Version 2.0 of PMX is now available for downloading from
www.gmd.de/Misc/Music/
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 running the DOS version in a WIN95 DOS window are
contained in pmx200.zip. The full instruction manual is in pmx200.tex
(use LaTeX 2.09). There is also a postscript image in case you have
problems TeX'ing it.
ref200.tex is a summary of all the legal PMX "symbols" (commands). 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 1.43?
NOTICE: There have been some changes to the linebreaking and
crash-avoidance algorithms which may prompt some editing of old sources.
There are not many new features, but the biggest news is that (finally) the
main program has been combined into a single file. This, and several other
new features come at a price: the distributed DOS binary will only run in a
DOS window under WIN95 or higher. The DOS binary also has a "feature" that
if the last line of the input .pmx file does not end with CR-LF, it will be
ignored. If you encounter this problem, please revise your input file so
that it does end with CR-LF.
OTHER NEW FEATURES:
Option to print instrument name or other text at top center of every
page except first. Last option in P command:
P[n]c default printed text will be instrument name.
P[n]cstuff text is stuff (up to 1st blank)
P[n]c"stuff with spaces" text is stuff with spaces
May override musicsize with option in S command. Useful if you want
parts in musicsize 16.
S[n]m[musicsize]
May input jobname on command line in both pmxab and scor2prt
Creates log file [jobname].pml
Numerous bug fixes as usual.
--Don Simons
