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Changes from PMX 2.4 to the Latest Beta (2.409), 8 June 2003

2.401

• Suboption for Type K postscript ties, activated by Apl, to (a) change first part of a linebreak ties to have same shape as normal ties, and (b) move start of second part of linebreak ties a little to the left.
• Bugfix: Enable arpeggios on chords in xtuplets.

2.402

• Automatic forced beam patterns. If the option ":" (colon) is included in the starting symbol "[" for a forced beam, then henceforth beams of the same length will be forced in that line of music, until stopped. Stop them by either (a) inserting a regular forced beam, or (b) coming to the end of the input block.
• The number of forced beams allowed is increased from 20 to 40 per line of per input block. This includes both regular and the new automatic ones.

2.403

• Bugfix: Automatic termination of auto forced beam patterns at end of input block.

2.404

• Allow slur or tie to end on rest, but not start on a rest. Default height of ending is default height of start (before any automatic or user- defined djustments). User may adjust height as normal from default.

2.406 (Note: new pmx.tex)

• Allow explicit double sharps and flats in chords.
• New option Aph to write \special{header=psslurs.pro} top of each page, so dviselec will work OK.
• Bugfix in pmx.tex for system spacing equalization by Ae, to correct behavior when top staff is smaller than others (was giving smaller space after first system than others).
• Bugfix in line-break tie option Apl, to correct behavior when there is more than one staff in an instrument.
• Internal change in storage, transparent to user: Use only first 4 bits of mult for multiplicity+8, so rest can be used for other stuff.
• Bugfix: Move stemlength stuff in nacc(27-30) to mult(27-30) to remove storage conflict with dot movement stuff.

2.407 (10/20/02) (Note: new scor2prt.for, .exe)

• Allow AN[n]"[user-defined-part-file-name]", where n is instrument number and quotes are rquired around file name. Place before first bar in pmx file for score, Syntax-checked but not used in PMX. Interpreted by scor2prt and allows you to name the part files as you please.

2.408 (2/8/03) (Note: new pmx.tex)

• Bugfix: admit pnotes{x} when x>9.995. This is only needed for notes groups longer than a breve (double whole note).
• Bugfixes in \liftPAuse and \liftPAusep.
• With postscript slurs, for up-stem single graces slurred to down-stem main note, shift slur start left by 0.8 so slur doesn't get too short.

2.409 (6/8/03)

• Bugfix: In docrd for MIDI, use original pitch in case main/chord were switched due to 2nds.
• New syntax: Use ":" (colon) before 2-digit instrument numbers in movement break command.
• Bugfix: Adjust output formats for \setname at movement break to allow instrument numbers >9.
• Bugfix in coding to raise barno due to slur over line break (pmxb)

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Revised 8 June 2003