Kent West wrote: > (Off-Topic because this is really a LaTeX question rather than a Debian > question.) >
Not an offtopic question. You are using Debian, so this is relevant IMHO. > I've been using OpenOffice.org to produce paper copies of songs written > for guitar, but with all the talk about LaTeX on this list lately, I got > to wondering if it might be a better product. > In your case, I suggest to use texmacs. > The material looks like standard guitar tabs you'd find on the web, like > this, from http://www.guitaretab.com/a/adam-sandler/211.html: > I am unable to access this website. But I will give it a try with the song you provided. > ADAM SANDLER > THE WEDDING SINGER VOL.2 > GROW OLD WITH YOU > Transcribed by BEB 910 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > Verse 1 > A > I wanna make you smile > Bm > Whenever you're sad > C#m > Carry you around > D > When your arthritis is bad > A E > All I wanna do is > D A E > Grow old with you. > > See the output attached. The commands I used are 1. select the text with your mouse 2. texmacs -> Text -> Environment -> Verbatim 3. Edit -> Paste from -> Verbatim You just need to adjust the spaces if necessary.... > And my second question: Is the learning curve going to be worth it, or > should I just stick to OO.o which pretty much does the job already? I say go with texmacs. It's learning curve is not as steep as latex. You can pretty much do everything in texmacs + it is a GUI environment. raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/
song.pdf
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Verse 1
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A
I wanna make you smile
Bm
Whenever you're sad
C#m
Carry you around
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ D
When your arthritis is bad
A \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ E
All I wanna do is
\ \ \ \ \ D \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A \ \ \ \ E
Grow old with you.
\;
\;
Verse 2
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A
I'll get you medicine
Bm
When your tummy aches
C#m
Build you a fire
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ D
When the furnace breaks
A \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ E
It could be so nice
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ D \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A \ \ \ A7
Growing old with you.
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