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2 @setfilename lilypond.info
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 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF}.
36 @documentencoding utf-8
38 @c FIXME: Index has two alphabetically sorted lists @code vs plain?
50 @subtitle The music typesetter
51 @author The LilyPond development team
55 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2006 by the authors
57 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
58 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
59 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
60 with no Invariant Sections.
61 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
62 Free Documentation License''.
66 @lilypond[ragged-right]
69 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
70 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #-2
71 \mark #(ly:export (string-append
72 "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
85 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
87 Copyright 1999--2006 by the authors
89 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
90 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
91 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
92 with no Invariant Sections.
93 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
94 Free Documentation License''.
101 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
102 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
104 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.8.x series.
106 (See the bottom of this page for the exact version number).
112 More information can be found at
113 @uref{http://@/www@/.lilypond@/.org/}. The website contains on-line copies
114 of this and other documentation.
116 @include dedication.itely
122 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
123 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
124 * Putting it all together:: More explanation about LilyPond concepts.
125 * Working on LilyPond projects:: Discusses real-life usage.
126 * Tweaking output:: Introduction to modifying output.
130 * Basic notation:: Standard musical notation.
131 * Instrument-specific notation:: Specialized notation.
132 * Advanced notation:: Less frequently used notation.
133 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
134 * Global issues:: What LilyPond produces.
135 * Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
139 * Running LilyPond:: Operation.
140 * LilyPond-book:: Integrating text and music.
141 * Converting from other formats:: Converting to lilypond source format.
145 * Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
146 * Scheme tutorial:: Programming inside LilyPond.
147 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
148 * Example templates:: Ready-made templates.
149 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
150 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
158 @include macros.itexi
159 @include preface.itely
160 @include introduction.itely
161 @include tutorial.itely
162 @include putting.itely
163 @include working.itely
164 @include tweaks.itely
166 @include basic-notation.itely
167 @include instrument-notation.itely
168 @include advanced-notation.itely
169 @include changing-defaults.itely
170 @include global.itely
171 @include programming-interface.itely
173 @include invoking.itely
174 @include lilypond-book.itely
175 @include converters.itely
180 @include literature.itely
181 @include scheme-tutorial.itely
182 @include notation-appendices.itely
183 @include examples.itely
184 @include cheatsheet.itely
188 @appendix LilyPond index