1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
2 @setfilename lilypond.info
9 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info doing:
11 ./install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out/lilypond.info
14 @dircategory GNU music project
16 @c ;; prepend GNU for dir, must be unique
17 * GNU LilyPond: (lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
18 * lilypond: (lilypond)Invoking lilypond:: Titling LilyPond scores.
19 * Glossary: (music-glossary). Glossary of music terms.
20 * convert-ly: (lilypond)Invoking convert-ly:: Older LilyPond versions.
21 * midi2ly: (lilypond)Invoking midi2ly:: Importing MIDI.
22 * etf2ly: (lilypond)Invoking etf2ly:: Importing Finale.
23 * abc2ly: (lilypond)Invoking abc2ly:: Importing ABC.
24 * pmx2ly: (lilypond)Invoking pmx2ly:: Importing PMX.
25 * musedata2ly: (lilypond)Invoking musedata2ly::
27 * mup2ly: (lilypond)Invoking mup2ly:: Importing MUP.
32 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen
33 @omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
35 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
39 @c don't remove this comment.
45 * don't refer to LilyPond in the text. The reader knows what the
48 * if you do, capitalization is LilyPond.
51 * don't explicitly refer to the reader/user. There is no one else
52 besides the reader and the writer.
54 * don't use abbreviations (don't, won't, etc.)
56 * avoid fluff (``Notice that,'' ``as you can see,'' ``Currently,'')
58 * avoid long stretches of input code. Noone is go to read them in
59 print. Instead refer to an example input file (@inputfileref), these
60 are clickable in HTML.
62 * abbrevs in caps, e.g. HTML, DVI, MIDI, etc.
67 This document is also available in @uref{../lilypond.ps.gz,gzipped
68 PostScript} and @uref{../lilypond.pdf,PDF}.
74 @subtitle The music typesetter
75 @author Han-Wen Nienhuys
76 @author Jan Nieuwenhuizen
77 @author J@"{u}rgen Reuter
82 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2004 by the authors
84 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
85 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
86 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
87 with no Invariant Sections.
88 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
89 Free Documentation License''.
94 @lilypond[raggedright]
96 \context Lyrics \notes {
97 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
98 \mark #(ly:export (string-append
99 "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
114 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
116 Copyright 1999--2004 by the authors
118 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
119 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
120 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
121 with no Invariant Sections.
122 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
123 Free Documentation License''.
130 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
131 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
133 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.1.0.
137 A further source of information is the website, which can be found at
138 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/}. The website contains on-line copies of
139 this and other documentation.
141 @include dedication.itely
145 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
146 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
147 * Notation manual:: All notation supported, and how to
149 * Literature list:: Books about notation and engraving.
150 * Technical manual:: How it all works.
151 * Invoking LilyPond:: Operation.
152 * Converting from other formats:: Converting to lilypond source format.
153 * lilypond-book manual:: Integrating text and music with lilypond-book.
155 * Reference manual details::
157 * GNU Free Documentation License:: FDL.
164 @include macros.itexi
165 @include preface.itely
166 @include introduction.itely
167 @include tutorial.itely
168 @include refman.itely
169 @include literature.itely
170 @include internals.itely
171 @include invoking.itexi
172 @include lilypond-book.itely
173 @include converters.itely
176 @c FIXME: Index has two alphabetically sorted lists @code vs plain?
178 @unnumbered Unified index
182 @include appendices.itely
183 @include cheatsheet.itely