plainlead block_id method_id [nleads]
plaincourse block_id method_id
touch block_id method_id calls
Methods may be rung by adding plain leads, plain courses or touches to existing blocks
plainlead generates one or more plain leads of the method. The optional argument nleads is a number to specify then number of plain leads (default is 1). For example:
CRE> method gs "Grandsire" 5 CRE> block pc "2 leads of Grandsire Doubles" 5 10 CRE> plainlead pc gs 2
plaincourse generates a whole plain course of the method. Plain leads are added until it comes round. For example:
CRE> method gs "Grandsire" 5 CRE> block pc "Plain course of Grandsire Doubles" 5 10 CRE> plaincourse pc gs
touch provides a means of generating simple touches by specifying whether leadends are plain (P), bob (B) or single (S); for example, an extent of Grandsire Doubles may be produced as follows:
CRE> method gs "Grandsire" 5 CRE> block ext "120 Grandsire Doubles" 5 10 CRE> touch ext gs PSBSPSBSPSBS
repeat enables the changes of an existing block to be repeated until the entire block comes round. For example, the above touch of Grandsire Doubles may be produced by ringing only PSBS and then repeating it.
CRE> method gs "Grandsire" 5 CRE> block ext "120 Grandsire Doubles" 5 10 CRE> touch ext gs PSBS CRE> repeat ext