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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}.
24 @c TODO: all the direntry stuff should be moved to general.texi
25 @c Keep this here, since it pertains to the direntry below.
27 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
29 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
31 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
33 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
36 * List all commands in direntry.
38 @c * lilypond: (lilypond-application)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
42 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
43 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
44 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
46 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
47 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
48 * LilyPond: (lilypond-notation). LilyPond Notation Reference.
49 * LilyPond Snippets: (lilypond-snippets). Short tricks, tips, and examples.
50 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
51 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-application). Installing and running applications.
52 * abc2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
53 * convert-ly: (lilypond-application)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
54 * etf2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
55 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-application)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
56 * midi2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
57 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
60 @c don't remove this comment.
62 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
63 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
65 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
70 @lilyTitlePage{Notation Reference}
76 * Musical notation:: Notation which is used in
78 * Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
80 * General input and output:: General information about
81 LilyPond input and output.
82 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
83 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
84 * Interfaces for programmers:: How to interface with scheme.
88 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
89 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
90 * LilyPond grammar:: Syntax diagram for LilyPond parser.
91 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
92 * LilyPond command index::
102 @include notation/notation.itely
103 @include notation/specialist.itely
105 @include notation/input.itely
106 @include notation/spacing.itely
108 @include notation/changing-defaults.itely
109 @include notation/programming-interface.itely
112 @include notation/notation-appendices.itely
113 @include notation/cheatsheet.itely
117 @node LilyPond grammar
118 @appendix LilyPond grammar
120 This appendix contains a description of the LilyPond grammar, as
121 output from the parser.
123 @verbatiminclude ly-grammar.txt
129 @node LilyPond command index
130 @appendix LilyPond command index
132 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
133 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
134 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
135 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
136 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
137 in which the command or keyword appears.
142 @appendix LilyPond index
144 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
145 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
146 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
147 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
148 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
149 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
150 that topic is discussed.