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author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2021-07-05 03:00:50 +0000 |
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committer | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2021-07-05 03:00:50 +0000 |
commit | 500adb5fa10a924ea571a0d9d7754ed17dab5dbf (patch) | |
tree | 2949e54f3539d61c239be23aaf037d10264da5ba /macros/musixtex/doc/musixdoc/extensions.tex | |
parent | 7994f86ec5e18f9d0d9f90161a2f26dd26d26af7 (diff) |
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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. |