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8 @setfilename lilypond.info
9 @settitle GNU LilyPond user manual
10 @documentencoding utf-8
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17 \gdef\SETtxicodequoteundirected{Foo}
18 \gdef\SETtxicodequotebacktick{Bla}
22 @c Keep this here, since it pertains to the direntry below.
24 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
26 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out/lilypond.info
28 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
30 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
33 * List all commands in direntry.
35 @c * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
41 @c Info files are installed in subdirectories to allow images to be present.
45 * LilyPond: (lilypond/lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
46 * abc2ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
47 * convert-ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
48 * etf2ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
49 * lilypond-book: (lilypond/lilypond-program)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
50 * midi2ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
53 @c don't remove this comment.
55 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
56 @omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
58 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
64 This document is also available as a
65 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF} and as
66 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page.html,one big page}.
70 @c This produces the unified index
79 @subtitle The music typesetter
80 @titlefont{User manual}
81 @author The LilyPond development team
83 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2007 by the authors
86 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
87 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
88 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
89 with no Invariant Sections.
90 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
91 Free Documentation License''.
96 @lilypond[ragged-right]
99 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
100 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #-2
101 \mark #(ly:export (string-append
102 "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
114 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2007 by the authors
117 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
118 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
119 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
120 with no Invariant Sections.
121 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
122 Free Documentation License''.
127 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
129 Copyright 1999--2007 by the authors
132 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
133 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
134 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
135 with no Invariant Sections.
136 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
137 Free Documentation License''.
143 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
144 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
146 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.11.x series.
148 (See the bottom of this page for the exact version number).
154 More information can be found at
155 @uref{http://@/www@/.lilypond@/.org/}. The website contains on-line copies
156 of this and other documentation.
158 @include dedication.itely
164 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
165 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
166 * Putting it all together:: More explanation about LilyPond concepts.
167 * Working on LilyPond projects:: Discusses real-life usage.
168 * Tweaking output:: Introduction to modifying output.
172 * Basic notation:: Standard musical notation.
173 * Instrument-specific notation:: Specialized notation.
174 * Advanced notation:: Less frequently used notation.
175 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
176 * Non-musical notation:: Output that is not musical notation.
177 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
178 * Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
182 * Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
183 * Scheme tutorial:: Programming inside LilyPond.
184 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
185 * Templates:: Ready-made templates.
186 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
187 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
188 * LilyPond command index::
196 @include macros.itexi
197 @include preface.itely
198 @include introduction.itely
199 @include tutorial.itely
200 @include putting.itely
201 @include working.itely
202 @include tweaks.itely
204 @include basic-notation.itely
205 @include instrument-notation.itely
206 @include advanced-notation.itely
207 @include changing-defaults.itely
208 @include non-music.itely
209 @include spacing.itely
210 @include programming-interface.itely
213 @include literature.itely
214 @include scheme-tutorial.itely
215 @include notation-appendices.itely
216 @include templates.itely
217 @include cheatsheet.itely
220 @node LilyPond command index
221 @appendix LilyPond command index
226 @appendix LilyPond index