This is slightly off-topic, but it relates to a problem with MusiXTeX,
so I hope it's okay to ask the TeXperts on this list...
I use LaTeX with inline MusiXTeX to create note examples (\begin{music}
etc) of different diatonic scales. The following example illustrates a C
minor scale with numbering regarding to a common C major scale.
\begin{music}
\startextract\Notes%
\zchar{-8}{\smalltype 1}\nq c%
\zchar{-8}{\smalltype 2}\nq d%
\zchar{-8}{\smalltype \flt3}\nq{_e}%
\zchar{-8}{\smalltype 4}\nq f%
\zchar{-8}{\smalltype 5}\nq g%
\zchar{-8}{\smalltype \flt6}\nq{'_a}%
\zchar{-8}{\smalltype \flt7}\nq{_b}%
\lpar c\rpar c\nq c%
\enotes\endextract
\end{music}
The \flt macro is defined as:
\font\ChordSymbolSmall=musix13
\def\flt{\raise 1.7pt\hbox{\ChordSymbolSmall\char50}}
I would like to simplify this with a macro that iterates over a string
with all notes in the scale ({cd_efg'_ab}) and adds the corresponding
numbers below, perhaps from a string like {12{\flt3}45{\flt6}{\flt7}}.
Since I'm quite new to TeX programming, I don't really know where to
start. The TeX references I find on the internet mainly deal with
layout, not programming issues. Perhaps someone could direct me to
useful sources, or even help me with this particular problem? I guess
I'll have to learn everything during the journey...
Stefan
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