(Yesterday, 16:33)Magnus Forsberg Wrote: How about odd number segments?
Todays numbering rules only allow even numbers; 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
For the major sweep? Some exist already, others could be added:
1 segment would be 48 (inverse of 1/48)
3 would be 16 (inverse of 1/16)
Others could be rounded or truncated:
5 would be 09 (truncated inverse of 1/9.6) or 10 (rounded)
7 would be 06 or 07
etc.…
But you eventually run into where numbers are duplicated (for example, both 9 and 10 segments would round to 05, and many of the higher numbers would truncate to 1). And it does bother me a little bit if the major sweep is a fraction while the minor sweep is a segment integer.
You could change the major sweep to also be a segment integer (2 digits for 16-res, 3 digits for 48-res, or just let the 48\ prefix determine), but that does break backward compatibility.
Another option is Travis' idea of showing both numerator and denominator; existing fractions could be retained with the "1-" being assumed, with others added to the spec like 5-48 and 7-48. This has the benefit of expanding the possibilities without breaking the existing syntax
On the other hand, if we come up with a code for 5 segments (10 seems like a nice round number) in the existing syntax, then any other odd-number segments could be combined with 6-segment slices to get any combination.