1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
2 @setfilename lilypond.info
8 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info doing:
10 ./install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out/lilypond.info
13 @dircategory GNU music project
15 @c ;; prepend GNU for dir, must be unique
16 * GNU LilyPond: (lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
17 * lilypond: (lilypond)Invoking lilypond:: Titling LilyPond scores.
18 * Glossary: (music-glossary). Glossary of music terms.
19 * convert-ly: (lilypond)Invoking convert-ly:: Older LilyPond versions.
20 * midi2ly: (lilypond)Invoking midi2ly:: Importing MIDI.
21 * etf2ly: (lilypond)Invoking etf2ly:: Importing Finale.
22 * abc2ly: (lilypond)Invoking abc2ly:: Importing ABC.
23 * pmx2ly: (lilypond)Invoking pmx2ly:: Importing PMX.
24 * musedata2ly: (lilypond)Invoking musedata2ly::
26 * mup2ly: (lilypond)Invoking mup2ly:: Importing MUP.
31 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen
32 @omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
34 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
38 @c don't remove this comment.
44 * don't refer to LilyPond in the text. The reader knows what the
47 * if you do, capitalization is LilyPond.
50 * don't explicitly refer to the reader/user. There is no one else
51 besides the reader and the writer.
53 * don't use abbreviations (don't, won't, etc.)
55 * avoid fluff (``Notice that,'' ``as you can see,'' ``Currently,'')
57 * avoid long stretches of input code. Noone is go to read them in
58 print. Instead refer to an example input file (@inputfileref), these
59 are clickable in HTML.
61 * abbrevs in caps, e.g. HTML, DVI, MIDI, etc.
66 This document is also available in @uref{../lilypond.ps.gz,gzipped
67 PostScript} and @uref{../lilypond.pdf,PDF}.
73 @subtitle The music typesetter
74 @author Han-Wen Nienhuys
75 @author Jan Nieuwenhuizen
76 @author J@"{u}rgen Reuter
81 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2003 by the authors
83 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
84 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
85 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
86 with no Invariant Sections.
87 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
88 Free Documentation License''.
94 \score { \context Lyrics \notes {
95 \property Score.RehearsalMark \set #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
97 \mark #(ly:export (string-append "(For LilyPond version "
98 (lilypond-version) ")"))
101 \paper { indent = 0.0\pt
112 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
114 Copyright 1999--2003 by the authors
116 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
117 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
118 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
119 with no Invariant Sections.
120 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
121 Free Documentation License''.
130 @chapter GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
132 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 1.8.0.
136 A further source of information is the website, which can be found at
137 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/}. The website contains on-line copies of
138 this and other documentation.
140 @mbinclude dedication.itely
144 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
145 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
146 * Notation manual:: All notation supported, and how to
148 * Literature:: Books about notation and engraving.
149 * Technical manual:: How it all works.
150 * Invoking LilyPond:: Operation.
151 * Converting from other formats:: Converting to lilypond source format.
152 * lilypond-book manual:: Integrating text and music with lilypond-book.
153 * Index:: Unified index.
154 * Reference manual details::
156 * GNU Free Documentation License:: FDL.
163 @mbinclude macros.itexi
164 @mbinclude preface.itely
165 @mbinclude introduction.itely
166 @mbinclude tutorial.itely
167 @mbinclude refman.itely
168 @mbinclude literature.itely
169 @mbinclude internals.itely
170 @mbinclude invoking.itexi
171 @mbinclude lilypond-book.itely
172 @mbinclude converters.itely
175 @c FIXME: Index has two alphabetically sorted lists @code vs plain?
181 @mbinclude appendices.itely
182 @mbinclude cheatsheet.itely