<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Printing, exports, Karaoke and imports</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><meta name="keywords" content="Gtk, NtEd, music, editor, notes, score, MIDI"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Manuel de NtEd"><link rel="up" href="ch01.html" title="Chapter 1. Using NtEd"><link rel="prev" href="ch01s40.html" title="Save and restore"><link rel="next" href="ch01s42.html" title="Export PNG and SVG"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Printing, exports, Karaoke and imports</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s40.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Using NtEd</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s42.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" title="Printing, exports, Karaoke and imports"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="exporting"></a>Printing, exports, Karaoke and imports</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Configuration"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="config_print"></a>Configuration</h3></div></div></div><p>NtEd assumes that:</p><p><code class="computeroutput">lpr <file>.ps</code></p><p>prints a PostScript file named <code class="computeroutput"><file>.ps</code> on your system. If this isn't the case then configure the printing command. Choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">E</span>dit</span> → <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>references</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Configure Print ...</span> </p><p>On dialog textfield you should see:</p><p><code class="computeroutput">lpr %s</code></p><p>The <code class="computeroutput">%s</code> will be replaced by the name of a PostScript file. Change this string according to your needs. For instance: If you want to use the <span class="application">kprinter</span> from <span class="application">KDE</span> then change the string to:</p><p><code class="computeroutput">kprinter %s</code></p><p>and press OK!</p><p>If all is configured then choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ile</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Print</span> </p></div><div class="sect2" title="Export PostScript"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="export_ps"></a>Export PostScript</h3></div></div></div><p>You can export the score as PostScript. Choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ile</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Export P<span class="accel">S</span>...</span> </p><p>Select a file name on dialog and press OK.</p><p>Because most printers are able to print PostScript files you can print this file using your preferred printing command (<span class="application">lpr</span>, <span class="application">kprinter</span>, ...)</p></div><div class="sect2" title="Export PDF"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="export_pdf"></a>Export PDF</h3></div></div></div><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>The PDF is available only if your Cairo library supports PDF.</p></div><p>You can export the score as PDF. Choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ile</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Export PDF...</span> </p><p>Select a file name on dialog and press OK.</p><p>Because many printers are able to print PDF files you can print this file using your preferred printing command (<span class="application">lpr</span>, <span class="application">kprinter</span>, ...)</p></div><div class="sect2" title="Export MIDI"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="export_midi"></a>Export MIDI</h3></div></div></div><p>You can export the score as MIDI data. Choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ile</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Export MIDI...</span> </p><p>Select a file name on dialog and press OK.</p></div><div class="sect2" title="Karaoke"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="karaoke"></a>Karaoke</h3></div></div></div><p>If the score contains lyrics NtEd exports them to MIDI. This causes many midi players among them <span class="application">kmid</span> to show a Karaoke-like behaviour:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/kmid_karaoke.png" alt="Karaoke with kmid"></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Import MusicXML"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="import_musicxml"></a>Import MusicXML</h3></div></div></div><p>You can import a MusicXML file. Choose:</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ile</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Import MusicXML...</span> </p><p>Select a file name on dialog and press OK.</p><div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>There is a bug in NoteEdit which concerns the export of multivoice staves into MusicXML. As a result NtEd has problems importing such files. To solve the problem NoteEdit must be patched. 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