[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello out there,
>
> I'd like to install MusiXTeX on a Windows98 system. Unfortunately I've
> never worked with anything TeX-related before and haven't succeeded in
> tracking down any kind of introduction to the subject online, so I'm
> rather at a loss. Is there any kind soul out there who would be
> willing to talk me through the process? :)
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all feedback
>
> Eva
I suggest that you install the MiKTeX TeX implementation as you base TeX
environment. The installation files may be downloaded from the MiKTeX home
page http://www.miktex.de/ (containing a one file installation set for
first time installers) or your nearest CTAN archive. During the the
installation dialogue you should answer yes to the question on installation
of a local texmf directory tree.
There are thorough installation instructions in the base CTAN archive:
ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/1.20/install.html
After you have finished the MiKTeX installation you may download the
MusiXTeX distribution zip archive and install the TeX and font files within
the local texmf tree. If you have defined the localtexmf tree as
c:\localtexmf the .mf files should be copied to
c:\localtexmf\fonts\source\musixtex, the .tfm files to
c:\localtexmf\fonts\tfm\musixtex and the .tex files to
c:\localtexmf\TeX\generic\musixtex. The files in the doc directory should
be copied to c:\localtexmf\musixtex\doc while the executable files
musixflx.exe and the unix/DOS file format conversion utilities utod.exe and
dtou.exe should be copied to a directory within your PATH environment.
As for the MusixTeX preprocessor pmx you should install the file pmx.tex to
c:\localtexmf\TeX\generic\pmx and the executable files pmxab.exe and
scor2prt.exe to a directory within your PATH environment.
If you want to use the pmx preprocessor M-Tx allowing a.o. adding lyrics to
the score you'll need the MusiXLyR utility and you must install the file
musixlyr.tex to c:\localtexmf\TeX\generic\musixlyr and the documentation
(mxlyrdoc.dvi) to c:\localtexmf\musixtex\doc. The M-Tx executable
prepmx.exe should be copied to a directory within your PATH environment.
Finally you should launch the MiXTeX 'Refresh filename database' accessible
from the MiKTeX section of the 'Start' menu.
Personally I almost always use M-Tx and may strongly recommend the use of
it as it - besides the lyrics feature - handles the parts of multipart
scores in the same order as you write your sheet notes (opposite to pmx and
MusiXTeX). Almost all the wonderfull features of pmx are accessible from
mtx. The mtx documentation lists the few execptions from that.
I hope the above remarks may be useful and wish you good luck with your
music typesetting. The initial installation steps and the typesetting
learning curve may be cumbersome. But I dare promise you a typesetting
quality better than that obtainable from most commercial music typesetting
software.
Regards
--
Christian Mondrup, Computer Programmer
Scandiatransplant, Skejby Hospital, University Hospital of Aarhus
Brendstrupgaardsvej, DK 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
Phone: +45 89 49 53 01
