release: 1.5.27

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / converters.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/user/converters.itely b/Documentation/user/converters.itely
index 71f53b947d449becea93c0fe9627b753a58e9be4..dceade26385e9d71e27d18a034712f21839a6f61 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/converters.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/converters.itely
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 @node midi2ly
 @section midi2ly
 
+@cindex MIDI
+@cindex importing MIDI
+
 Midi2ly translates a MIDI input file to a LilyPond source file. MIDI
 (Music Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard for digital
 instruments: it specifies cabling, a serial protocol and a file format.
@@ -33,8 +36,10 @@ therefore not recommended to use midi2ly for human-generated midi
 files. Correcting the quantization mistakes of the human player takes a
 lot of time.
 
-Hackers who know about signal processing are invited to write  a more
-robust midi2ly.
+Hackers who know about signal processing are invited to write a more
+robust midi2ly.  midi2ly is written in Python, using a module written in
+C to parse the MIDI files.
+
 
 @subsection Invoking midi2ly
 
@@ -75,15 +80,13 @@ robust midi2ly.
 @end table
 
 
-Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
-
-
-Written by @email{Jan Nieuwenhuizen, janneke@@gnu.org}.
-
-
 @node etf2ly
 @section etf2ly
 
+@cindex ETF
+@cindex enigma
+@cindex Finale
+@cindex Coda Technology
 
 ETF (Enigma Transport Format) is a format used by Coda Music
 Technology's Finale product. This program will convert part of an ETF
@@ -111,11 +114,9 @@ version information
 
 @refbugs
 
-Known: articulation scripts are buggy.  Empty measures confuse etf2ly.
-
-Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}.
+The list of articulation scripts is incomplete.  Empty measures confuse
+etf2ly.
 
-Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
 
 @node abc2ly
 @section abc2ly
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
 ABC is a fairly simple ASCII based format. It is described at
 @uref{http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc2mtex/abc.txt}.
 
+@cindex ABC
+@cindex Importing ABC
+
 @subsection Invoking abc2ly
 
 @example
@@ -172,18 +176,15 @@ not.
 
 abc2ly ignores the ABC beaming.
 
-Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}.
-@c How about Laura?   /MB
-
-Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
-
 @node pmx2ly
 @section pmx2ly
 
-PMX is a Musixtex preprocessor written by Don Simons, see
+PMX is a MusiXTeX preprocessor written by Don Simons, see
 @uref{http://icking-music-archive.sunsite.dk/Misc/Music/musixtex/software/pmx/}.
 
-Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
+@cindex PMX
+@cindex MusiXTeX
+@cindex Simons, Don
 
 @subsection Invoking pmx2ly
 
@@ -204,14 +205,13 @@ set output filename to FILE
 version information
 @end table
 
-Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
-
-Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}.
-
 
 @node musedata2ly
 @section musedata2ly
 
+@cindex Musedata
+@cindex CCARH
+
 Musedata (@uref{http://www.musedata.org/}) is an electronic library of
 classical music scores, currently comprising about 800 composition
 dating from 1700 to 1825.  The music is encoded in so-called Musedata
@@ -242,10 +242,6 @@ version information
 @var{REFFILE}
 @end table
 
-Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
-
-Written by @email{Han-Wen Nienhuys,hanwen@@cs.uu.nl}.
-
 
 @node mup2ly
 @section mup2ly
@@ -254,6 +250,9 @@ MUP (Music Publisher) is a shareware music notation program by Arkkra
 Enterprises.  It is also the name of the input format.  Mup2ly will
 convert part of a Mup file to a ready-to-use LilyPond file.
 
+@cindex MUP
+@cindex Arkkra
+
 @subsection Invoking mup2ly
 
 @example
@@ -284,12 +283,8 @@ print warranty and copyright.  Mup2ly comes with absolutely @strong{NO WARRANTY}
 
 @refbugs
 
-Currently, only plain notes (pitches, durations), voices and staffs are
+Currently, only plain notes (pitches, durations), voices and staves are
 converted.
 
-Written by @email{Jan Nieuwenhuizen,janneke@@gnu.org}, based on pmx2ly.
-
-Report bugs to @email{bug-gnu-music@@gnu.org}.
-