>|If PMX uses \centerbar\pausc, it would be possible as a >|temporary workaround to re-define \pausc (and similar >|commands such as \PAusc) *in musixtex.tex*.
No, that won't work: pmx.tex is input *after* musixtex.tex. I guess musixtex and pmx have to be updated together. \centerpause and similar commands can be corrected immediately, but other uses of \centerbar, such as the multi-bar rests in Werner's rests.tex wouldn't be affected. Bob >| >|> -----Original Message----- >| >|> From: TeX-Music [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob >| >|> Tennent >| >|> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 9:04 AM >| >|> To: [email protected] >| >|> Subject: Re: [Tex-music] bar-centered rests >| >|> >| >|> >| >|> >|So we now have three possible re-definitions of >| >|\centerpause. I'm >| >|> guessing that all of them compensate for >|the fact that \centerbar >| >|does >| >|> *not* center its argument, >|which would be a more fundamental >| problem >| >|> than \centerpause >|and would affect, for example, all the multi-bar >| >|rests in >| >|> >|Werner's rests.tex. >| >|> >| >| >|> >|I'll experiment. >| >|> >| >|> >| >|> As I suspected, the problem is in the definition of \centerbar. If >| one >| >|inserts >| >|> \let\adv@box\hbox before #1, then \centerpause, \centerhpause, >| >|> \centerPAuse, etc. are all correctly centered. Jean-Pierre's >| definitions >| >|aren't >| >|> necessary but won't affect the operation of a revised \centerbar. All >| >|the >| >|> multi-bar rests in Werner's rests.tex are improved by this one >| change. >| >|> >| >|> As for pmx.tex, Don says >| >|> >| >|> >|After reminding myself how PMX deals with centered >|pauses, >| >|I guess I >| >|> should qualify my earlier invitation >|to fix (any) perceived >| issues in >| >|> MusiXTeX. To be clear, >|I'm pretty sure what Bob proposes below >| won't >| >|> affect PMX >|at all because I don't believe PMX uses \centerpause. >| >|> >|Instead, what PMX uses is for example >| >|... >| >|> >|\xbar >| >|> >|\pnotes{5.66}\en% >| >|> >|\def\atnextbar{\znotes\centerbar{\pausc}\en}% >| >|> >|\xbar >| >|> >|... >| >|> >| >| >|> >|where \pausc is defined in pmx.tex as >| >|> >|\def\pausc{\lrlap{\pause\off{\qn@width}}}% >| >|> >| >|> but in fact pmx.tex doesn't use \centerbar at all; rather it uses >| a new >| >|> command \Centerbar defined in pmx.tex with the comment >| >|> >| >|> % CenterBar and mbrest modified 2/01 to account for simick mods in >| >|> % musixtex 1.01 >| >|> >| >|> so the offsets in \pausc and other commands defined in pmx.tex (which >| >|> would be unnecessary and incorrect with a revised \centerbar) >| won't be >| >|> affected by correcting \centerbar. Don will have to decide whether to >| >|> simplify pmx.tex. >| >|> >| >|> Bob >| >|> ------------------------------- >| >|> [email protected] mailing list >| >|> If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to >| >|> http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music >| >| >| >|------------------------------- >| >|[email protected] mailing list >| >|If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to >| >|http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music >| >| >| ------------------------------- [email protected] mailing list If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
