>>>>> "Mikhail" == Mikhail Ramendik <mr@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: JA> Perhaps TeX is too complicated. But in ABC the score layout is exectly JA> one line : JA> %%staves ... Mikhail> OK, I'll look into ABC. Thanks! If you're interested in GUI, you might want to look at skink as well as noteedit as frontends for typing the ABC. in Skink, you have to learn to type the ABC, but as you type, you can see the notation you're producing. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad@xxxxxxxxxxxx , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139