Hi all, as I can see, lot of people is producing PS or PDF files from MusiXTeX scores. As the bitmapped slurs are not only far from being perfect due to their discrete nature, but causing problems in high-res PS and in Acrobat, you can try the atached PostScript solution for slurs, ties and crescendos. You will find a short explanation at the end of the musixps.tex.
This package is adapted from the original version for OpusTeX, therefore some features may not work in MusiXTeX. Someone kind and able may adapt the macro names to the MusiXTeX nature... Basically the macros are very similar to the standard slurs with the following exceptions: \isslur...\tsslur is replaced with \irslur...\tlslur no \iten[ul] and \tten, only \itie[ud] and \ttie \dotted -> \dashed no \midslur or \curve, see musixps for shaping no \invertslur yet no \xslurbreak no simple slurs \ibslur and \tbslur work in a different way, positioning the slur exactly above the given _beam_, not _pitch_. However, this feature currently works in OpusTeX only. Can be fixed easily. All the differences except inverted slurs can be easily removed, so the user will be able to choose which slurs to use simply saying "\input musixps" at the beginning - or not. Major features: - exact positioning for slurs of any length - precisely and intuitively adjustable curvature - slurs won't interfere with staff lines (!!!!) - no problems in Acrobat and high resolution printers Any comments welcome. Stanislav Kneifl.
musixps.zip
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