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abcjs 6.7.0 is out. It is just a couple bug fixes, some clean up, and an easy-to-add minor feature.

I'm cleaning it up to try to modernize the build process. It's hard - allow modern typescript and building but don't raise the browser requirements if possible. And don't slow down debugging. And don't introduce bugs.

#abcjs

abcjs 6.7.0 is out. It is just a couple bug fixes, some clean up, and an easy-to-add minor feature.

I'm cleaning it up to try to modernize the build process. It's hard - allow modern typescript and building but don't raise the browser requirements if possible. And don't slow down debugging. And don't introduce bugs.

#abcjs

I did an update to https://editor.drawthedots.com to add syntax highlighting to the textarea. It is kind of scary since there are so many moving parts but it seems to work for me so far. I made it opt-in (you have to click "options" and a checkbox).

#abcjs #abcNotation #music

I did an update to https://editor.drawthedots.com to add syntax highlighting to the textarea. It is kind of scary since there are so many moving parts but it seems to work for me so far. I made it opt-in (you have to click "options" and a checkbox).

#abcjs #abcNotation #music

Image is a photo of an ipad mini showing an epub in the Books app. The short epub describes how I'm using #abcjs to render music notation for a responsive layout.

The #epub file is generated by my EDITME.html app from #markdown with abc notation fenced code blocks.

Image is a photo of an ipad mini showing an epub in the Books app. The short epub describes how I'm using #abcjs to render music notation for a responsive layout.

The #epub file is generated by my EDITME.html app from #markdown with abc notation fenced code blocks.

Released a couple bug fixes for abcjs. I've got a few other important ones to do, so there'll be another small release, then I'm going to modernize the build system and the start modernizing the code base.

This is to both make it easier to maintain and to (hopefully) make the build smaller.

#abcjs

Released a couple bug fixes for abcjs. I've got a few other important ones to do, so there'll be another small release, then I'm going to modernize the build system and the start modernizing the code base.

This is to both make it easier to maintain and to (hopefully) make the build smaller.

#abcjs

Released a new version of abcjs finally! https://github.com/paulrosen/abcjs I've been trying to find a few minutes here and there to work on it, but there's too much singing and dancing going on. Whew.

I wish this was my full time job. I've got so many ideas! But on the other hand, my full time job is fun, too.

#abcjs #foss

Released a new version of abcjs finally! https://github.com/paulrosen/abcjs I've been trying to find a few minutes here and there to work on it, but there's too much singing and dancing going on. Whew.

I wish this was my full time job. I've got so many ideas! But on the other hand, my full time job is fun, too.

#abcjs #foss

I've been working on a personal #irishtrad project lately which involves writing a lot of sheet music and I just want to mention Paul Rosen's amazing #abcjs project. If you play #irishmusic you probably know about abc notation already which allows you to dynamically create images of sheet music written in abc to embed. Talented folks have written online WYSIWYG abc editors using it and these have been very helpful as well!

https://www.abcjs.net/
https://abc.rectanglered.com/
https://www.abctransposer.de/

Whew. Got a new version of abcjs out to work around a pretty serious Firefox 112 bug. They say it will be fixed in Firefox 113 but I can't wait that long.

Usually it is a new release of Safari that causes an emergency.

#abcjs #firefox

Whew. Got a new (minor) version of abcjs out the door. One fewer ball that I am juggling at the moment.

#abcjs #openSource #musicSoftware

I've spent a fair amount of time playing #irishtrad over the years and often find I like to write down a new piece or modify one I'm learning. For doing this on the computer I've used lots of programs over the years but I keep coming back to simple plain text #abcnotation and the editor I use the most is available free online. Paul Rosen's #abcjs - https://github.com/paulrosen/abcjs can be used under the MIT license. A UK based IT consulting firm has a great example here: https://abc.rectanglered.com/