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System Requirement: Metapost, Perl, Convert

Metapost Libraries: op_all.mp, qin_char.mp, operator.mp

Generator: generator.pl

Usage: perl generator.pl -q[qin_notation] -i[qin_notation in file] -o[output metapost file]

Options:

• - q : interative mode, one qin notation description language can be used follow this option.
• - i : file mode, file name which contains a list of qin notations can be used follow this option.
• - o : output metapost filename, default will be "out" if not given.

Qin notation file:

Notation has to seperated by a semicolon. Example:

san_c gou_a yi_a @ =;
er_b;
san_a;
ti_a_b san_a @;
ming_b shi_b_b | tiao_a liu_d @ =;
da_d jiu_c | si_d = liu_d =;
po_a da_d qi_a liu_d = | qi_a = san_c liu_d = | =;
jiu_d lun_b = qi_a =;
tao_a_qi_c;
tao_a_qi_c;
shi_b_a qi_a | tiao_a si_d @ =;
cuo_d da_d qi_a | tuo_a_b liu_d @ = @ zhong_a qi_a | gou_a yi_a @ = @;
shao_c_xi_b;