Does Humdrum provide a graphic user interface?
A general graphic user interface for Humdrum has been developed by Michael Taylor of Queen’s University, Belfast. The Taylor interface features pull-down help menus and on-line assistance in constructing and launching analytic tasks. The Taylor interface runs under MS Windows. Distribution and pricing arrangements have not yet been announced. Mr. Taylor may be reached at: wmt@bfs.Unibol.com 35. Is Humdrum easy to use? Humdrum is rooted in the UNIX “software tools” design philosophy. That is, each tool in the toolkit carries out a simple operation. However, by interconnecting the tools, the capacity for music processing is legion. In essence, assembling Humdrum command lines amounts to a form of computer programming. Learning Humdrum is comparable in complexity to learning a programming language such as pascal or C. Users who understand the concept of a UNIX pipeline, will readily grasp how Humdrum works. Users who are familiar only with menu-driven software will find Humdrum takes some
