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9 @setfilename lilypond-notation.info
10 @settitle LilyPond Notation Reference
11 @documentencoding UTF-8
15 This manual provides a reference for all notation that can be
16 produced with LilyPond version @version{}. It assumes that
17 the reader is familiar with the material in the
18 @rlearningnamed{Top, Learning Manual}.
23 @c TODO: all the direntry stuff should be moved to general.texi
24 @c Keep this here, since it pertains to the direntry below.
26 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
28 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
30 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
32 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
35 * List all commands in direntry.
37 @c * lilypond: (lilypond-application)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
41 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
42 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
43 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
45 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
46 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
47 * LilyPond: (lilypond-notation). LilyPond Notation Reference.
48 * LilyPond Snippets: (lilypond-snippets). Short tricks, tips, and examples.
49 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
50 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-application). Installing and running applications.
51 * abc2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
52 * convert-ly: (lilypond-application)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
53 * etf2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
54 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-application)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
55 * midi2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
56 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
59 @c don't remove this comment.
61 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
62 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
64 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
69 @lilyTitlePage{Notation Reference}
75 * Musical notation:: Notation which is used in
77 * Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
79 * General input and output:: General information about
80 LilyPond input and output.
81 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
82 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
83 * Interfaces for programmers:: How to interface with scheme.
87 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
88 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
89 * LilyPond grammar:: Syntax diagram for LilyPond parser.
90 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
91 * LilyPond command index::
101 @include notation/notation.itely
102 @include notation/specialist.itely
104 @include notation/input.itely
105 @include notation/spacing.itely
107 @include notation/changing-defaults.itely
108 @include notation/programming-interface.itely
111 @include notation/notation-appendices.itely
112 @include notation/cheatsheet.itely
116 @node LilyPond grammar
117 @appendix LilyPond grammar
119 This appendix contains a description of the LilyPond grammar, as
120 output from the parser.
122 @verbatiminclude ly-grammar.txt
128 @node LilyPond command index
129 @appendix LilyPond command index
131 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
132 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
133 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
134 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
135 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
136 in which the command or keyword appears.
141 @appendix LilyPond index
143 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
144 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
145 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
146 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
147 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
148 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
149 that topic is discussed.