentable stream as baseclass for TeX stream, lily stream, Dstream.
+       - use dstream feature in mi2mu
+       - integrate IO checking into stream class
+
+       * input converters
+       - NIFF?
+       - ABC? 
+       - SMDL?
+
+       * add to MIDI output:
+       - tempo change
+       - ornaments (and trills?)
+       - repeat
+       - slurs
+       - accents
+       - dynamics
+       - account for rhythmic position in measure
+       - etc.
+

        * grace notes
        * grace notes

-       - adapt for multiple font sizes.

        - make separate class for Grace_*_engravers 
        (which is at Voice_gravs level)
        - make separate class for Grace_*_engravers 
        (which is at Voice_gravs level)

-       - move stem, beam, slur into baseclass to adapt for (fixed
-       size) grace notes.
+       - make encapsulated spacing problems.

 
        * accidentals per Voice_group
 
 
        * accidentals per Voice_group
 

-       * Convert all ref/bib stuff into BibTeX.
-

        * Output class, handles : (smallish)
        - help text /(c) notice?
        - version line
        * Output class, handles : (smallish)
        - help text /(c) notice?
        - version line


@@ -59,56 +207,51 @@ PROJECTS
        - quiet/ignore-version options
        - logfile output
 
        - quiet/ignore-version options
        - logfile output
 

+       * piano staff
+

        * elaborate Staff_side baseclass:
        - scripts
        - text
        - slur start/end
 
        * elaborate Staff_side baseclass:
        - scripts
        - text
        - slur start/end
 

+       * cautionary accidental
+

        * Output an output format independent (ofi) typeset file; and 
        * Output an output format independent (ofi) typeset file; and 

-         make ofi2 TeX, MusixTex, PostScript, Ascii... interpreters. (difficult)
-       - poor man's ascii output possible?
-       - MusixTeX output possible? (would have to be done before break calc.)
+         make ofi2 TeX, MusiXTex, Display PostScript, PostScript,
+         Ascii... interpreters. (difficult)
+

        - NIFF ?
        - Common Music Notation
        - PostScript output (esp. Beams, Slurs, etc)
        - NIFF ?
        - Common Music Notation
        - PostScript output (esp. Beams, Slurs, etc)

-       - Move PScore, Items, Spanners etc. into libmutype.a
-
-       * separate Score_elem settings in user-settable (properties
-       .. ) and non-user-settable part. Maybe use something like X-resources:
-       "Staff=oboe*dir: 0", "Staff=*.Voice_group=solo*dir: 1"
+       - Move all Score_elems, into libmutype.a
+ 
+       * Documentation
+       - Doc Mutopia (Music To The People) 
+       - Doc (C) stuff of sheet music
+       - a better format?  SGML?  TeX?  Info?
+       - a tutorial

 
        * TeX spanners , use texbeam.cc as an example (smallish)
        - Glissando
        - trill
 
        * TeX spanners , use texbeam.cc as an example (smallish)
        - Glissando
        - trill

-       - bracket

 
        * Rewrite Stem, Beam and Rhythmic_grouping (hairy)
        - [c8. c32 c32]
 
        * Rewrite Stem, Beam and Rhythmic_grouping (hairy)
        - [c8. c32 c32]

-       - interbeam height
-       - doc on Rhythmic_grouping
+       - doc on Rhythmic_grouping

        - general shaving on Beam and Stem
        - use plet grouping
        - general shaving on Beam and Stem
        - use plet grouping

-       - abbreviations [c2 c2]1/2

        - separate visual from rhythmic info even more
        - beams over bars
 
        - separate visual from rhythmic info even more
        - beams over bars
 

-
-       * Redo font support 
-       - rename mf fonts to avoid conflicts with musixtex
-       - use own fonts/update musixtex fonts/find older (c)-less fonts
-       - hack up mf sources for decent spacing info (and then 
-       read AFM/TFM directly, for text too)
-       - use MF to generate rules.
-       - rewrite : make a metafont iso font
+       * Redo fonts
+       - adapt for multiple font sizes.

 
        * lines:
        - Ledger lines, should be separate item: Ledger_lines, Ledger_lines
        - set different line sizes / thicknesses
 
        * lines:
        - Ledger lines, should be separate item: Ledger_lines, Ledger_lines
        - set different line sizes / thicknesses

-       - stem down too far right

        - beam stem showthrough, inter beam sizes (french vs german style)
 
        * Collisions
        - beam stem showthrough, inter beam sizes (french vs german style)
 
        * Collisions

-       - bring Collision::do_pre_processing to haircutter

        - left/right note balls should be handled by Collision:
        < \multi 2; { \stem 1; <b c> } { <f as b> } >
 
        - left/right note balls should be handled by Collision:
        < \multi 2; { \stem 1; <b c> } { <f as b> } >
 


@@ -118,33 +261,27 @@ PROJECTS
          besides lists of flats/sharps, possibly via declaration
        - key transposition. 
        - key undo: \key bes; .. . \key; should print natural   
          besides lists of flats/sharps, possibly via declaration
        - key transposition. 
        - key undo: \key bes; .. . \key; should print natural   

-       - special key: \key 'b bes bis';
+       - special key: \key bes 'b bis';

        - spacing, national styles?
 
        - spacing, national styles?
 

-PARSER
-       * Duration -> Musical_duration, typedef Rational Duration?
-
-BUGS
-
-       * fix mysterious Flex malloc bug 
+       * Support for TAB
+       - redo Notehead to allow digits as heads
+       - add a \tablature {} lexer mode for easy entering

 
        * should adjust stemlength for flag number.
 
 
        * should adjust stemlength for flag number.
 

-       * lilypond - -> crash
-
-       * standchen triool beam up/down
-       
-       * (where are the) gcc compile warnings on linux
-       
-SEVERELY LACKING:
+       * breaking:
+       - caching breakpoints
+       - saving them
+       - penalties
+       - specify number of lines

 
 

-       * SPEED!
+       * Rhythmic staff.

 
        * multibar rests
 
 
        * multibar rests
 

-       * barnumbers, markers
+       * markers

 
 

-       * abbreviations c4=16

 
 INPUTLANGUAGE
 
 
 INPUTLANGUAGE
 


@@ -155,8 +292,6 @@ INPUTLANGUAGE
 
        * <c f a>4 ?
 
 
        * <c f a>4 ?
 

-       * should have \require{package.ly} to read req'd packages.
-

        * Viola mode?
 
                @c c g e g 
        * Viola mode?
 
                @c c g e g 


@@ -171,87 +306,54 @@ INPUTLANGUAGE
 
        * bracket (bracketplets)
 
 
        * bracket (bracketplets)
 

-       * \duration 8; e*2/3
-

        * configure pitch_byte
 
        * configure pitch_byte
 

-       * figured bass?
-

        * rest name configurable
 
        * Raw request syntax
 
        * rest name configurable
 
        * Raw request syntax
 

-       * subtime with Subtle_reqs
-
-PROJECTS
-
-       * Do RTTI i.s.o. static_name(), name() and request-junk.
-

 SMALLISH PROJECTS
 
 SMALLISH PROJECTS
 

+       * progress when creating MIDI elts.
+

        * A range for context errors (eg. mark both { and }. )
 
        * lyric in staff  (sharpsharp in staff, text below)
 
        * A range for context errors (eg. mark both { and }. )
 
        * lyric in staff  (sharpsharp in staff, text below)
 

-       * fix Egler definitions ( see tex/eglerdefs.tex )
-
-       * replace Score_elem member access by get()/set() methods, to enable
-       future embedded code.
-
-       * --fast/--draft: leave out constraints
-

        * write Dynamic_line (to group dynamics horizontally)
 
        * write Dynamic_line (to group dynamics horizontally)
 

-       * write Rest_collision
-
-       * use Real for y positions.
-
-       * shared lib on Solaris too.
-
-       * bugreport to doc++ devel: struct not in class hier; public
-       virtual baseclasses
-
-       * get rid of init_end;
-
-       * cleanup lily-proto.hh and proto.hh
+       * use Real for all y positions.
+       - use translate_axis( .. ,Y_AXIS) 

 
        * half-sharps, half-flats
 
        * adaptive accidental spacing.
 
 
        * half-sharps, half-flats
 
        * adaptive accidental spacing.
 

-       * unix style paths for LILYINCLUDE env
-
-       * indentable stream as baseclass for TeX stream, lily stream, Dstream.
-

        * handle EOF graciously in error messages.
        * handle EOF graciously in error messages.

-
+oo

        * caching Item/spanner dimensions.
 
        * centered whole rest
 
        * caching Item/spanner dimensions.
 
        * centered whole rest
 

-       * caching breakpoints / saving them. 
-
-       * use dstream feature in mi2mu
-

         * qtor, btor, mtor-> tor( QUIET_ver ), tor( DEBUG_ver ), etc.
        - use tors feature in lily (?)
 
         * qtor, btor, mtor-> tor( QUIET_ver ), tor( DEBUG_ver ), etc.
        - use tors feature in lily (?)
 

-       * declare symtab
-

        * declare notenametab?
 
        * midi esp.: use I32 iso int where 32 bits are needed (or assumed...)
 
        * declare notenametab?
 
        * midi esp.: use I32 iso int where 32 bits are needed (or assumed...)
 

-       * parshape
-
-       * read from mmap directly: bugreport to flex developers->
-       yy_scan_buffer in C++..
+       * Flower types:
+       - A decent scalar type
+       - String hash
+       - Pointer hash

 
        * binsearch/hash for identifiers
 
        * stafftypes: voice names/ instrument names.
 
 
        * binsearch/hash for identifiers
 
        * stafftypes: voice names/ instrument names.
 

-       * Decent TeX titledefs (\tempo, \metron, etc. )
+       * TeX stuff:    
+       - Decent TeX titledefs (\tempo, \metron, etc. )
+       - decent TeX page layout

 
        * lily \tempo
 
 
        * lily \tempo
 


@@ -259,46 +361,26 @@ SMALLISH PROJECTS
 
        * textspanner: center position
 
 
        * textspanner: center position
 

-       * script-spacing
-

        * Brackets
        
        * Brackets
        

-       * use (char *) iso. String for communication between lexer and
-       parser.
-
-       * configure idealspacing: arithmetic spacing
-
-       * LilyPond .deb. Other packaging methods?
-
-       * detect -pipe
-
-DOC
-       * Score_elem structure.
-
-       * all errors
-       
-       * config of TeX macros
-
-       * a test suite
-
-       * hacking-HOWTO
+       * Scripts:
+       - stack scripts in chords:
+         % fingering:        footing:
+           < a-4 c-2 g-1 >   < c-\ltoe e-\lheel >
+       - script-spacing
+       - slur parts as a script
+       - stack parameterised scripts for fingering and footing:

 
 

-FUTURE
+            % toe to bheel   four to five
+           %   ^_u            4_5  
+           %     -                           
+           %  --|x--         --|x--
+           %  --|---         --|---
+           %  --|---         --|---
+          (where "to" is a tiny bow)

 
        * auxilliary file for caching info.
 
 
        * auxilliary file for caching info.
 

-       * Reg_configure_request
-
-       * slur parts as a script
-       
-       * mixed fontsizes
-
-       * put scripts on bars
-
-       * guitar chord
-
-       * better beamslope calculation: QLP for beams?
-

        * Text_crescendo
 
        * clean solution for staffsize in items.
        * Text_crescendo
 
        * clean solution for staffsize in items.


@@ -308,30 +390,21 @@ FUTURE
        * volta
 
 IDEAS
        * volta
 
 IDEAS

-       * check out CORBA for Score_elems?

 
 

-       * derive PCol from Score_elem? More in Score_elems? Spacing?
-
-       * scoping in Lexer: do general id- assignments in mudela.
-
-       ID '=' EXPR;
+       * Output data structures of Mudela in XML/SGML.

 
        * create libmudela, or liblily_frontend
 
        * move MIDI stuff (including Quantization) to a ANSI C libmidi library.
 
 
        * create libmudela, or liblily_frontend
 
        * move MIDI stuff (including Quantization) to a ANSI C libmidi library.
 

-       * use an embedded language: Python
+       * use an embedded language: Python, Scheme

        for: 
                - Score_elems
                - Engraver
                - Translators
                - Complex mudela?
 
        for: 
                - Score_elems
                - Engraver
                - Translators
                - Complex mudela?
 

-       * y -dims in internote?
-
-       * merge Atom and Symbol?
-
-       * merge common code of Item, Atom/Molecule
+       * y -dims in internote? Staff-space? X-dimensions?

 
        * Spacing_request for manually adjusting spacing
 
 
        * Spacing_request for manually adjusting spacing
 


@@ -343,23 +416,31 @@ IDEAS
 
        * used fixedpoint arithmetic for min. energy.
 
 
        * used fixedpoint arithmetic for min. energy.
 

-       * default convert mudela-file.ly -> mudela-file.tex
-         - rename {standchen,scsii-menuetto,...}.tex
+       * move towards incremental algorithms.

 
 

-       * stack scripts in chords:
-         % fingering:        footing:
-           < a-4 c-2 g-1 >   < c-\ltoe e-\lheel >
+       * far fetched language ideas
+       - design meta-language like TeX and Metafont
+       - programming/macros input

 
 

-       * parameterised scripts for fingering and footing:
+       * Global type registration.

 
 

-            % toe to bheel   four to five
-           %   ^_u            4_5  
-           %     -                           
-           %  --|x--         --|x--
-           %  --|---         --|---
-           %  --|---         --|---
-          (where "to" is a tiny bow)
+               My_class * p = create_object( My_class )
+               Type t = get_type ( *p );
+               if ( t <= get_type( q ))
+                       ..

 
 

-       * move towards incremental algorithms.
+       * versioning stuff (cvt mudela, mudela, etc.)
+
+       * a real convert-mudela
+
+       * dots into separate item.
+
+       * use String iso Text_def for lyrics.
+
+       * Klavarskribo?
+
+       * lyrics in chords still fuck up.
+
+       * pushgroup/popgroup

 
 

-       * design meta-language like TeX and Metafont
+       * Use hooks/dependency graphs for properties