This is a neater solution than specifying beam displacement. Thanks. -- Dirk
Op Do. 11 Apr. 2019 om 06:26 het Andre Van Ryckeghem <[email protected]> geskryf: > > I don’t know if you want the beam between the notes, but if not: > > I use forced beams (if necessary) with the chord note next to the beam as > first note. > > ================== > 2 -1 2 3 4 3 4 0.00000 -2 1 1 20 0 > > 60 > ./ > Tc > PMX 2.73 > Tt > Beam Error > Arb w180m > g83 zg- a8+ za- b4+ zb- e4s ze- / > b84e a8 g4 g4e // > d2+ zd- c4+ zc- / > [u g83 zg- a8+ za- ] b4+ zb- e4su ze- / > b84e a8 g4 g4e // > d2+ zd- c4+ zc- / > [l g82 zg+ a8- za+ ] b4 zb- e4su ze- / > b84e a8 g4 g4e // > d2+ zd- c4+ zc- / > ================== > > Andre > > From: Don Simons > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 1:13 AM > To: 'Werner Icking Music Archive' > Subject: Re: [Tex-music] PMX stem length error on beamed octave chords > > > Dirk Laurie wrote > > > Op Di. 9 Apr. 2019 om 20:00 het Don Simons <[email protected]> > > > geskryf: > > > > > > > > This seems to fix it: > > > > > > > > ... > > > > Arb w60m > > > > [-6 g83 zg- a8+ za- ] b4+ zb- e4s ze- / b84e a8 g4 g4e // > > > > d2+ zd- c4+ zc- / > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > I haven't done lots of checking, but I believe it's been the case since > > > day 1 > > > that beam positions are only based on main notes, and ignore chord notes. > > > > > > I don't think that can be the reason. If I change the line to > > > > > > g82 zg+ a8- za+ b4- zb+ e4s ze+ / > > > > > > the lower notes are now the main notes, but the result is as attached. > > > The stems are to the left of the noteheads, i.e. downward, but they are > > > correct for the chord notes, not the main notes. > > > > Hmmm. After a little more checking, I'd say that the beaming commands PMX > sends to MusiXTeX are the same as if the chord notes weren't there. The > reason the stems got shifted to the left is buried somewhere in MusiXTeX's > handling of the chordal notes when they come out on the opposite side of the > beam from the main notes. Here's a slightly modified example. > > > > [ e82 zg+ f8- za+ ] e- f [ e82 zg f8 za+ ] > > > > \pnotes{2.00}\ibu1E1\zq{'G}\qb1{`E}\zq{''A}\tbu1\qb1{``F}\ibu1E1\qb1E% > > \tbu1\qb1F\ibu1E1\zq G\qb1E\zq{''A}\tbu1\qb1{``F}\en% > > > > The beam initiation and termination commands are the same for each beam. > > > > > > Given that this has been going on forever, and because there’s a > straightforward work-around using PMX’s manual beam height and slope tweaks, > I’m not highly motivated to upgrade PMX’s logic to deal with it. > > > > --Don > > ________________________________ > ------------------------------- > [email protected] mailing list > If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to > https://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music > > ------------------------------- > [email protected] mailing list > If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to > https://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music ------------------------------- [email protected] mailing list If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to https://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
