The next official release of PMX, version 2.3, will support xtuplets
with with any number of notes doubled in time value. I'm not sure what
you mean by "first note is dotted and the second is halved." There will
also be the ability to change the appearance (but not the time values or
placement) by adding a dot to the longer note. A trial version of
source and DOS/Windows binary is available at
http://www.dslnorthwest.net/~dons/musixtex/pmx2297.zip. To double the
value of an xtuplet note, add "D" to the command for that note. To make
the doubled note dotted, use "F" instead of "D".
--Don Simons
Arjen Bax wrote:
>
> Aloha MusixTeX wizards,
>
> Typesetting the "Missa Brevis" of Henk Badings using M-Tx I encountered
> the following problem:
>
> There are some triolets in which the first note is dotted and the second
> is halved. How do I do this in M-Tx? According to the PMX-manual all
> notes/rests in an xtuplet must be of the same length :-( .
>
> I tried [ f4x3.f f ] but this generates a syntax error in M-Tx. It should
> look like [ f8.f f ], but but fitting in two eigths instead of three,
> with a "3" above the beam. I might fake it using this construction and a
> blind meter change, but how do I place the "3"?
>
> Also, a similar problem, there are some triolets with only two notes in
> it: the first being twice as long as the second, like g4 g8, but with a
> triolet sign above (or below). Any help or ideas greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Arjen Bax
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