1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
2 @setfilename lilypond.info
9 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
11 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out/lilypond.info
15 @dircategory GNU music project
17 @c prepend GNU for dir, must be unique
18 @c do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
20 @c * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking LilyPond. Titling LilyPond scores.
21 * GNU LilyPond: (lilypond/lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
22 * Glossary: (lilypond/music-glossary). Glossary of music terms.
23 * convert-ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
24 * midi2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
25 * etf2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
26 * abc2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
27 * musedata2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking musedata2ly. Importing MuseData.
28 * mup2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking mup2ly. Importing Mup.
33 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen
34 @omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
36 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
40 @c don't remove this comment.
46 * Try not to use punctuation between introductocing sentence and
47 display material (verbatim, music, example code).
49 * Do not refer to LilyPond in the text. The reader knows what the
52 * If you do, capitalization is LilyPond.
54 * Do not explicitly refer to the reader/user. There is no one else
55 besides the reader and the writer.
57 * Do not use abbreviations (don't, won't, etc.).
59 * Avoid fluff (``Notice that,'' ``as you can see,'' ``Currently,'')
61 * Avoid long stretches of input code. Noone is going to read them in
62 print. Instead refer to an example input file (@inputfileref), these
63 are clickable in HTML.
65 * Abbrevs in caps, e.g. HTML, DVI, MIDI, etc.
70 This document is also available in @uref{../lilypond.ps.gz,gzipped
71 PostScript} and @uref{../lilypond.pdf,PDF}.
77 @subtitle The music typesetter
78 @author Han-Wen Nienhuys
79 @author Jan Nieuwenhuizen
80 @author J@"{u}rgen Reuter
85 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2004 by the authors
87 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
88 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
89 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
90 with no Invariant Sections.
91 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
92 Free Documentation License''.
97 @lilypond[raggedright]
99 \context Lyrics \notes {
100 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
101 \mark #(ly:export (string-append
102 "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
117 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
119 Copyright 1999--2004 by the authors
121 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
122 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
123 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
124 with no Invariant Sections.
125 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
126 Free Documentation License''.
133 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
134 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
136 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.1.x series.
138 (See the bottom of this page for the exact version number).
143 A further source of information is the website, which can be found at
144 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/}. The website contains on-line copies of
145 this and other documentation.
147 @include dedication.itely
151 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
152 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
153 * Notation manual:: All notation supported, and how to
155 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output
156 * Invoking LilyPond:: Operation.
157 * Converting from other formats:: Converting to lilypond source format.
158 * lilypond-book manual:: Integrating text and music with lilypond-book.
160 * Notation manual details::
162 * Interfaces for programmers::
164 * GNU Free Documentation License:: FDL.
171 @include macros.itexi
172 @include preface.itely
173 @include introduction.itely
174 @include tutorial.itely
175 @include notation.itely
176 @include changing-defaults.itely
177 @include invoking.itexi
178 @include lilypond-book.itely
179 @include converters.itely
182 @c FIXME: Index has two alphabetically sorted lists @code vs plain?
184 @unnumbered Unified index
188 @include notation-appendices.itely
190 @include literature.itely
192 @include programming-interface.itely
194 @include cheatsheet.itely