[gcompris-devel] Play PIano! and more

Fri Apr 19 12:36:11 UTC 2013

UPDATE

1.  The Play Piano! works from the 12.11-1-1 precise version in my package manager.  The issue I was having is with the git version.  So as these git versions are usually bleeding-edge, I might have mistakenly reported it being broken as all might be aware.  Again, I am new to this.  Hope my error in reporting didnt waste too much of your time.

   ♯♫♮♫♭♫ Brian Clem ♭♫♮♫♯♫♮♩
             Music Teacher
   Durrance Elementary School
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From: Clem, Brian T. [brian.clem at ocps.net]
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 8:04 AM
To: gcompris-devel at lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [gcompris-devel] Play PIano! and more

I have just joined this mailing group so I apologize if this has already been discussed.

1.  Play Piano! starts on level 6.  There is no GO or start button.  This non-start issue occurred after I pulled the latest version from GIT.  I hope reporting this is not an error on my part.

2.  Note Challenge; Level 4.  No sound when clicking on letter names.  This might be by design as Level 3 allows checking against the music notation.  It might be an increase in the level of difficulty which I would be ok with.  Just wanted to point it out if this was not the desired result.

3.  Experimental: Pilot a Submarine.  close should be closed.  your should be you.  Please see the parentheses
Click on different active elements : engine, rudders and air tanks, in order to navigate to the required depth. There is a close(closed) gate on the right. After the first level, your(you) have to catch the jewel to open it. Pass through it to reach the next level.

4.  Music notation: general request.  Is it possible, when dealing with a single measure pattern, to use a 'natural' sign to explain the canceling of a sharp if the next note is same letter name but 1/2 step lower than the previous altered note?
If C# then C, the second C without an additional # would still be C# until the end of the measure.  Can a natural sign be added to the C after the altered C#?

5.  Music notation:  general request.  I really know that I LOVE the music apps as well as the other science and math apps.  Please don't take my email as anything other than me trying to offer an additional set of eyes to a program I truly love.  OK,  finally, is it possible to allow the octave above middle C to lower its stem so that it points down?  If its a programming necessity to keep the stems the same direction, that is fine.  I am not yet at the point where I would know if this creates way more code to address just one slight issue/request.  Usually the notes above the middle line b would have the stems pointing down as to keep the majority of the stem inside the staff.  Of course this is a music rule, which means that is can be broken ;)  and is often broken if the group of beamed notes start low and end high in the staff and the composer makes a decision in that instance to keep the group in a direction that would possibly break the general stem rule on a few note basics.

   ♯♫♮♫♭♫ Brian Clem ♭♫♮♫♯♫♮♩
             Music Teacher
   Durrance Elementary School

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