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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.
66 @uref{../../input/template/out-www/template.html, Templates}, for
67 different music styles. Add notes, and done!
76 @unnumberedsubsec Information for users
80 @item The complete @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/lilypond.html,user
81 manual}, (also in @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.ps.gz,PostScript} and
82 @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.pdf,PDF}).
85 The user @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond.html, manual in one big page},
86 for easy searching, or look it up in the
87 @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond/Index.html,index}.
90 A @uref{../user/out-www/music-glossary.html,glossary} of musical
91 terms, including translations. (also in
92 @uref{../user/out-www/music-glossary.ps.gz,PostScript} and
93 @uref{../user/out-www/music-glossary.pdf,PDF}). Read this if you're not
94 familiar with English terms for notation.
96 @item Documentation of
97 @uref{../user/out-www/lilypond-internals/lilypond-internals.html,internals},
98 generated from the source code. If
99 you want to fine-tune output, you need the information in this
103 @uref{../../input/template/out-www/template.html, Templates}, for
104 different music styles. Add notes, and done!
106 @item All of the @uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.html,tips-and-tricks}
107 input snippets, with the corresponding
108 output shown. Also available in
109 @uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.ps.gz,PostScript} and
110 @uref{../../input/test/out-www/test.pdf,PDF} formats.
116 <a name="developers">
119 @unnumberedsubsec Information for developers
125 @item The @uref{ChangeLog.html, ChangeLog} lists things recently done.
127 @uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.html,Regression Tests}
128 are lot of snippets that test all basic features. Also available in
129 @uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.ps.gz,PostScript} and
130 @uref{../../input/regression/out-www/regression.pdf,PDF} formats.
132 @uref{http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard/po/registry.cgi?domain=lilypond">Translations,Lilypond
134 } in the Translation Project.
135 @item Compiling for @uref{../windows/out-www/compiling.html,Windows/Cygwin}.
140 @unnumberedsubsec Literature
143 @item @uref{../bibliography/out-www/colorado.html,University of
144 Colorado Engraving music bibliography}. Books referred to at the
145 @uref{http://www.cc.colorado.edu/Dept/MU/Musicpress/,Big Site of Music
146 Notation and Engraving} at University of Colorado.
148 @uref{../bibliography/out-www/engraving.html,engraving and music
151 @uref{../bibliography/out-www/computer-notation.html,music notation
157 <a name="mailing-lists">
159 @unnumberedsec Mailing lists
161 If you have questions, you can write to our mailing lists:
163 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel,lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}
164 This list is for discussions concerning the development release of
167 Searchable archives are available from
168 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/lilypond-devel@@gnu.org}.
170 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-lilypond,info-lilypond@@gnu.org}
171 is a low-volume list for information on the GNU Music project.
172 This list is moderated; ask
173 @email{drl@@gnu.org, David R. Linn} or
174 @email{hanwen@@cs.uu.nl, Han-Wen} to send announcements for this list.
176 Searchable archives are available from
177 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/info-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
179 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user,lilypond-user@@gnu.org}
180 For discussing every-day use of LilyPond, in particular the
183 Searchable archives are available from
184 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/lilypond-user@@gnu.org}.
186 @item @uref{http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond,bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}
187 If you have bugreports, you should send them to this list.
189 Please include in your bugreport the version of LilyPond that you
190 experience the problem with, a description of your system and sample
191 input to reproduce the problem. Do not send output files over the
192 list, they tend to be very big and don't help with describing the
195 Searchable archives are available from
196 @uref{http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-lilypond@@gnu.org}.
201 @unnumberedsubsec Logo
203 @item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelieblond.png, large} size.
204 @item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-logo.png, medium} size.
205 @item Logo in @uref{../pictures/out-www/lelie-icon.png, small} size.
209 @unnumberedsubsec Background information
213 <a name="background">
217 @item @uref{../topdocs/out-www/AUTHORS.html, Authors} documents who did
219 @item @uref{../out-www/NEWS.txt,NEWS} summary of changes for 1.4
220 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.4.html, CHANGES-1.4} Change logs
222 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.3.html, CHANGES-1.3} Change logs from 1.3 up to 1.4
223 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.2.html, CHANGES-1.2} Change logs from 1.2 up to 1.3
224 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.1.html, CHANGES-1.1} Change logs from 1.1 up to
226 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-1.0.html, CHANGES-1.0} Change logs from 1.0 up to 1.1
227 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-0.1.html, CHANGES-0.1} Change logs from 0.1 up to 1.0
228 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/CHANGES-0.0.html, CHANGES-0.0} Change logs from 0.0 up to 0.1
229 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/NEWS-1.4.html, NEWS-1.4} summary of changes from 1.2 till 1.4
231 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/NEWS-1.2.html, NEWS-1.2} summary of changes from 1.0 till 1.2
233 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-1.2.html, ANNOUNCE-1.2} Announcement of 1.2 (includes summary of changes)
234 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-1.0.html, ANNOUNCE-1.0} Announcement of 1.0 (includes summary of
236 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/ANNOUNCE-0.1.html, ANNOUNCE-0.1} Announcement of 0.1 (includes summary of
238 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/AIMS.html, AIMS} Why LilyPond?
239 @item @uref{../misc/out-www/interview.html, interview} Answers to the Brave GNU world standard questions.
240 @item @uref{../windows/out-www/lily-wins.html, lily-wins} musings on the
244 These pages were entirely created from a @strong{development version}
245 of the LilyPond package. The version of this webpage is printed at the