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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/m-tx/mtx060/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/m-tx/mtx060/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f8d3d306fe5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/m-tx/mtx060/README @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ + M-Tx Documentation Package + +This is the development version of the M-Tx documentation. It contains +all the sources for generating the Users's Manual (mtxdoc.?), its index +(mtxindex.?), and two sample music documents (halleluja.?, kanons.?), where +'?' might be 'dvi', 'ps', 'pdf' or 'lj'. + +On a GNU system (e.g. Linux; or Cygwin running under Windows) you need +to change to some empty directory and unzip a file with a name of the +form mtxD????.zip (use GNU unzip with the -a option, or some other +unzipper that can convert text files to your operating system format). +You need to have MusiXTEX, PMX, musixlyr and M-Tx already installed. + +Now decide whether you will need: + .ps, .pdf, .dvi or .lj files (go to 1); + only .ps or .pdf files (goto 2). + + + 1. If you want .dvi or .lj files + +This option allows you to make any of the four file formats. Type + + make dvitarget && make config + +to configure the option. Make sure that everything looked for was found. +You can then choose between: + + make Makes mtx.dvi (and mtxdoc.dvi, mtxindex.dvi on the way there) + make all Make .dvi files. + make ps Make .dvi and .ps files + make pdf Make .dvi, .ps and .pdf files + make ?.lj Make the specified .lj file + + + 2. If you want only .ps or .pdf files + +You need to have pdflatex installed (any good TeX distribution has it). Type + + make pdftarget && make config + +to configure the option. Make sure that everything looked for was found. +You can then choose between: + + make Makes mtx.pdf (and mtxdoc.pdf, mtxindex.pdf on the way there) + make all Make .pdf files. + make ps Make .pdf and .ps files + +You don't have the option of making .dvi or .lj files. + + +Dirk Laurie <dlaurie@na-net.ornl.gov> + + +FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions + +1. I get "make: ./prepmx: Command not found". + + A: You have omitted the "make config" step. + +2. I have configured, but the make still fails. + + A: Look at the screen output from "make config". Make sure that + there is a file name after each "...". + +3. Is there any difference between the .pdf and .ps files made by the + two options? + + A: Yes. If you go by the second route, slurs tend to look smoother + and certain additional slur shapes are possible; see the PMX manual. + Also, the two versions look a little different on a low-resolution + monitor, but apart from slurs, should be virtually indistinguishable + when printed. + |