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8 @dircategory GNU music project
10 * LilyPond: (lilypond/lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
11 * abc2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
12 * convert-ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
13 * etf2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
14 * lilypond-book: (lilypond/lilypond)LilyPond-book. Itegrating text and music.
15 * midi2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
16 * mup2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking mup2ly. Importing Mup.
20 @c don't remove this comment.
22 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
23 @omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
25 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
31 This document is also available as a
32 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF}.
37 @documentencoding utf-8
39 @c FIXME: Index has two alphabetically sorted lists @code vs plain?
51 @subtitle The music typesetter
52 @author The LilyPond development team
56 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2006 by the authors
58 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
59 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
60 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
61 with no Invariant Sections.
62 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
63 Free Documentation License''.
67 @lilypond[ragged-right]
70 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
71 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #-2
72 \mark #(ly:export (string-append
73 "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
86 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
88 Copyright 1999--2006 by the authors
90 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
91 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
92 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
93 with no Invariant Sections.
94 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
95 Free Documentation License''.
102 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
103 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
105 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.8.x series.
107 (See the bottom of this page for the exact version number).
113 More information can be found at
114 @uref{http://@/www@/.lilypond@/.org/}. The website contains on-line copies
115 of this and other documentation.
117 @include dedication.itely
123 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
124 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
125 * Putting it all together:: More explanation about LilyPond concepts.
126 * Working on LilyPond projects:: Discusses real-life usage.
127 * Tweaking output:: Introduction to modifying output.
131 * Basic notation:: Standard musical notation.
132 * Instrument-specific notation:: Specialized notation.
133 * Advanced notation:: Less frequently used notation.
134 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
135 * Global issues:: What LilyPond produces.
136 * Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
140 * Running LilyPond:: Operation.
141 * LilyPond-book:: Integrating text and music.
142 * Converting from other formats:: Converting to lilypond source format.
146 * Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
147 * Scheme tutorial:: Programming inside LilyPond.
148 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
149 * Example templates:: Ready-made templates.
150 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
151 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
159 @include macros.itexi
160 @include preface.itely
161 @include introduction.itely
162 @include tutorial.itely
163 @include putting.itely
164 @include working.itely
165 @include tweaks.itely
167 @include basic-notation.itely
168 @include instrument-notation.itely
169 @include advanced-notation.itely
170 @include changing-defaults.itely
171 @include global.itely
172 @include programming-interface.itely
174 @include invoking.itely
175 @include lilypond-book.itely
176 @include converters.itely
181 @include literature.itely
182 @include scheme-tutorial.itely
183 @include notation-appendices.itely
184 @include examples.itely
185 @include cheatsheet.itely
189 @appendix LilyPond index