README for MuX2d 0.2.4

Hello !
You're reading the short documentation for MuX2d (Editor for MusixTeX).

I know that many parts of the program still not work: Try it, mail me somthing about you opinion and wait for the next release.

I'm very interested in suggestions, review and bug reporting. Please have a look at http://mux2d.sourceforge.net and http://sourceforge.net/project/?group_id=1144 .

Installing

For installing instructions read INSTALL.

The user interface is quite simple. You can do the following:

NOTES

add and change the lenhth of notes by pressing the corresponding keys ("C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "A", "H" - "H" is the german version; I think
english people use "B" you can change that in key.hh ) ("1" means 'full' note, "2" means 'half', "4" means 'quarter', ...)
press <shift>+<note key> to get notes one octave higher
press <shift>+<control>+<note key> for one octace lower (* planed: change current octave by pressing ... )
press <space> to add a rest
toggle chord mode: add more than one head to a note press "F5" to chnge between "chord mode on/off"
set accidentials (sharp, flat, equal) pressing <+>, <-> and <=>
add dotted notes by pressing <.> before you select the pitch ( for example: a dotted quater at fis: <4> <.> <+> <f> )
toggle deny beam between the 2 notes left and right of cursor by pressing F9
toggle forcing of beam by pressing F10

!! the length state will not changed until you select a new !! !! accidentials ( sharp, dot, ... ) affects only one note !!

SCORE

open by select from menu or by command line (first argument is the score file)
modify the score with a dialog (see menu 'Modifications -> Score' or press "CTRL+F5")
modify the noteline/instrument (see menu 'Modifications -> Meter/Signature' or press "CTRL+M")
set an explicit bar pressing <|>

LYRICS

press "CTRL+L" to create the text dialog. You can write the text for the current noteline. Use <#> for unbreakable <-> and <$> for unbreakable <SPACE>. (see example HoheTannen.mxd)

OUTPUT

create a DVI file by selecting 'File/Print/Create DVI' or "CTRL+D"
load and store the notes in the editor to a simple file format
export TeX to any file name (Menu 'File/Export' or "CTRL+T") (* debug option: Press F12 to export TeX to /dev/stdout)

unfinisched implementation for special clefs (Violin and Bass clef ok)
cancel button in the score dialog is disabled because the changes are made directly in the data structure :(
the score dialog doesn't works fine. I'm searching for a better solution. But it work...

I'm using the Qt library. So please have a look at the license in LICENSE.qt .

The source of MuX2d is distributed under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V2.
(see LICENSE.qpl)

Due to this license there is NO WARRANTY !