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2 @setfilename index.info
3 @settitle Index to LilyPond documentation
6 <!--- @@WEB-TITLE@@=Documentation --->
17 @unnumberedsubsec General information
21 @item Lily is @uref{DEDICATION.html,dedicated to our friends.}
23 It is released under the @uref{http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html, GNU GPL}.
31 @c Flat lists of links are not so handy
32 @c the links themselves (basename of filename) do not make for
33 @c intuitive clicking.
36 @unnumberedsubsec Information for new users
38 @c Hmm, this looks a bit better; maybe for users/developers too?
42 @unnumberedsubsubsec Installation
45 @item The @uref{../topdocs/out-www/README.html, README} contains general information.
46 @item How to @uref{../topdocs/out-www/INSTALL.html, install on Unix}
47 @item How to install @uref{../windows/out-www/installing.html, on
48 Windows}. (Or just @uref{http://cygwin.com/setup.exe, Install Lily Now}).
52 @unnumberedsubsubsec Support
55 @item @uref{../../index.html,Front Page}: What is LilyPond?
56 @item Subscribe to the
57 @uref{../topdocs/out-www/README.html#mailing-lists,mailing lists}
60 @unnumberedsubsubsec Documents
62 @c direct links into first steps and running lily?
64 @item @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/Tutorial.html,Learn} how to use LilyPond.
73 @unnumberedsubsec Information for users
77 @item The complete @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/lilypond.html,user
78 manual}, (also in @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.ps.gz,PostScript} and
79 @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.pdf,PDF}).
82 The user @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.html, manual in one big page},
83 for easy searching, or look it up in the
84 @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/Index.html,index}.
86 @c glossary maybe for new users?
88 A @uref{../user/out-www/glossary.html,glossary} of musical
89 terms, including translations. (also in
90 @uref{../user/out-www/glossary.ps.gz,PostScript} and
91 @uref{../user/out-www/glossary.pdf,PDF}). Read this if you're not
92 familiar with English terms for notation.
94 @item Documentation of
95 @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond-internals/lilypond-internals.html,internals},
96 generated from the source code. If
97 you want to fine-tune output, you need the information in this
101 @uref{../../input/template/out-www/template.html, Templates}, for
102 different music styles. Add notes, and done!
104 @item All of the @uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.html,tips-and-tricks}
105 input snippets, with the corresponding
106 output shown. Also available in
107 @uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.ps.gz,PostScript} and
108 @uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.pdf,PDF} formats.
114 <a name="developers">
117 @unnumberedsubsec Information for developers
123 @item The @uref{ChangeLog.html, ChangeLog} lists things recently done.
125 @uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.html,Regression Tests}
126 are lot of snippets that test all basic features. Also available in
127 @uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.ps.gz,PostScript} and
128 @uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.pdf,PDF} formats.
130 @uref{http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard/po/registry.cgi?domain=lilypond">Translations,Lilypond
132 } in the Translation Project.
133 @item Compiling for @uref{../windows/out-www/compiling.html,Windows/Cygwin}.
138 @unnumberedsubsec Literature
141 @item @uref{../bibliography/out-www/colorado.html,University of
142 Colorado Engraving music bibliography}. Books referred to at the
143 @uref{http://www.cc.colorado.edu/Dept/MU/Musicpress/,Big Site of Music
144 Notation and Engraving} at University of Colorado.
146 @uref{../bibliography/out-www/engraving.html,engraving and music
149 @uref{../bibliography/out-www/computer-notation.html,music notation
155 <a name="mailing-lists">
157 @unnumberedsec Mailing lists
159 If you have questions, you can write to our mailing lists:
161 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel,lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}
162 This list is for discussions concerning the development release of
165 Searchable archives are available from
166 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}.
168 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-lilypond,info-lilypond@@gnu.org}
169 is a low-volume list for information on the GNU Music project.
170 This list is moderated; ask
171 @email{drl@@gnu.org, David R. Linn} or
172 @email{hanwen@@cs.uu.nl, Han-Wen} to send announcements for this list.
174 Searchable archives are available from
175 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/info-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
177 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user,lilypond-user@@gnu.org}
178 For discussing every-day use of LilyPond, in particular the
181 Searchable archives are available from
182 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/lilypond-user@@gnu.org}.
184 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond,bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}
185 If you have bugreports, you should send them to this list.
187 Please include in your bugreport the version of LilyPond that you
188 experience the problem with, a description of your system and sample
189 input to reproduce the problem. Do not send output files over the
190 list, they tend to be very big and don't help with describing the
193 Searchable archives are available from
194 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
199 @unnumberedsubsec Logo
201 @item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelieblond.png, large} size.
202 @item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-logo.png, medium} size.
203 @item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-icon.png, small} size.
207 @unnumberedsubsec Background information
211 <a name="background">
215 @item @uref{../topdocs/out-www/AUTHORS.html, Authors} documents who did
217 @item @uref{../out-www/NEWS.txt,NEWS} summary of changes for 1.4
218 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.4.html, CHANGES-1.4} Change logs
220 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.3.html, CHANGES-1.3} Change logs from 1.3 up to 1.4
221 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.2.html, CHANGES-1.2} Change logs from 1.2 up to 1.3
222 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.1.html, CHANGES-1.1} Change logs from 1.1 up to
224 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.0.html, CHANGES-1.0} Change logs from 1.0 up to 1.1
225 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-0.1.html, CHANGES-0.1} Change logs from 0.1 up to 1.0
226 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-0.0.html, CHANGES-0.0} Change logs from 0.0 up to 0.1
227 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/NEWS-1.4.html, NEWS-1.4} summary of changes from 1.2 till 1.4
229 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/NEWS-1.2.html, NEWS-1.2} summary of changes from 1.0 till 1.2
231 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-1.2.html, ANNOUNCE-1.2} Announcement of 1.2 (includes summary of changes)
232 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-1.0.html, ANNOUNCE-1.0} Announcement of 1.0 (includes summary of
234 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-0.1.html, ANNOUNCE-0.1} Announcement of 0.1 (includes summary of
236 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/AIMS.html, AIMS} Why LilyPond?
237 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/interview.html, interview} Answers to the Brave GNU world standard questions.
238 @item @uref{../windows/out-www/lily-wins.html, lily-wins} musings on the
242 These pages were entirely created from a @strong{development snapshot}
243 of the LilyPond package. The version of this webpage is printed at the