Please observe the attached short piece. The output is a good
approximation of what I want, but there are two things wrong with it.
1. I put the notation "(Optional Intro)" on a %% \\line. I would have
preferred to put it on the first Uptext line and move the first note and
repeat sign over to make room for it.
2. The em-dashes are attached to the preceding syllables. I would
like them to be centered between the syllables, like an M-Tx hyphen
is, or lined up under the bar line, whichever is easier.
At least I have the repeat marks at the right vertical position, now
that I downloaded the newest M-TX, MusiXTeX, and MusiXTeX fonts along
with the latest-but-one Pmx.
Any suggestions?
Source follows:
Meter: 4/4
Sharps: 3
Space: 8
Style: SINGER
Pages: 1
Systems: 4
%% h9.8i
%% w7i
% %% \\vsize=10in\
%% \\hoffset=.05in\voffset=.05in\
%% \\font\twelverm=cmr12\
%% \\font\sevtrm=cmr17\
%% \\def\emdash{~---}\
%% \\def\hy{\thinspace-}\
%% \\def\chorus{\sevtrm~\bf{Chorus:}}\
% %% \\pageno=18\
%% \\headline{\twelverm \bf FILKER UP 5\hfill page 18}\
%% \\line{\twelverm ~\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm ~\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm \bf I CAN TELL YOUR FUTURE\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm Words and Music by Lee Gold\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm about the Vlad Taltos series by Stephen Brust\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm ~\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm ~\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm (Optional Intro)\hfill}\
%% \\nobarnumbers\
U: @+2 A | |
@+8 |: a8 a a a c4 aeee | a8 a a a c4 a :|
L: I can tell your fu-ture\emdash{} I can tell your fu-ture!
%%L2
U: A | |
a8 a a a c4 aeee | c a2 r4 |
L: I can tell your fu-ture\emdash{} trust me!
U: | E
a8 ae a a c4 a | b2d r4 |
L: Lis-ten\emdash{} and you'll see it's true.
U: | |
b4 b e b8 b | e4 b e2eee |
L: Play it straight with the Jhe-reg, or\emdash{}
U: | A
e4 d c8 a b4 | a0
L: There's no fu-ture for you.
