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9 @setfilename lilypond-notation.info
10 @settitle LilyPond Notation Reference
11 @documentencoding UTF-8
16 This manual provides a reference for all notation that can be
17 produced with LilyPond version @version{}. It assumes that
18 the reader is familiar with the material in the
19 @rlearningnamed{Top, Learning Manual}.
22 @c `Notation Reference' was born 1999-10-11 with git commit 940dda0...
23 @macro copyrightDeclare
24 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2009 by the authors.
31 @c TODO: all the direntry stuff should be moved to general.texi
32 @c Keep this here, since it pertains to the direntry below.
34 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
36 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
38 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
40 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
43 * List all commands in direntry.
45 @c * lilypond: (lilypond-application)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
49 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
50 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
51 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
53 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
54 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
55 * LilyPond: (lilypond-notation). LilyPond Notation Reference.
56 * LilyPond Snippets: (lilypond-snippets). Short tricks, tips, and examples.
57 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
58 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-application). Installing and running applications.
59 * LilyPond Website: (lilypond-general). Preview of new website.
60 * abc2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
61 * convert-ly: (lilypond-application)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
62 * etf2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
63 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-application)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
64 * midi2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
65 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
68 @c don't remove this comment.
70 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
71 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
73 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
78 @lilyTitlePage{Notation Reference}
84 * Musical notation:: Notation which is used in
86 * Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
88 * General input and output:: General information about
89 LilyPond input and output.
90 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
91 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
95 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
96 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
97 * LilyPond grammar:: Syntax diagram for LilyPond parser.
98 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
99 * LilyPond command index::
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110 @include notation/specialist.itely
112 @include notation/input.itely
113 @include notation/spacing.itely
115 @include notation/changing-defaults.itely
118 @include notation/notation-appendices.itely
119 @include notation/cheatsheet.itely
123 @node LilyPond grammar
124 @appendix LilyPond grammar
126 This appendix contains a description of the LilyPond grammar, as
127 output from the parser.
129 @verbatiminclude ly-grammar.txt
135 @node LilyPond command index
136 @appendix LilyPond command index
138 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
139 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
140 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
141 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
142 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
143 in which the command or keyword appears.
148 @appendix LilyPond index
150 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
151 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
152 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
153 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
154 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
155 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
156 that topic is discussed.