Re: About the Figuration and Parameter Chord functionality

On 2024-09-23 21:06, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I am trying to enhance the zh_CN translation of Rosegarden, however I
> found the functionality related to Figuration and Parameter Chord
> totally not documented and I cannot deduce its behavior based on trial-
> and-error.
> 
> Could anyone describe it and make me understand this functionality
> better?

My responsibility since I wrote it.

Think of, say, Bach's C major prelude or Schubert's Ave Maria.  Many 
bars have the same arpeggio structure but on different chords.

"Figuration" is intended to let you repeat a figure relative to some 
chord or similar structure rather than absolutely literally.  "Parameter 
Chord" says what it's relative to, typically a chord.

So the idea is that instead of manually writing almost the same thing 
over and over, you can write it once and then say (with the Parameter 
Chord stuff) "Measure 1 is C major, measure 2 is Am, ...".  It's nice if 
you change your mind about what harmony you want to use, then you just 
change a parameter chord and the notes automatically adjust.

Let me know if you need anything more.

Tom Breton (Tehom)