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Linux-Announce Digest #135
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Linux-Announce Digest #135, Volume #4 Fri, 24 May 2002 16:13:03 EDT
Contents:
GNU/Linux meeting... Goa/India (Frederick Noronha)
Reply from Linux usage counter (Linux Counter)
LILO version 22.3 released (johninsd at san dot rr dot com)
Sherwin-Williams Chooses a Big Blue Shade of Linux ("Stacy Simpson")
Linux:Noteedit:Guitar chord diagrams (J Anders)
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From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: GNU/Linux meeting... Goa/India
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:01:21 CST
Our next GNU/Linux meeting is scheduled, as usual, for the fourth Saturday
of this month (May 25). Goa is a small province on the west coast of
India, and is known worldwide as a tourist destination. Any visitors are
welcome to our meeting:
Date: May 25, 2002
Time: 4 pm sharp
Venue: CSI, Computer Society of India Goa chapter
Address: 3rd Floor, Naguesh Apts, Near Municipal Market,
Panjim. If you get lost ring 409490 or 9822 122436 for
directions.
Check out our new, modest website at www.linuxingoa.netfirms.com
--
Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa * India 832.409490 / 409783
BYTESFORALL www.bytesforall.org * GNU-LINUX http://linuxinindia.pitas.com
Email fred@bytesforall.org * SMS 9822122436@attcell.net * Saligao Goa India
Writing with a difference... on what makes *the* difference
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From: Linux Counter <linux-counter-errors@counter.li.org>
Subject: Reply from Linux usage counter
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:01:30 CST
The subject line of your message was LANGUAGE.
This did NOT contain the word "Linux".
The counter has unfortunately been the recipient of many sorts
of messages, some of which were not intended as registrations.
Therefore, the subject line MUST include "Linux" to perform a
simple registration.
Please include the word "Linux" in the subject line, perform
a registration using the form below, or register using the
Web forms at http://counter.li.org/ in order to register.
If you have any unusual problems - contact harald@alvestrand.no!
HELP FOR THE LINUX USAGE COUNTER
================================
This message is intended for you to edit, and send right back to the
Linux-counter@uninett.no address.
DO NOT USE "REPLY"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Practice has shown that putting the counter in the Reply-To: or From:
fields of a message is a GREAT way of causing mail loops, and defending
against them is a *lot* of effort. Therefore, this counter does not do it)
There are two ways of registering: Simple and complex.
For the SIMPLE method, simply send a message with the subject line being
one of:
I use Linux at home
I use Linux at work
I use Linux at school
I do not use Linux
You can also do combinations, like "I use Linux at home and at work".
The counter will attempt to guess your country of origin, and count you
accordingly. Information about you will not be made public.
Complex registration
====================
The complex features of the counter are accessed by using commands.
A command looks like (for instance) //MACHINE, and starts in the left
column.
You can register MACHINES, FRIENDS and data about YOURSELF (PERSON).
Below is listed an example of each of the sections, with comments that
aid you in filling them out correctly.
Remember to put the value on the same line as the field name!
Only use the FRIENDS section if it is unlikely that the people will
register themselves!
When the templates are accepted by the daemon, they will be added to the
database. Data will be added even if it is not parsed properly.
They may be thrown out in later duplicate elimination, or you may receive
a query from me regarding the validity of the data, but otherwise, they will
be counted.
You can also register using the WWW forms at
http://domen.uninett.no/~hta/linux/counter.html
You can get a report from the counter by specifying the command
//REPORT <reportname>
The following reports are available:
short - The standard listing of Linux usage, including per-country data
machines - Statistics on registered Linux machines
persons - Persons who use Linux, sorted by country, and some statistics
All these reports are also available by anonymous FTP to aun.uninett.no,
directory pub/misc/linux-counter, or through the World Wide Web at
http://domen.uninett.no/~hta/linux/counter.html
The counter also understands //HELP.
When you use a command, the subject line of the message is *not* recorded
in the counter.
Good luck!
Harald Tveit Alvestrand
Sorry, the record help is out of order
//END
The END command is only required if you have a mailer that adds stuff
below the last line of the message.
This is the Linux Counter summary as of Wed May 22 19:08:23 2002
There are 126057 persons registerd.
1407 users have been registered by friends.
There are 96784 machines registered.
I guesstimate that between 0.2% and 5% of all Linux users have
registered with the Linux Counter.
So the total number of Linux users is probably between
2,521,140 and 63,028,500 people.
WHERE LINUX USERS LIVE
The table is sorted by number of Linux users divided by population
No Country Pers Fri Mach P/Mpop Mpop
======================================================================
1 CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 0 0 1642.0 0.0
2 FO Faroe Islands 56 0 8 1276.9 0.0
3 IS Iceland 177 1 103 654.8 0.3
4 FI Finland 2975 21 2445 582.7 5.1
5 NO Norway 2220 24 2073 506.4 4.4
6 AQ Antarctica 2 0 3 486.0 0.0
7 DK Denmark 2489 6 1763 474.1 5.2
8 EE Estonia 671 12 468 459.8 1.5
9 NF Norfolk Island 1 0 0 452.7 0.0
10 SE Sweden 3311 30 3060 372.0 8.9
11 MC Monaco 10 1 9 315.3 0.0
12 LU Luxembourg 110 0 119 264.5 0.4
13 SI Slovenia 457 1 264 234.2 2.0
14 HU Hungary 2174 17 1589 217.3 10.0
15 NL Netherlands 3330 17 3204 213.9 15.6
16 GI Gibraltar 6 0 6 208.6 0.0
17 LI Liechtenstein 6 0 6 192.8 0.0
18 IE Ireland 676 1 391 189.5 3.6
19 GL Greenland 11 0 12 189.0 0.1
20 AT Austria 1433 11 1429 178.6 8.0
21 NZ New Zealand 617 0 586 173.9 3.5
22 CH Switzerland 1221 10 1287 169.4 7.2
23 CA Canada 4525 19 4301 157.0 28.8
24 BE Belgium 1543 512 1298 151.7 10.2
25 VG Virgin Islands (British) 2 0 1 151.6 0.0
26 PL Poland 5715 23 2995 147.9 38.6
27 SH Saint Helena 1 0 0 147.4 0.0
28 AU Australia 2465 18 2452 135.0 18.3
29 PW Palau 2 0 1 118.0 0.0
30 DE Germany 9534 81 9003 114.1 83.5
31 CY Cyprus 83 0 23 111.5 0.7
32 US USA 28802 298 26429 108.1 266.5
33 AD Andorra 7 0 14 96.2 0.1
34 SG Singapore 308 1 167 90.7 3.4
35 ES Spain 3543 8 2038 90.4 39.2
36 FR France 5041 32 3854 86.4 58.3
37 GB Great Britain 4884 43 4730 83.5 58.5
38 IL Israel 446 3 319 82.3 5.4
39 SM San Marino 2 0 1 81.6 0.0
40 BM Bermuda 5 0 0 80.5 0.1
41 PT Portugal 768 3 533 77.9 9.9
42 PF French Polynesia 17 0 2 75.6 0.2
43 KR Korea (South) 3266 2 400 71.8 45.5
44 MT Malta 25 0 25 66.6 0.4
45 CZ Czech Republic 679 9 477 65.8 10.3
46 AG Antigua and Barbuda 4 0 2 60.9 0.1
47 AW Aruba 4 0 1 59.0 0.1
48 NC New Caledonia 11 0 6 58.6 0.2
49 BG Bulgaria 501 1 295 58.2 8.6
50 KY Cayman Islands 2 0 1 57.7 0.0
51 IT Italy 3315 35 2617 57.7 57.5
52 CR Costa Rica 197 0 82 56.9 3.5
53 LT Lithuania 204 2 156 56.0 3.6
54 LV Latvia 136 0 103 55.1 2.5
55 SV El Salvador 305 0 47 52.3 5.8
56 RO Romania 1101 11 718 50.8 21.7
57 UY Uruguay 164 0 100 50.6 3.2
58 BR Brazil 7960 18 3080 48.9 162.7
59 BN Brunei 14 0 2 46.7 0.3
60 SK Slovakia 241 0 219 44.8 5.4
61 AR Argentina 1402 1 658 40.4 34.7
62 GR Greece 407 5 260 38.6 10.5
63 CL Chile 542 0 280 37.8 14.3
64 HR Croatia 172 0 100 34.4 5.0
65 MQ Martinique 13 0 12 32.6 0.4
66 MK Macedonia 66 0 26 31.4 2.1
67 BB Barbados 8 0 11 31.1 0.3
68 RE Reunion 21 0 5 30.9 0.7
69 BS Bahamas 8 0 3 30.8 0.3
70 MV Maldives 8 0 1 29.5 0.3
71 MX Mexico 2714 6 777 28.3 95.8
72 BZ Belize 6 0 3 27.4 0.2
73 PR Puerto Rico 99 0 46 25.9 3.8
74 GU Guam 4 0 1 25.5 0.2
75 FM Micronesia, Federated States 3 0 0 23.9 0.1
76 VE Venezuela 510 0 274 23.2 22.0
77 MU Mauritius 26 0 12 22.8 1.1
78 PA Panama 54 0 33 20.3 2.7
79 ZA South Africa 839 1 584 20.1 41.7
80 MP Northern Mariana Islands 1 0 2 19.1 0.1
81 KW Kuwait 37 0 11 19.0 2.0
82 BH Bahrain 11 0 6 18.6 0.6
83 MY Malaysia 371 4 173 18.6 20.0
84 AE United Arab Emirates 56 0 19 18.3 3.1
85 YU Yugoslavia (Serbia and Monte 188 5 72 17.5 10.8
86 TW Taiwan 369 2 169 17.2 21.5
87 QA Qatar 9 1 4 16.4 0.5
88 CU Cuba 179 1 74 16.3 11.0
89 AN Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 14.4 0.2
90 ST Sao Tome and Principe 2 0 0 13.9 0.1
91 EH Western Sahara 3 0 2 13.5 0.2
92 CO Colombia 474 1 217 12.9 36.8
93 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 34 0 15 12.8 2.7
94 LB Lebanon 48 1 13 12.7 3.8
95 RU Russia 1880 12 1082 12.7 148.2
96 PY Paraguay 68 0 22 12.4 5.5
97 MO Macau 6 0 6 12.1 0.5
98 DM Dominica 1 0 0 12.1 0.1
99 BY Belarus 123 1 60 11.8 10.4
100 UA Ukraine 600 4 363 11.8 50.9
101 VU Vanuatu 2 0 0 11.3 0.2
102 VI Virgin Islands (U.S.) 1 0 1 10.3 0.1
103 EC Ecuador 115 0 37 10.0 11.5
104 TO Tonga 1 0 1 9.4 0.1
105 AM Armenia 32 0 13 9.2 3.5
106 BO Bolivia 64 0 43 8.9 7.2
107 CV Cape Verde 4 0 0 8.9 0.4
108 TT Trinidad and Tobago 11 1 5 8.6 1.3
109 PE Peru 210 0 45 8.6 24.5
110 JM Jamaica 22 0 6 8.5 2.6
111 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenad 1 0 0 8.4 0.1
112 TN Tunisia 75 0 21 8.3 9.0
113 TR Turkey 507 1 222 8.1 62.5
114 NA Namibia 12 0 9 7.2 1.7
115 GY Guyana 5 0 6 7.0 0.7
116 SR Suriname 3 0 4 6.9 0.4
117 PH Philippines 497 2 151 6.7 74.5
118 NI Nicaragua 24 0 12 5.6 4.3
119 DO Dominican Republic 45 0 42 5.6 8.1
120 GT Guatemala 57 0 23 5.1 11.3
121 MD Moldova 21 0 16 4.7 4.5
122 CM Cameroon 65 0 17 4.6 14.3
123 GE Georgia 21 0 32 4.0 5.2
124 MN Mongolia 10 0 7 4.0 2.5
125 KZ Kazakhstan 60 0 28 3.5 16.9
126 TH Thailand 205 1 97 3.5 58.9
127 PS Palestine 9 0 0 3.4 2.6
128 HN Honduras 19 0 8 3.4 5.6
129 JO Jordan 14 0 3 3.3 4.2
130 KG Kyrgyzstan 15 0 8 3.3 4.5
131 AL Albania 10 1 4 3.1 3.2
132 SA Saudi Arabia 52 0 10 2.7 19.4
133 GA Gabon 3 0 6 2.6 1.2
134 AZ Azerbaijan 19 0 2 2.5 7.7
135 ID Indonesia 485 9 178 2.3 206.6
136 JP Japan 284 1 212 2.3 125.4
137 NP Nepal 50 0 9 2.3 22.1
138 IN India 2092 2 619 2.2 952.1
139 LK Sri Lanka 38 0 10 2.0 18.6
140 BW Botswana 3 0 0 2.0 1.5
141 IR Iran 131 0 23 2.0 66.1
142 KM Comoros 1 0 0 1.8 0.6
143 EG Egypt 109 0 28 1.7 63.6
144 ZW Zimbabwe 19 0 9 1.7 11.3
145 DZ Algeria 43 0 22 1.5 29.2
146 OM Oman 3 0 2 1.4 2.2
147 UZ Uzbekistan 32 0 17 1.4 23.4
148 FJ Fiji 1 0 2 1.3 0.8
149 PK Pakistan 158 0 33 1.2 129.3
150 KE Kenya 34 0 6 1.2 28.2
151 LY Libya 6 0 0 1.1 5.4
152 CI Cote d'Ivoire 16 0 6 1.1 14.8
153 SZ Swaziland 1 0 0 1.0 1.0
154 ZM Zambia 9 0 4 1.0 9.2
155 VN Vietnam 68 0 11 0.9 74.0
156 PG Papua New Guinea 4 0 2 0.9 4.4
157 MA Morocco 27 0 20 0.9 29.8
158 SY Syria 14 0 0 0.9 15.6
159 SN Senegal 8 0 6 0.9 9.1
160 CN China 807 1 241 0.7 1210.0
161 MG Madagascar 9 0 4 0.7 13.7
162 LA Laos 3 0 3 0.6 5.0
163 ER Eritrea 2 0 0 0.6 3.4
164 HT Haiti 3 0 2 0.4 6.7
165 NE Niger 4 0 4 0.4 9.1
166 TG Togo 2 0 1 0.4 4.6
167 BD Bangladesh 46 0 16 0.4 123.1
168 GH Ghana 6 0 1 0.3 17.7
169 MM Myanmar 13 0 8 0.3 46.0
170 TM Turkmenistan 1 0 0 0.2 4.1
171 YE Yemen 3 0 1 0.2 13.5
172 NG Nigeria 23 0 4 0.2 103.9
173 TZ Tanzania 6 0 0 0.2 29.1
174 KH Cambodia 2 0 0 0.2 10.9
175 TJ Tajikistan 1 0 1 0.2 5.9
176 UG Uganda 3 0 0 0.1 20.2
177 RW Rwanda 1 0 0 0.1 6.9
178 SD Sudan 4 0 1 0.1 31.5
179 MZ Mozambique 2 0 0 0.1 17.9
180 ML Mali 1 0 1 0.1 9.7
181 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0.0 22.7
182 ET Ethiopia 2 0 2 0.0 57.2
183 XW The World (Somewhere in it) 115 71 0 0.0 5771.9
184 TP East Timor 9 0 0 0.0 0.0
WHERE PEOPLE USE LINUX
Place Users Percent
==============================
home 113253 91.27%
school 29858 24.06%
not used 2 0.00%
somewhere 429 0.35%
work 67636 54.51%
==============================
TOTAL 124089 100.00%
NOTE: The total is the 124089 users who answered this question.
Some gave more than one answer, so the number of answers is 211178
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From: johninsd at san dot rr dot com <bitbucket@hotmail.com>
Subject: LILO version 22.3 released
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:02:04 CST
Reply-To: Read@MY.fullname.TO.reply.ORG
LILO release 22.3 is based upon Werner Almesberger's LILO version 21.
Version 22.3 is a major update to version 22.2.
o The distribution consists of /sbin/lilo ONLY; all *.b files are
incorporated within this file (builtin).
o A bitmap file header editor is incorporated.
o The map file unifies the second stage, chain, message file, and bitmap
files.
o -F and -B flags are added (see man pages).
o Chain loader will now pass a command line to a second LILO installation.
o Boot protocol 0203h is now supported. "large-memory" option added to
force initial ramdisk loading to highest memory.
o "vga=" on command line allows any radix input.
Versions 22.2, 22.1, 22.0 are major updates to version 21.
o LVM support is added.
o Password CRC-32 polynomials are superceded by 160-bit SHS digests,
which are cryptographically secure.
o RAID1 codes are updated to fix a problem encountered on skewed raid
installations in booting "other=" sections.
o Compilation option allows for specification of more kernels.
o A graphical user interface using VGA 640x480x16 (mode 0x12) is added.
o Secure passwords are implemented using four CRC-32 polynomials.
o RAID1 codes are completely re-written, and correctly implement 'lock',
'fallback', and "lilo -R ..."
THE NEW RAID1 IMPLEMENTATION IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 21.
Those using version 21 should read 'README.raid1' before installing these
new codes. There is a compatibility mode (lilo -x mbr-only) for existing
RAID1 installations which are not going to be converted to the Version 22
implementation.
Source code is available for download from:
http://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo (developer's site)
ftp://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo
Or from the main distribution site:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/boot/lilo (please use)
See the distribution file 'CHANGES' for details of the differences between
22.3 and prior releases.
--John Coffman <johninsd at san dot rr dot com>
LILO source code at http://brun.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo
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From: "Stacy Simpson" <stacysim@us.ibm.com>
Subject: Sherwin-Williams Chooses a Big Blue Shade of Linux
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:02:12 CST
Stacy Simpson
Media Relations
IBM Corporation
Route 100, Somers, NY 10589
Ph: 914-766-4123 (t/l: 826-4123)
E: stacysim@us.ibm.com
Sherwin-Williams Chooses a Big Blue Shade of Linux
Flexibility Key to Paint Company Relying on IBM for its Store Technology
infrastructure
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 23, 2002 -- Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) today
announced it has chosen IBM to provide the store technology infrastructure
for the company's more than 2,500 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto
Rico in what is one of the first and largest deployments of the Linux open
source operating system in a chain store environment. The largest paint
company in the U.S. is turning to IBM for the technology and services to
support its customers in a multi-store environment, improve customer
service and create an innovative, flexible front-end system and
user-friendly experience.
By selecting IBM's portfolio of services, consulting and IBM NetVista
personal computers running Turbolinux, Sherwin-Williams establishes the
platform for future improvements, upgrades hardware and software without
disrupting store operations, provides new in-store features such as e-mail,
intranet browsing, and office productivity software and implements a fast
and open platform for quick resolution of technical issues.
"Maintaining leadership in a competitive environment requires us to have
flexible technical solutions, and to build a customer facing platform that
can be easily integrated with our future and existing systems," said Bill
Thompson, Director of Information Technology for Sherwin-Williams' Paint
Stores Group. "The solution we've developed with IBM will help us do that."
The company worked with a Linux services team from IBM Global Services to
design and integrate an in-store network that will consist of 9700 IBM
NetVista M41 small desktop personal computers for all 2500-plus stores, all
running Linux. In addition, all peripherals such as printers, scanners,
cash drawers and switches will be Linux compatible, offering a flexible,
open architecture that is easily adaptable with inventory and sales
applications running on the Linux platform at workstations throughout the
Sherwin-Williams chain. One desktop PC will serve as an in-store server and
another as a manager's workstation, improving customer service by enabling
accessibility to both servers and their respective applications from any
workstation in the store.
Sherwin-Williams' paint tinting and color matching applications will also
be tied into the network, enabling the formulas for custom paint blends to
be filed and kept securely for the customer's next project. The
Sherwin-Williams ' Point of Sale and inventory applications will run in the
Linux environment. Sherwin-Williams will be using IBM E74 color monitors, a
17-inch CRT monitor ideally suited for accurate display of colors and
information.
Pilot installations have already taken place in stores in the Cleveland
area. Main deployment will begin in July and completed by second quarter
2003. The Sherwin-Williams project team designed, engineered, and developed
the overall solution. IBM Global Services will continue to provide Linux
consulting, integration, project management, installation and OEM
procurement.
"Linux is truly a business-friendly operating system that
simplifies the technical infrastructure," said Patricia Gibbs, IBM vice
president, Linux Services. "It can also seamlessly integrate and thus
enhance the quality of service and relationships with all of a company's
constituencies -- its customers, employees, vendors and suppliers.
Sherwin-Williams understands this, and is installing Linux-based technology
in a highly visible, mission-critical area because it provides open-ended
flexibility for whatever the company wants to do next."
About Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams Company, established in Cleveland in 1866, is a $5
billion manufacturer, distributor and retailer of paint, coatings and
related products. It is the largest paint company in the United States and
one of the largest in the world. Well known brands include
Sherwin-Williams®, Dutch Boy®, Pratt & Lambert®, Martin-Senour®,
Thompson's®, Minwax® and Krylon®. The Company has over 25,500 employees and
operates more than 2,500 paint stores and 52 manufacturing plants
worldwide. For more information, go to www.sherwin.com.
About IBM Global Services
IBM Global Services is the world's largest information technology services
provider, with approximately 150,000 professionals serving customers in 160
countries and annual revenue of more than $35 billion (2001). IBM Global
Services integrates IBM's broad range of capabilities -- services,
hardware, software and research -- to help companies of all sizes realize
the full value of information technology. For more information, visit:
www.ibm.com/services
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From: J Anders <j.anders@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>
Subject: Linux:Noteedit:Guitar chord diagrams
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:02:14 CST
Version 2.0.0 of the musical scores editor NoteEdit is
available:
http://rnvs.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/~jan/noteedit/noteedit.html
New features:
- guitar chord diagrams
- chord annotation
- tse3-0.2.3 (and tse3-0.1.2, tse3-0.1.2) compatible
- bug converning replay of non-balanced repeats fixed
x Many thanks to Mikhail Yakshin <GreyCat@users.sourceforge.net>.
x I used about 2000 lines from his kguitar project
x (http://kguitar.sourceforge.net).
x Note! kguitar is still under development. So excuse some
x small problems. For instance: If you can't your preferred chord
x diagram for a certain chord please set the fingers "by hand"!
Some aspects of exporting guitar chord diagrams!
================================================
MUP can deal with chord names and chord diagrams. But it expects
a chord diagram dictionary at top of file. Actually this is
no problem. But if you attach 2 different chord diagrams
for the same chord name there is no possibility to to distinguish
the 2 forms. To give every chord diagram an unique name
NoteEdit adds some underscores to the chord name. So be not
surprised if you named a chord "C7" and "_C7" is printed!
MUP cannot deal with a mix of some chords with chord diagram
and some chords without chord diagram. MUP cannot deal with barre.
MusiXTeX has an additional package called MusiXGui. This allows
to annotate guitar chord diagrams and chord names. It
works but unfortunately there is no possibility to add
a fret information. So, if the fret is not equal 1
NoteEdit appends the fret information to the chord name.
MusiXTeX/MusiXGui can only deal with full barre.
LilyPond cannot deal with guitar chord diagrams. Actually it has a
special feature for chord name annotation. But this is unusable
for NoteEdit export because it tries reverse mapping from
pitch combination to chord name. Thus, NoteEdit exports the
chord names as ordinary uptext. Unfortunately, LilyPond
does not take the width of the uptext into account. So
it can happen the chords overlap.
LilyPond has problems with # signs in uptext. Therfore # is
converted into +.
PMX can neither deal with chord names nor with guitar cord diagrams.
Thus, NoteEdit omits the information.
--
J.Anders, Chemnitz, GERMANY (ja@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de)
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