Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
On 12 Mar 2015, at 15:49, Julian M mailto:morei...@msn.com>> wrote: Thank you for your response Dieter. As Bob said, my problem wasn't connected to the using of MusiXTeX itself, but rather its installation. And Bob patiently helped me solve them :) However, I'll take a look at PMX! Bob: The using of a 32bits program on a 64bits windows system is usually not a problem, is it? (unless Miktex is a well known exception?) There is always potential for trouble running 32 bit software under 64 bit Windows - when you run a 32 bit program, you are, to a reasonable simplification, running it in a separate copy of Windows (see C:\Windows\SYSWOW64 vs C:\WINDOWS\system32 - though confusingly the former is your 32 bit software and the latter your 64 bit software!) In general, if a 64 bit version of a product is available, you should use it - if you should be breaking that rule, you'll already know why (if you see what I mean!) HTH, David Julian > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:07:55 -0400 > From: r...@cs.queensu.ca<mailto:r...@cs.queensu.ca> > To: tex-music@tug.org<mailto:tex-music@tug.org> > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter > > >|when you are new to using MusiXTeX, why don't you have a > >|look at PMX? > > Dieter: Julian wasn't having problems with MusiXTeX > commands. His problems (resolved off-list) were: > > + using 32bit MiKTeX on a 64bit Windows system > > + using etex rather than latex for a latex score > > + using blank lines in the middle of a score > > > >|PMX is a very comprehensive and readable input language for a program > >|called PMXAB.EXE, which then generates MusixTeX input. > >| > >|You will find an excellent introduction to PMX by C.C. Noack under > >|icking-music-archive.org/software/*pmx*/*pmx*ccn.pdf<http://icking-music-archive.org/software/*pmx*/*pmx*ccn.pdf> > > . > >| > >|The creator of PMX is Don Simons and can be reached via this mailing list. > >| > >| For access to the Software please look under/ > >|/ > >|/http://icking-music-archive.org/software/pmx/pmxab.html/ . > > That's an html version of the man page. > Installation instructions for MiKTeX users are at > > http://icking-music-archive.org/software/htdocs/Getting_Started_Four_Scenar.html > > i.e., > > Find the relevant MiKTeX package manager in the Start > menu; click on it. A window listing thousands of MiKTeX > package opens. Enter "musixtex" into the Name field and > click on Filter. Click on Select All in the Edit menu so > that both packages are highlighted and click on the + sign > (for "add"). Then repeat this process for "pmx" and "m-tx" > (selecting only packages not yet installed). > > Bob T. > > --- > TeX-music@tug.org<mailto: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 --- TeX-music@tug.org<mailto: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 --- 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
Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
>|Bob: The using of a 32bits program on a 64bits windows >|system is usually not a problem, is it? (unless Miktex is a well known >|exception?) Julian: I've heard that there can be problems but don't know whether MiKTeX (or specific commands in MiKTeX or specific versions of Windows) are problematic. I only have 32bit Windows 7 systems available to me. Perhaps someone with experience could comment. Bob T. --- 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
Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
Thank you for your response Dieter. As Bob said, my problem wasn't connected to the using of MusiXTeX itself, but rather its installation. And Bob patiently helped me solve them :) However, I'll take a look at PMX!Bob: The using of a 32bits program on a 64bits windows system is usually not a problem, is it? (unless Miktex is a well known exception?) Julian > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:07:55 -0400 > From: r...@cs.queensu.ca > To: tex-music@tug.org > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter > > >|when you are new to using MusiXTeX, why don't you have a > >|look at PMX? > > Dieter: Julian wasn't having problems with MusiXTeX > commands. His problems (resolved off-list) were: > > + using 32bit MiKTeX on a 64bit Windows system > > + using etex rather than latex for a latex score > > + using blank lines in the middle of a score > > > >|PMX is a very comprehensive and readable input language for a program > >|called PMXAB.EXE, which then generates MusixTeX input. > >| > >|You will find an excellent introduction to PMX by C.C. Noack under > >|icking-music-archive.org/software/*pmx*/*pmx*ccn.pdf . > >| > >|The creator of PMX is Don Simons and can be reached via this mailing list. > >| > >| For access to the Software please look under/ > >|/ > >|/http://icking-music-archive.org/software/pmx/pmxab.html/ . > > That's an html version of the man page. > Installation instructions for MiKTeX users are at > > http://icking-music-archive.org/software/htdocs/Getting_Started_Four_Scenar.html > > i.e., > > Find the relevant MiKTeX package manager in the Start > menu; click on it. A window listing thousands of MiKTeX > package opens. Enter "musixtex" into the Name field and > click on Filter. Click on Select All in the Edit menu so > that both packages are highlighted and click on the + sign > (for "add"). Then repeat this process for "pmx" and "m-tx" > (selecting only packages not yet installed). > > Bob T. > > --- > 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 --- 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
Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
>|when you are new to using MusiXTeX, why don't you have a >|look at PMX? Dieter: Julian wasn't having problems with MusiXTeX commands. His problems (resolved off-list) were: + using 32bit MiKTeX on a 64bit Windows system + using etex rather than latex for a latex score + using blank lines in the middle of a score >|PMX is a very comprehensive and readable input language for a program >|called PMXAB.EXE, which then generates MusixTeX input. >| >|You will find an excellent introduction to PMX by C.C. Noack under >|icking-music-archive.org/software/*pmx*/*pmx*ccn.pdf . >| >|The creator of PMX is Don Simons and can be reached via this mailing list. >| >| For access to the Software please look under/ >|/ >|/http://icking-music-archive.org/software/pmx/pmxab.html/ . That's an html version of the man page. Installation instructions for MiKTeX users are at http://icking-music-archive.org/software/htdocs/Getting_Started_Four_Scenar.html i.e., Find the relevant MiKTeX package manager in the Start menu; click on it. A window listing thousands of MiKTeX package opens. Enter "musixtex" into the Name field and click on Filter. Click on Select All in the Edit menu so that both packages are highlighted and click on the + sign (for "add"). Then repeat this process for "pmx" and "m-tx" (selecting only packages not yet installed). Bob T. --- 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
Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
Dear Julian,
when you are new to using MusiXTeX, why don't you have a look at PMX?
PMX is a very comprehensive and readable input language for a program
called PMXAB.EXE, which then generates MusixTeX input.
You will find an excellent introduction to PMX by C.C. Noack under
icking-music-archive.org/software/*pmx*/*pmx*ccn.pdf .
The creator of PMX is Don Simons and can be reached via this mailing list.
For access to the Software please look under/
/
/http://icking-music-archive.org/software/pmx/pmxab.html/ .
Regards,
D. Glötzel
Am 11.03.2015 um 13:46 schrieb Julian M:
Dear all,
I'm a new user of MusiXTeX. For few days, I've been writing very small scores,
using the musixtex package and my usual compiler pdflatex, with no major
problem.But then I realized that I couldn't have a proper layout for bigger
scores, and I learned about the existence of themusixtexcompiler (which
embeds, if I understand well, a three steps process, etex, musixflx and etex
again) . However, using the IDE TeXnicCenter for a long time, I don't know how
to configure it with this compiler.I know can define output profiles, i.e.,
specifying a compiler, pre and post-processors.
Here I attached "latex.png", a copy of the output profiles window, configured
for my normal use of latex.
"latex2.png" is the same window but configured for musixtex. The changes are minors,
mainly, the path to the latex compiler is different, and I don't know what to write in the box
"command line arguments to pass to the compiler". If I let the same than for pdflatex,
here is what I get from the console when I try to build my file :
musixtex> This is musixtex.lua version 0.9
musixtex> Non-existent file: -max-print-line=120.tex
musixtex> Non-existent file: -interaction=non-stopmode.tex
musixtex> Processing myscore.tex
musixtex> This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6- (MiXTeX 2.9)
musixtex> entering extended mode
musixtex> (myscore.tex
musixtex> ! Undefined control sequence.
musixtex> l.1 \documentclass
musixtex> [10pt, a4paper]{article}
musixtex> ? etex: Bad file descriptor
musixtex> Musixtex processing of myscore.tex fails.
What I understand from this is that arguments used with pdflatex are useless with
musixtex, and that etex in unable to read my file because some "file
descriptors" are bad...I guess I simply have to change the compiler arguments, but I
really don't know what to give him!
Does anyone can help me about this?
Thanks a lot,
Julian Moreira
musixtex> Non-existent file: -max-print-line=120.tex
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Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
>|However, I have this error, building my file:musixtex> >|Processing C:\Users\...\myScore.texmusixtex> etex: >|Invalid command-line optionmusixtex> etex: Data: >|unknown optionmusixtex> Musixtex processing of >|C:\Users\...\myScore.tex fails It makes me think it's >|worse than before, as now etex doesn't even enter the >|file...As before, I attach you an image of my output >|profile window, just in case.Sorry about this noob >|problem...should we do this in private messages? Julian: I don't understand the error messages but you should tick "Do not use BibTeX" and "Do not use MakeIndex" in the profile. Does that help? Bob T. P.S. I notice that the path for musixtex.exe starts at "Program Files (x86)". I hope you didn't install MiKTeX for 32bit systems on a 64bit system. >|> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:29:42 -0400 >|> From: r...@cs.queensu.ca >|> To: tex-music@tug.org >|> Subject: Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter >|> >|> >|Dear all,I'm a new user of MusiXTeX. For few days, I've >|> >|been writing very small scores, using the musixtex >|> >|package and my usual compiler pdflatex, with no major >|> >|problem. But then I realized that I couldn't have a >|> >|proper layout for bigger scores, and I learned about the >|> >|existence of the musixtex compiler (which embeds, if I >|> >|understand well, a three steps process, etex, musixflx >|> >|and etex again) . However, using the IDE TeXnicCenter >|> >|for a long time, I don't know how to configure it with >|> >|this compiler. I know can define output profiles, i.e., >|> >|specifying a compiler, pre and post-processors. >|> >|> Julian: Just use "musixtex" as the TeX processor and "Main >|> file's full path without extension" as the command line >|> argument in a "MusiXTeX => PDF" output profile. --- 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
Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
Yeah right...I just installed the 64 bits version :) but the problem remains. I tried to check/uncheck the Bibtex and Makeindex boxes, but same result in both cases. I don't get it. Should I provide you more information?Thanks for your help.Julian Moreira > Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:29:22 -0400 > From: r...@cs.queensu.ca > To: tex-music@tug.org > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter > > >|However, I have this error, building my file:musixtex> > >|Processing C:\Users\...\myScore.texmusixtex> etex: > >|Invalid command-line optionmusixtex> etex: Data: > >|unknown optionmusixtex> Musixtex processing of > >|C:\Users\...\myScore.tex fails It makes me think it's > >|worse than before, as now etex doesn't even enter the > >|file...As before, I attach you an image of my output > >|profile window, just in case.Sorry about this noob > >|problem...should we do this in private messages? > > Julian: I don't understand the error messages but you should > tick "Do not use BibTeX" and "Do not use MakeIndex" in the > profile. Does that help? > > Bob T. > > P.S. I notice that the path for musixtex.exe starts at > "Program Files (x86)". I hope you didn't install MiKTeX for > 32bit systems on a 64bit system. > > > >|> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:29:42 -0400 > >|> From: r...@cs.queensu.ca > >|> To: tex-music@tug.org > >|> Subject: Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter > >|> > >|> >|Dear all,I'm a new user of MusiXTeX. For few days, I've > >|> >|been writing very small scores, using the musixtex > >|> >|package and my usual compiler pdflatex, with no major > >|> >|problem. But then I realized that I couldn't have a > >|> >|proper layout for bigger scores, and I learned about the > >|> >|existence of the musixtex compiler (which embeds, if I > >|> >|understand well, a three steps process, etex, musixflx > >|> >|and etex again) . However, using the IDE TeXnicCenter > >|> >|for a long time, I don't know how to configure it with > >|> >|this compiler. I know can define output profiles, i.e., > >|> >|specifying a compiler, pre and post-processors. > >|> > >|> Julian: Just use "musixtex" as the TeX processor and "Main > >|> file's full path without extension" as the command line > >|> argument in a "MusiXTeX => PDF" output profile. > --- > 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 --- 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
Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
Thank you for your response Bob! As you recommended, I put "Main file's full path without extension" as command line, i.e., "%bm" in texniccenter. I double-checked the link you provided, which gives the same instructions as you do on texniccenter. However, I have this error, building my file:musixtex> Processing C:\Users\...\myScore.texmusixtex> etex: Invalid command-line optionmusixtex> etex: Data: unknown optionmusixtex> Musixtex processing of C:\Users\...\myScore.tex fails It makes me think it's worse than before, as now etex doesn't even enter the file...As before, I attach you an image of my output profile window, just in case.Sorry about this noob problem...should we do this in private messages? Julian > Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:29:42 -0400 > From: r...@cs.queensu.ca > To: tex-music@tug.org > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter > > >|Dear all,I'm a new user of MusiXTeX. For few days, I've > >|been writing very small scores, using the musixtex > >|package and my usual compiler pdflatex, with no major > >|problem. But then I realized that I couldn't have a > >|proper layout for bigger scores, and I learned about the > >|existence of the musixtex compiler (which embeds, if I > >|understand well, a three steps process, etex, musixflx > >|and etex again) . However, using the IDE TeXnicCenter > >|for a long time, I don't know how to configure it with > >|this compiler. I know can define output profiles, i.e., > >|specifying a compiler, pre and post-processors. > > Julian: Just use "musixtex" as the TeX processor and "Main > file's full path without extension" as the command line > argument in a "MusiXTeX => PDF" output profile. > > There are similar instructions for TeXWorks here: > > http://icking-music-archive.org/software/htdocs/Beyond_Basics.html#SECTION00031000 > > Bob T. > --- > 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 --- 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
Re: [Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
>|Dear all,I'm a new user of MusiXTeX. For few days, I've >|been writing very small scores, using the musixtex >|package and my usual compiler pdflatex, with no major >|problem. But then I realized that I couldn't have a >|proper layout for bigger scores, and I learned about the >|existence of the musixtex compiler (which embeds, if I >|understand well, a three steps process, etex, musixflx >|and etex again) . However, using the IDE TeXnicCenter >|for a long time, I don't know how to configure it with >|this compiler. I know can define output profiles, i.e., >|specifying a compiler, pre and post-processors. Julian: Just use "musixtex" as the TeX processor and "Main file's full path without extension" as the command line argument in a "MusiXTeX => PDF" output profile. There are similar instructions for TeXWorks here: http://icking-music-archive.org/software/htdocs/Beyond_Basics.html#SECTION00031000 Bob T. --- 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
[Tex-music] [TeX-music] using MusiXTeX with TeXnicCenter
Dear all,I'm a new user of MusiXTeX. For few days, I've been writing very small
scores, using the musixtex package and my usual compiler pdflatex, with no
major problem. But then I realized that I couldn't have a proper layout for
bigger scores, and I learned about the existence of the musixtex compiler
(which embeds, if I understand well, a three steps process, etex, musixflx and
etex again) . However, using the IDE TeXnicCenter for a long time, I don't know
how to configure it with this compiler. I know can define output profiles,
i.e., specifying a compiler, pre and post-processors.Here I attached
"latex.png", a copy of the output profiles window, configured for my normal use
of latex."latex2.png" is the same window but configured for musixtex. The
changes are minors, mainly, the path to the latex compiler is different, and I
don't know what to write in the box "command line arguments to pass to the
compiler". If I let the same than for pdflatex, here is what I get from the
console when I try to build my file :musixtex> This is musixtex.lua version
0.9musixtex> Non-existent file: -max-print-line=120.texmusixtex> Non-existent
file: -interaction=non-stopmode.texmusixtex> Processing myscore.texmusixtex>
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6- (MiXTeX 2.9)musixtex> entering extended
modemusixtex> (myscore.texmusixtex> ! Undefined control sequence.musixtex> l.1
\documentclassmusixtex> [10pt,
a4paper]{article}musixtex> ? etex: Bad file descriptormusixtex> Musixtex
processing of myscore.tex fails.
What I understand from this is that arguments used with pdflatex are useless
with musixtex, and that etex in unable to read my file because some "file
descriptors" are bad...I guess I simply have to change the compiler arguments,
but I really don't know what to give him!Does anyone can help me about this?
Thanks a lot,Julian Moreiramusixtex> Non-existent file: -max-print-line=120.tex
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