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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/musixtex/musixdoc/miscellaneous.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/musixtex/musixdoc/miscellaneous.tex index 9a909c34389..5b6a5b6f7c3 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/musixtex/musixdoc/miscellaneous.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/musixtex/musixdoc/miscellaneous.tex @@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ which will be placed by the first and third through sixth macros, and is initially defined as \verb|\def\txt{3}|. The macro \verb|\tuplettxt| serves the same role for the last two macros. -The font used is -\verb|\txtfont| which is by default \verb|\eightit| (in normal music size) but may be re-defined. -The first four -are to be used with beamed xtuplets. As indicated in the -last column, the last four produce a sloping bracket and are to be used with +The font used is defined by +\verb|\txtfont| and is, by default, \verb|\eightit| (in normal music size) but may be re-defined. + +The first four commands in the table +are normally used with beamed xtuplets. As indicated in the +last column, the last four produce a sloping bracket and may be used with unbeamed xtuplets. @@ -252,6 +253,25 @@ use the macros without gaps. \notesp\downtuplet O16\ccu e\en\notesp\cccu g\en \end{verbatim}\end{quote} +A modern notation uses a \emph{ratio} to specify the intended duration +of an x-tuplet. This is supported in \musixtex\ by the command +\keyindex{xxtuplet}, as in + +\begin{music} +\nostartrule +\startextract\addspace\afterruleskip +\notes\xxtuplet5:6o\ibl0j3\qb0{jklm}\tql0n\en +\endextract +\end{music} + +\noindent with coding \verb|\xxtuplet5:6o\ibl0j3\qb0{jklm}\tql0n|. For the +other x-tuplet commands (apart from \verb|\triolet|, which is defined in terms of \verb|\xtuplet|), +it is possible to define \verb|\txt| or +\verb|\tupletxt| as a ratio, as in +\begin{quote}\begin{verbatim} +\def\txt{5:6} +\end{verbatim}\end{quote} + \section{Ornaments} |