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authorNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2021-07-05 03:00:50 +0000
committerNorbert Preining <norbert@preining.info>2021-07-05 03:00:50 +0000
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diff --git a/macros/musixtex/doc/musixdoc/extensions.tex b/macros/musixtex/doc/musixdoc/extensions.tex
index c31772897e..3871f73268 100644
--- a/macros/musixtex/doc/musixdoc/extensions.tex
+++ b/macros/musixtex/doc/musixdoc/extensions.tex
@@ -2179,14 +2179,15 @@ Available are:
\section{musixvbm}\ixtt{musixvbm.tex}
\label{musixvbm}
By default, \texttt{musixtex} produces beams using special fonts. Unfortunately, long beams may have
-unsightly discontinuities (gaps or bumps). The \texttt{musixvbm} add-on
-by Hiroaki \textsc{Morimoto} produces smooth vectorized beams.
-Compare
+unsightly minor discontinuities (gaps or bumps). The \texttt{musixvbm} add-on
+by Hiroaki \textsc{Morimoto} produces smooth vectorized beams; simply input
+\texttt{musixvbm} in the preamble of your score (after inputting \texttt{musixtex}).
+For example, compare
\medskip
\begin{music}
\let\extractline\hbox
-\vectorizedbeamfalse
+\vectorizedbeamfalse % disable vectorized beams
\nostartrule
\setclef1{\bass}
\hbox to \hsize{%
@@ -2197,7 +2198,7 @@ Compare
\hss
\raise20pt\hbox{ and }
\hss
-\vectorizedbeamtrue
+\vectorizedbeamtrue % re-enable vectorized beams
\startextract
\nnotes\ibbl0G1\qb0{GJKLMLMLMLMLMLMK}\tqb0L\en
\zendextract
@@ -2206,8 +2207,10 @@ Compare
\medskip
\noindent
with various magnifications. The output on the left shows a font-based beam; the one
-on the right (like all the other beams in this report) shows the same beam with
-\texttt{musixvbm} activated.
+on the right
+shows the same beam with
+\texttt{musixvbm} activated.
+All the other beams in this report are vectorized.
The only known disadvantage with use of \texttt{musixvbm} is that many \texttt{dvi} viewers
@@ -2221,7 +2224,7 @@ output generated using \texttt{dvips} and \texttt{ps2pdf} (or using
or by processing the score using \texttt{pdfetex}) should be satisfactory.
If Postscript hairpins
-as described in Section~\ref{PostscriptSlurs} are not being used,
+(as described in Section~\ref{PostscriptSlurs}) are not being used,
the \texttt{musixvbm} add-on also vectorizes crescendos and
decrescendos.