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@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-This is MusiXTeX, version 1.15 (packaged 2013-12-12). MusiXTeX is a
-TeX-based system for typesetting music.
+This is MusiXTeX, version 1.16 (packaged 2015-02-24).
+MusiXTeX is a TeX-based system for typesetting music.
-The main author was Daniel Taupin, who died in a climbing accident in
-2003; other authors credited in the MusiXTeX manual are Andreas Egler
-and Ross Mitchell. MusiXTeX is now being maintained by
+The main author was Daniel Taupin, who died in a climbing
+accident in 2003; other authors credited in the MusiXTeX
+manual are Andreas Egler and Ross Mitchell. MusiXTeX is now
+being maintained by
Don Simons dsimons(at)roadrunner(dot)com
Hiroaki Morimoto CQX05646(at)nifty(dot)com
+Bob Tennent rdt(at)cs(dot)queensu(dot)ca
The package includes
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ The package includes
+ musixcrd support for chord symbols, due to Robert Hennig
- + a few small extension packages (curly, tuplet, underbracket)
+ + support for music text in Palatino, Times and EC fonts
+
+ + several other extension packages
+ a script musixflx.lua for the 2nd-pass processing
@@ -27,12 +31,13 @@ The package includes
+ wrapper scripts musixflx.bat and musixtex.bat for use on Windows
-MusiXTeX fonts, including both the original metafont sources and Type
-1 versions by Takanori Uchiyama are in a separate musixtex-fonts
-package, which must be installed before using the MusiXTeX macros.
+MusiXTeX fonts, including both the original metafont sources
+and Type 1 versions by Takanori Uchiyama are in a separate
+musixtex-fonts package, which must be installed before using
+the MusiXTeX macros.
-musixtex-install.{pdf,tex} is a more-detailed version of the following
-instructions:
+musixtex-install.{pdf,tex} is a more-detailed version of the
+following instructions:
To install (on TDS-compliant TeX systems):
@@ -56,27 +61,24 @@ Documentation for the musixflx and musixtex scripts are in
doc/generic/musixtex/scripts
-Check out musixtex-install.pdf for information on the extension
-packages, which are installed under
-
-doc/generic/musixtex/addons
-
-Many users, especially beginners, will find it easier to use the PMX and
-M-Tx pre-processors, which accept a simpler input language than MusiXTeX
-itself. These pre-processor packages may be found at CTAN under support.
-Additional documentation, additional add-on packages, and many examples
-of MusiXTeX typesetting may be found at the Werner Icking Music Archive
-at
+Many users, especially beginners, will find it easier to
+use the PMX and M-Tx pre-processors, which accept a simpler
+input language than MusiXTeX itself. These pre-processor
+packages may be found at CTAN under support. Additional
+documentation, additional add-on packages, and many examples
+of MusiXTeX typesetting may be found at the Werner Icking
+Music Archive at
http://icking-music-archive.org/
-Support for users of MusiXTeX and related software may be obtained via
-the MusiXTeX mail list at
+Support for users of MusiXTeX and related software may be
+obtained via the MusiXTeX mail list at
http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
-MusiXTeX may be freely copied, duplicated and used in conformance to the
-GNU General Public License (Version 2, 1991, see included file gpl.txt).
+MusiXTeX may be freely copied, duplicated and used in
+conformance to the GNU General Public License (Version 2,
+1991, see included file gpl.txt).
-This CTAN distribution is maintained by Bob Tennent
+This distribution is maintained by Bob Tennent
rdt(at)cs(dot)queensu(dot)ca.