There comes a point, in the use of any software tool, where clever exploits become indictments against the constraints of what is available rather solutions to a problem. This example seems to reach that point. It will be totally unreadable even to the author later (speaking for myself here, André has MusiXTeX at his fingertips).
Suggestion: define a TeX macro upfront with a self-documenting name and in the score itself, use only that macro. Op Wo. 22 Mei 2019 om 10:59 het Andre Van Ryckeghem <a...@telenet.be> geskryf: > > Dear all, > > If i want to increase the number of instruments (ie. starting with 1 > instrument and then go one with 2), pmx must be started with the maximum of > instruments. I have to made a dummy first page with the maximum of > instruments and then throw it away. But if making a booklet, this cannot be > done. > > A method of making it working is putting 2 instruments above each other, so > only 1 can be seen. This tex commands ie. are used therefore: > \\interstaff{13}\setinterinstrument1{-13\Interligne}\ > > Now i'm trying a more elegant (?) method by setting the size of the > instrument to 0. This works for 1 staff instruments. I have added an > example the clarifies it a little more i hope. > > I like to get comments on this or hints to improve. > > ============= > 3 -2 1 2 4 4 4 4 0 1 > 1 4 20 .05 > > Man. > bbt > ./ > Arbd > %1 > \\setsize1{0}\setclef18\setsign10\setmeter1{}\ > rbp rbp rbp rbp rbp / > c44 b8 a b4 g | d+ c8 b c4 a | e+ d8 c d4 b | e c d d- | g0 / > e44 d8 c d2 | f4 e8 d e2 | g4 f8 e f2 | g.f | g0 // > g24.b | a.c | b.d | c4 b a2 | g0r / > % > L3M+12r+ci.05 > m6464 > \\\setsize1{\normalvalue}\setclef1{5}\ > \\\setname1{Ped.}\setname2{Man.}\ > d0d- t dd t t dd t t dd t / > a2d t ad t | ed+ d,c | a0d e2+ d8 e d2,c / > f2d t fd t t f0d t t fd t t fd t // > e2d+ dS2,cS1 a0d e2+ d8 e d2,c a0d t / > ========== > > Thanks > Andre > > ------------------------------- > TeX-music@tug.org mailing list > If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to > https://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music ------------------------------- TeX-music@tug.org mailing list If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to https://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music