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HosAdeeb
Jun 9, 2009, 7:15:23 AM6/9/09
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Neil Killeen
Jun 9, 2009, 7:55:35 PM6/9/09
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For many years I used the Tex-based software (MusixTex, PMX, MT-X) but
finally I
decided to look for something else. This was largely because of
integration
issues (the layers are all written by different people) and
unpredictable output (because
of TeX).
I tried Lilypond for a little while but its interface is so obscure
and arcane I rapidly
looked again. That was when I found PMW which addresses all of my
needs,
has a well-designed interface, is robust, well documented, well
supported
and the output is predictable.
The fact that it has never had a user group suggests to me that it
didn't *need* one...
regards
Neil
finally I
decided to look for something else. This was largely because of
integration
issues (the layers are all written by different people) and
unpredictable output (because
of TeX).
I tried Lilypond for a little while but its interface is so obscure
and arcane I rapidly
looked again. That was when I found PMW which addresses all of my
needs,
has a well-designed interface, is robust, well documented, well
supported
and the output is predictable.
The fact that it has never had a user group suggests to me that it
didn't *need* one...
regards
Neil
gseaman
Jul 21, 2009, 10:58:32 PM7/21/09
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Noteedit still exports PMW files. I've never used PMW, but I use
Noteedit to export ABC files and abcm2ps to create .ps files. Noteedit
is no longer being worked on, so I've tweaked it a little and made a
package for PCLinuxOS. (ABC music is also extremely easy to edit text
files).
Galen
Noteedit to export ABC files and abcm2ps to create .ps files. Noteedit
is no longer being worked on, so I've tweaked it a little and made a
package for PCLinuxOS. (ABC music is also extremely easy to edit text
files).
Galen
HosAdeeb
Jul 23, 2009, 7:25:44 PM7/23/09
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I never knew NoteEdit could export to PMW. The version I have dates
back to 2007, and when I tried to install it on Mandriva 2009 some
libraries were lacking, and I had to give up. Are you absolutely sure
it can export to PMW, not just to PMX?!
Hosam Adeeb Nashed
back to 2007, and when I tried to install it on Mandriva 2009 some
libraries were lacking, and I had to give up. Are you absolutely sure
it can export to PMW, not just to PMX?!
Hosam Adeeb Nashed
galen
Jul 23, 2009, 8:50:03 PM7/23/09
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You are right! I mistook PMW for PMX. I'm sorry.
Galen
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