21/05/02
Last Modified : 27-May-2004
Alternate Take (The idea) was born a long time ago in 2000, as I was a fresh new programmer. After experiencing the unbelievable complexity of installation and use of Lilypond, I thought that this would be a good thing if a notation software was done for Linux that have the features and interface of commercial software such as Finale. At the time, I expected to make something worthy in a few monthes. Reality was a bit different. I realize this would be hard.
In 2002, the piano-at met Orchestra which aim was close to mine. The Orchestra project was at its early stage, and so I decide after doing a modelization to join the Orchestra project. I found interesting discutions but no actions there. So I took again the road to Alternate Take.
I worked until november 2002 then after being dicouraged by the heavy load of work it represented, I dismissed from the project, not knowing if someday it will meets its users.
After that, the project fall into sleep. Until I wake up in the end of 2003, and finally decided that all those effort should not remain vains.
You can use the snapshots to figure out how far we are from the rendering goal
Mozart Viel
This is the reason why Alternate Take is not ready, this is also the reason why Alternate Take is a matter of faith.
Shot 1 :
This is definitly THE most impressive snapshot I ever get when testing my soft.
Shot 2 :
Synchronistation disorder.
Shot 3 :
Font tryouts :
