Werner has just activated a new version of PMX at http://www.gmd.de/Misc/Music/ Here is the readme: PMX is a preprocessor for MusiXTeX that produces nearly professional-looking scores and parts with far less effort than would be required using MusiXTeX alone. All files necessary for the DOS version are contained in pmx143.zip. The full instruction manual is in pmx143.tex (use LaTeX 2.09). There is also a postscript image in case you have problems TeX'ing it. ref143.tex is a summary of all the legal PMX "symbols". You should still read the first few sections of the manual to get started. Non-DOS users: You will either have to compile the FORTRAN source, or see the manual for locations of other versions, or wait and other versions may appear on ftp.gmd.de. What's new since Version 1.38? NOTICE: There are a number of operations that have been made automatic, which formerly required user intervention. These include addition of extra space if needed around shifted accidentals, repetition of certain symbols just before a page break, and other subtle changes that may affect horizontal spacing or system breaking. These could cause some old scores to require minor editing. OTHER NEW FEATURES: Manual has boxes in margin to highlight descriptions of new features. Easier meter change syntax option, e.g: m29/16/0/0 . Centered whole-bar rests with double lines of music. Option "o" to suppress centering full-bar rests. Shift accidentals, either [+|-][integer][+|-][number] or [<|>][number]. Insert space as needed for left-shifted accidentals. Automatically shift accidental on left-shifted chord note. Rest as any note of xtuplet except last. Rb to force single bar at movement break or end of piece. Change number of instruments at a movement break. Option to control reprinting of instrument names at movement break. Double-dotted notes. Adjust position of double dot. pmxa always writes pmxaerr.dat, containing line number of error. Dotted slurs. Option to continue bar numbering at a movement break. Test that total number of lines of music does not exceed 7. Permit ":" as last character of path name. pmxa writes file containing line number of terminal error. Double whole rest. Control transfer of horizontal shifts and hardspaces into parts. Numerous bug fixes as usual. --Don Simons [EMAIL PROTECTED] , [EMAIL PROTECTED]
