Thank you, Hermann and Jean-Pierre for your helpful ideas with the macros! White notation works perfect now, and the trick with covering the whole note is a practical solution, too!
Christoph Am 07.08.2013 um 16:24 schrieb tex-music-requ...@tug.org: > Send TeX-Music mailing list submissions to > tex-music@tug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tex-music-requ...@tug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tex-music-ow...@tug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of TeX-Music digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Some questions about MusiXTeX typography (Hermann Hinsch) > 2. Re: Some questions about MusiXTeX typography (Don Simons) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 14:41:47 +0200 > From: Hermann Hinsch <hermann.hin...@urz.uni-heidelberg.de> > To: Werner Icking Music Archive <tex-music@tug.org> > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] Some questions about MusiXTeX typography > Message-ID: <2387618.0fqs26b...@linux-y5rt.site> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Am Dienstag, 6. August 2013, 17:27:02 schrieb Christoph Prendl: >> Dear MusiXTeX community! >> >> I'm using MusiXTeX together with LaTeX for my doctoral thesis in musicology >> for about a year now and consider it the absolute best tool available for >> doing transcriptions of 17th century treatises with a lot of examples in >> staff notation. >> >> While working with MusiXTeX, a few questions arose I couldn't answer with >> the documentation. I thought I collect them to present them to all of you, >> maybe someone has an idea how to solve them. I would be very grateful for >> any comments or help. >> >> 1. How is it possible to write white notation (as commonly used for example >> in french baroque music), where all note heads are white? If there would be >> a possibility to write notes with invisible note heads (maybe in a similar >> way as the note heads in musixper), one could combine them with the >> non-spacing white note heads (\znh). >> > Some years ago I learned from Don Simons how to use white notes in a M-Tx- > source > > \\makeatletter\ > \\def\opennotes{\ > \\let\qsymt\q@symbol\let\dsoupt\ds@oup\let\qst\qs\ > \\let\q@symbol\h@symbol\ > \\let\qs\ds@oup\ > \\let\ds@oup\qp\ > % > \\let\zqut\zqu\let\hlt\hl\let\hut\hu\let\hat\ha\let\hlpt\hlp\let\hupt\hup\ > \\let\zhpt\zhp\let\zhlt\zhl\let\zhut\zhu\let\zht\zh\let\qpt\qp\ > \\let\zqu\zhu\ > \\let\hl\wh\let\hu\wh\ > \\let\hlp\whp\let\hup\whp\let\zhp\zwp\ > \\let\zhl\zwh\let\zhu\zwh\let\zh\zwh\ > \\let\qp\hpause\let\hpauset\hpause\let\hpause\pause\let\pauset\pause\let\pause\P > Ause}\ > % > \\def\closednotes{\let\q@symbol\qsymt\let\ds@oup\dsoupt\ > \\let\zqu\zqut\let\hl\hlt\let\hu\hut\let\ha\hat\let\hlp\hlpt\let\hup\hupt\ > \\let\zhp\zhpt\let\zhl\zhlt\let\zhu\zhut\let\zh\zht\let\qp\qpt\let\qs\qst\let\hpause\hpau > set\let\pause\pauset}\ > \\makeatother\ > > % Usage: > \\\opennotes\ to switch to white note \\\closednotes\ to switch back to > black > notes > > You have to enter the notes with half the value you to see printed > > Hermann Hinsch > > > >> 2. Is there anyone who feels the need for having a black whole note head >> instead of the slightly smaller quarter note head (\nq) to write e.g. >> modern notation gregorian chant or music theory analysis? >> >> 3. Is it possible to have a maxima with a stem up? >> >> 4. Why is the breve not included in the Shifted non-spacing note heads? >> It could be very useful when writing ligatures in 17th and 18th century >> gregorian chant. The result can be obtained with the offset-commands, but >> it takes more time and effort. I'm aware there could be a problem with the >> distances, since the breve note head is wider than others. >> >> I'm looking forward to your response, thanks! >> best wishes, >> Christoph >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> TeX-music@tug.org mailing list >> If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to >> http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://tug.org/mailman/private/tex-music/attachments/20130807/45aa5f26/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 07:23:47 -0700 > From: Don Simons <dsim...@roadrunner.com> > To: "'Werner Icking Music Archive'" <tex-music@tug.org> > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] Some questions about MusiXTeX typography > Message-ID: <005401ce9379$bb8785f0$329691d0$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks, Hermann! But full disclosure: These macros came directly from Werner > Icking. > > > > I used them when making my edition of the complete works of Bernardo > Storace: > > > > http://www.pchpublish.com/gif/bspasap6.gif > > > > --Don Simons > > > > From: TeX-Music [mailto:tex-music-boun...@tug.org] On Behalf Of Hermann > Hinsch > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 5:42 AM > To: Werner Icking Music Archive > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] Some questions about MusiXTeX typography > > > > Am Dienstag, 6. August 2013, 17:27:02 schrieb Christoph Prendl: > >> Dear MusiXTeX community! > >> > >> I'm using MusiXTeX together with LaTeX for my doctoral thesis in > musicology > >> for about a year now and consider it the absolute best tool available for > >> doing transcriptions of 17th century treatises with a lot of examples in > >> staff notation. > >> > >> While working with MusiXTeX, a few questions arose I couldn't answer with > >> the documentation. I thought I collect them to present them to all of you, > >> maybe someone has an idea how to solve them. I would be very grateful for > >> any comments or help. > >> > >> 1. How is it possible to write white notation (as commonly used for > example > >> in french baroque music), where all note heads are white? If there would > be > >> a possibility to write notes with invisible note heads (maybe in a similar > >> way as the note heads in musixper), one could combine them with the > >> non-spacing white note heads (\znh). > >> > > Some years ago I learned from Don Simons how to use white notes in a > M-Tx-source > > > > \\makeatletter\ <file:///\\makeatletter\> > > \\def\opennotes{\ <file:///\\def\opennotes%7b\> > > \\let\qsymt\q@symbol\let\dsoupt\ds@oup\let\qst\qs\ > <file:///\\let\qsymt\q@symbol\let\dsoupt\ds@oup\let\qst\qs\> > > \\let\q@symbol\h@symbol\ <file:///\\let\q@symbol\h@symbol\> > > \\let\qs\ds@oup\ <file:///\\let\qs\ds@oup\> > > \\let\ds@oup\qp\ <file:///\\let\ds@oup\qp\> > > % > > \\let\zqut\zqu\let\hlt\hl\let\hut\hu\let\hat\ha\let\hlpt\hlp\let\hupt\hup\ > <file:///\\let\zqut\zqu\let\hlt\hl\let\hut\hu\let\hat\ha\let\hlpt\hlp\let\hu > pt\hup\> > > \\let\zhpt\zhp\let\zhlt\zhl\let\zhut\zhu\let\zht\zh\let\qpt\qp\ > <file:///\\let\zhpt\zhp\let\zhlt\zhl\let\zhut\zhu\let\zht\zh\let\qpt\qp\> > > \\let\zqu\zhu\ <file:///\\let\zqu\zhu\> > > \\let\hl\wh\let\hu\wh\ <file:///\\let\hl\wh\let\hu\wh\> > > \\let\hlp\whp\let\hup\whp\let\zhp\zwp\ > <file:///\\let\hlp\whp\let\hup\whp\let\zhp\zwp\> > > \\let\zhl\zwh\let\zhu\zwh\let\zh\zwh\ > <file:///\\let\zhl\zwh\let\zhu\zwh\let\zh\zwh\> > > \\let\qp\hpause\let\hpauset\hpause\let\hpause\pause\let\pauset\pause\let\pau > se\PAuse}\ > <file:///\\let\qp\hpause\let\hpauset\hpause\let\hpause\pause\let\pauset\paus > e\let\pause\PAuse%7d\> > > % > > \\def\closednotes{\let\q@symbol\qsymt\let\ds@oup\dsoupt\ > <file:///\\def\closednotes%7b\let\q@symbol\qsymt\let\ds@oup\dsoupt\> > > \\let\zqu\zqut\let\hl\hlt\let\hu\hut\let\ha\hat\let\hlp\hlpt\let\hup\hupt\ > <file:///\\let\zqu\zqut\let\hl\hlt\let\hu\hut\let\ha\hat\let\hlp\hlpt\let\hu > p\hupt\> > > \\let\zhp\zhpt\let\zhl\zhlt\let\zhu\zhut\let\zh\zht\let\qp\qpt\let\qs\qst\le > t\hpause\hpauset\let\pause\pauset}\ > <file:///\\let\zhp\zhpt\let\zhl\zhlt\let\zhu\zhut\let\zh\zht\let\qp\qpt\let\ > qs\qst\let\hpause\hpauset\let\pause\pauset%7d\> > > \\makeatother\ <file:///\\makeatother\> > > > > % Usage: > > \\\opennotes\ <file:///\\\opennotes\> to switch to white note > \\\closednotes\ <file:///\\\closednotes\> to switch back to black notes > > > > You have to enter the notes with half the value you to see printed > > > > Hermann Hinsch > > > > > >> 2. Is there anyone who feels the need for having a black whole note head > >> instead of the slightly smaller quarter note head (\nq) to write e.g. > >> modern notation gregorian chant or music theory analysis? > >> > >> 3. Is it possible to have a maxima with a stem up? > >> > >> 4. Why is the breve not included in the Shifted non-spacing note heads? > >> It could be very useful when writing ligatures in 17th and 18th century > >> gregorian chant. The result can be obtained with the offset-commands, but > >> it takes more time and effort. I'm aware there could be a problem with the > >> distances, since the breve note head is wider than others. > >> > >> I'm looking forward to your response, thanks! > >> best wishes, > >> Christoph > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> TeX-music@tug.org mailing list > >> If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to > >> http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://tug.org/mailman/private/tex-music/attachments/20130807/7abd2fe0/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > TeX-Music mailing list > TeX-Music@tug.org > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music > > > ------------------------------ > > End of TeX-Music Digest, Vol 30, Issue 3 > **************************************** ------------------------------- TeX-music@tug.org mailing list If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
