Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Rodolfo Medina writes: > Bob Tennent writes: > >> >| it's a bit depressing to see how little is in percentage >> >| the presence of MusiXTeX/pmx sources in IMSLP >> >> Lots of scores at IMSLP were produced using MusiXTeX, but >> the contributors haven't bothered to submit their "engraving >> f

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Christian Mondrup
On 4/20/19 12:05 AM, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Dieter writes: Thank you... It'd be great. I'll try to install Audiveris in my Linux machine. If successful, I'll then start the happy `xml -> tex' walk. I'll let you know. I managed to build and run audiveris on my Mint 18.3 linux station. I fo

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Bob Tennent
>|Rodolfo Medina writes: >| >|I'd propose that a specific repository be created, including all and >|only music >|score sources... Why would that make a difference? Who would set up and manage this repository? Are you volunteering? --- TeX-music@tug.org mailing

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Bob Tennent writes: > >|Rodolfo Medina writes: > >| > >|I'd propose that a specific repository be created, including all and > >|only music > >|score sources... > > Why would that make a difference? The difference is that a source file can be easily converted into MusiXTeX format and so e

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Bodo Meissner
On 20.04.2019 13:38 Rodolfo Medina wrote: > The difference is that a source file can be easily converted into MusiXTeX > format and so edited at pleasure; a PDF final output can't, or it can but with > much more difficulty. As Christian Mondrup already wrote it would be

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Bob Tennent
>|Bob Tennent writes: >| >|> >|Rodolfo Medina writes: >|> >| >|> >|I'd propose that a specific repository be created, >|> >|including all and only music score sources... >|> >|> Why would that make a difference? >| >|The difference is that a source file can be easily >|converted in

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Dieter writes: > For all people in need of a PMX-version of existing note sheets (of e.g. > the Bach two voice inventions) I have a tool since 2015: "XML2PMX". > Please find attached the 1st invention (BWV 772) in terms of MusicXML, > PMX and PDF. > There are three steps: > (1) Scan the original

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Dieter
Hi Rodolfo, I believe you are working with Linux, right? Did you have a look at the README file? There should be 5 entries in the command line. Like this one: ./XML2PMX ./XML/Telemann.xml ./PMX/Telemann.pmx n 10 The option "n" means no option chosen. And "10" is the number of bars you want to

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Dieter
Hi Christian, could you please send me your XML file or even better pdf file of Anna Magdalena's Musette? Then I will run it through my machinery and we can count the errors. Regards, Dieter Am 20.04.2019 um 11:35 schrieb Christian Mondrup: On 4/20/19 12:05 AM, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Dieter

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Bob Tennent
>| >|Rodolfo Medina writes: >| >| >| >|I'd propose that a specific repository be created, >| >|including all and only music score sources... Instead of duplicating IMSLP, for no evident benefit, I suggest that authors can send sources for M-Tx, PMX, autosp or MusiXTeX processing to me for inc

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Dieter writes: > Hi Rodolfo, > > I believe you are working with Linux, right? Did you have a look at the > README file? > > There should be 5 entries in the command line. Like this one: > > ./XML2PMX ./XML/Telemann.xml ./PMX/Telemann.pmx n 10 > > The option "n" means no option chosen. And "10" is

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Don Simons
Bob Tennent wrote ... > Instead of duplicating IMSLP, for no evident benefit, I suggest that authors > can send sources for M-Tx, PMX, autosp or MusiXTeX processing to me for > inclusion in "contrib" > sub-directories of subsequent CTAN releases of those packages. They will > then be incorporated i

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
"Don Simons" writes: > Bob Tennent wrote > ... >> Instead of duplicating IMSLP, for no evident benefit, I suggest that > authors >> can send sources for M-Tx, PMX, autosp or MusiXTeX processing to me for >> inclusion in "contrib" >> sub-directories of subsequent CTAN releases of those packages. T

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread maurizio .mau. codogno
On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 6:39 PM Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > I personally believe in, and wish here to remark, the importance of a > specific > common time-growing patrimony of MusiXTeX sources, along with IMSLP or > aside... > But maybe aside... I agree that a section of sources would be very use

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Rodolfo Medina writes: > "Don Simons" writes: > >> Bob Tennent wrote >> ... >>> Instead of duplicating IMSLP, for no evident benefit, I suggest that >> authors >>> can send sources for M-Tx, PMX, autosp or MusiXTeX processing to me for >>> inclusion in "contrib" >>> sub-directories of subsequent

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Dieter
Hi Rodolfo, "fi invalid" means that the input xml-file does not exist. Could you send me the whole input command? I am just unable to test, because my linux-ubuntu machine is not working properly (mousepointer shivering),  I must get a new mouse and keyboard early next week. Regards, Dieter A

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Don Simons
maurizio .mau. codogno wrote >I agree that a section of sources would be very useful: as many have said, > it is easier not to start from scratch if you want to edit a piece of sheet > music. >(I would even accept abc sources!) But I also >think that it would be better >to >have it as a side

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Dieter writes: > Hi Rodolfo, > > "fi invalid" means that the input xml-file does not exist. > Could you send me the whole input command? > > I am just unable to test, because my linux-ubuntu machine is not working > properly (mousepointer shivering), >  I must get a new mouse and keyboard early n

Re: [Tex-music] MusiXTeX/pmx sources

2019-04-20 Thread Rodolfo Medina
"Don Simons" writes: > maurizio .mau. codogno wrote > >>I agree that a section of sources would be very useful: as many have said, >> it is easier not to start from scratch if you want to edit a piece of sheet >> music. >>(I would even accept abc sources!) But I also >think that it would be be