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 * GNU LilyPond: (lilypond/lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
19 * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking LilyPond. Titling LilyPond scores.
20 * Glossary: (lilypond/music-glossary). Glossary of music terms.
21 * convert-ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
22 * midi2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
23 * etf2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
24 * abc2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
25 * musedata2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking musedata2ly. Importing MuseData.
26 * mup2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking mup2ly. Importing Mup.
31 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen
32 @omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
34 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
38 @c don't remove this comment.
44 * Try not to use punctuation between introductocing sentence and
45 display material (verbatim, music, example code).
47 * don't refer to LilyPond in the text. The reader knows what the
50 * if you do, capitalization is LilyPond.
52 * don't explicitly refer to the reader/user. There is no one else
53 besides the reader and the writer.
55 * don't use abbreviations (don't, won't, etc.)
57 * avoid fluff (``Notice that,'' ``as you can see,'' ``Currently,'')
59 * avoid long stretches of input code. Noone is go to read them in
60 print. Instead refer to an example input file (@inputfileref), these
61 are clickable in HTML.
63 * abbrevs in caps, e.g. HTML, DVI, MIDI, etc.
68 This document is also available in @uref{../lilypond.ps.gz,gzipped
69 PostScript} and @uref{../lilypond.pdf,PDF}.
75 @subtitle The music typesetter
76 @author Han-Wen Nienhuys
77 @author Jan Nieuwenhuizen
78 @author J@"{u}rgen Reuter
83 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2004 by the authors
85 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
86 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
87 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
88 with no Invariant Sections.
89 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
90 Free Documentation License''.
95 @lilypond[raggedright]
97 \context Lyrics \notes {
98 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
99 \mark #(ly:export (string-append
100 "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
115 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
117 Copyright 1999--2004 by the authors
119 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
120 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
121 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
122 with no Invariant Sections.
123 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
124 Free Documentation License''.
131 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
132 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
134 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.1.x series.
136 (See the bottom of this page for the exact version number).
141 A further source of information is the website, which can be found at
142 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/}. The website contains on-line copies of
143 this and other documentation.
145 @include dedication.itely
149 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
150 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
151 * Notation manual:: All notation supported, and how to
153 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output
154 * Invoking LilyPond:: Operation.
155 * Converting from other formats:: Converting to lilypond source format.
156 * lilypond-book manual:: Integrating text and music with lilypond-book.
158 * Notation manual details::
160 * Interfaces for programmers::
162 * GNU Free Documentation License:: FDL.
169 @include macros.itexi
170 @include preface.itely
171 @include introduction.itely
172 @include tutorial.itely
173 @include notation.itely
174 @include changing-defaults.itely
175 @include invoking.itexi
176 @include lilypond-book.itely
177 @include converters.itely
180 @c FIXME: Index has two alphabetically sorted lists @code vs plain?
182 @unnumbered Unified index
186 @include notation-appendices.itely
188 @include literature.itely
190 @include programming-interface.itely
192 @include cheatsheet.itely