Am Sonntag, 11. Dezember 2005 22:36 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Hello Christian, Bodo, Simon, > > Thank you for your quick and helpful reply. Strangely, on my former (SuSE!) > system, I would use the commands musixtex, musixflx, musixtex (it still > works! - my former installation is still alive but now in my daughter's > hands). I can't remember why that had been arranged in that way, it is too > long ago. Anyway, now pmx and musixtex (T112) are installed and work > smoothly (with the command sequence pmxab, tex, musixflx, tex)! I tested > some older codings of mine, and the outcome was nice. (I did not try M-Tx > so far.) > > This being the main point, I thought, however, I should still mention the > following. The *.pmx-examples in the distribution are barsant.pmx, > dyntest.pmx, most.pmx, and mwalmnd.pmx. Apart from most.pmx, these examples > make use of the file `musixps' which is part of what is referred to in "2.5 > MusiXTeX type 1 fonts" of your HOWTO. Without it, it is impossible to enjoy > the examples: After the processing command for the .tex-file (successfully > produced by pmxab) you get > > ! I can't find file `musixps'. > l.9 \input musixps > > As it is nice to have musixps anyway, the normal reaction would simply be > to install it. As long as I may follow your own words, there is no problem. > But then your HOWTO says "Then follow the instructions from point 3 of > section '3. INSTALLATION' of the accompanying file README". These read as > follows: > > 3) Copy the map file ./dvips/musix.map to the appropriate directory, such > as > $TEXMF/dvips/config > > [I can copy the file (/dvips/)musix.map into > /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/, and I think this is intended although it is > not in the "private path". But after that,one needs more knowledge (or > confidence) than I have to digest the next steps:] > > 4) Add a line > > p +musix.map > > to a suitable config.xxx file or, in a tetex-based distribution, add > musix.map to the list of map files for Type1 fonts with Metafont > equivalents in the updmap script, which should then be executed > by doing "./updmap".
Using SUSE 10 you will find updmap.cfg in /etc/texmf/web2c. Add a line: "MAP musix.map ". Before put musix.map into /usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips. Then go to /etc/texmf/dvips/config and add in config.ps the line "p +musix.map". Execute updmap Hermann > > [Which is "a suitable config.xxx file"? Don't know. - Well, never mind, I > think I have a tetex-based distribution, so I find the executable file > updmap in /usr/bin, edit its script - and feel embarrassed as I don't find > any "list of map files for Type1 fonts with Metafont equivalents in the > updmap script" in this long and complicated text. That's it. I am sure > these instructions are clear enough for people who know more than me... > Considering the remaining steps, I think I'd know what to do in 5) and 7), > but in 6) again, which is "the config file"?] > > 5) Copy the map file ./dvipdfm/musix.map to the appropriate directory, > such as > $TEXMF/dvipdfm/config > > 6) Add a line > > f musix.map > > to the config file. > > 7) Do mktexlsr or texhash or whatever is necessary on your system to > re-generate the TeX database. > > Therefore, being unable to follow these instructions, I don't have musixps > at my disposal, and as a consequence, cannot process the .pmx-examples > either. I am sure you can tell me what I need to know (again!). But I think > it is also important to realize where innocent readers find instructions > difficult. That's why I am writing this lengthy email! > > Thank you again for all your patience, > > Hartmut _______________________________________________ TeX-music mailing list TeX-music@icking-music-archive.org http://icking-music-archive.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
