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 @c `info lilypond' brings up node Invoking LilyPond (WL)
19 @c that is because the node name is an exact match. --jcn
20 @c we could try to think of another node name...
21 * GNU LilyPond: (lilypond/lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
22 * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking LilyPond. Titling LilyPond scores.
23 * Glossary: (lilypond/music-glossary). Glossary of music terms.
24 * convert-ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
25 * midi2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
26 * etf2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
27 * abc2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
28 * musedata2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking musedata2ly. Importing MuseData.
29 * mup2ly: (lilypond/lilypond)Invoking mup2ly. Importing Mup.
34 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen
35 @omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
37 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
41 @c don't remove this comment.
47 * Try not to use punctuation between introductocing sentence and
48 display material (verbatim, music, example code).
50 * Do not refer to LilyPond in the text. The reader knows what the
53 * If you do, capitalization is LilyPond.
55 * Do not explicitly refer to the reader/user. There is no one else
56 besides the reader and the writer.
58 * Do not use abbreviations (don't, won't, etc.).
60 * Avoid fluff (``Notice that,'' ``as you can see,'' ``Currently,'')
62 * Avoid long stretches of input code. Noone is going to read them in
63 print. Instead refer to an example input file (@inputfileref), these
64 are clickable in HTML.
66 * Abbrevs in caps, e.g. HTML, DVI, MIDI, etc.
71 This document is also available in @uref{../lilypond.ps.gz,gzipped
72 PostScript} and @uref{../lilypond.pdf,PDF}.
78 @subtitle The music typesetter
79 @author Han-Wen Nienhuys
80 @author Jan Nieuwenhuizen
81 @author J@"{u}rgen Reuter
86 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2004 by the authors
88 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
89 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
90 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
91 with no Invariant Sections.
92 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
93 Free Documentation License''.
98 @lilypond[raggedright]
100 \context Lyrics \notes {
101 \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
102 \mark #(ly:export (string-append
103 "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
118 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
120 Copyright 1999--2004 by the authors
122 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
123 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
124 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
125 with no Invariant Sections.
126 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
127 Free Documentation License''.
134 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
135 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
137 This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.1.x series.
139 (See the bottom of this page for the exact version number).
144 A further source of information is the website, which can be found at
145 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/}. The website contains on-line copies of
146 this and other documentation.
148 @include dedication.itely
152 * Introduction:: What, Why, How.
153 * Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
154 * Notation manual:: All notation supported, and how to
156 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output
157 * Invoking LilyPond:: Operation.
158 * Converting from other formats:: Converting to lilypond source format.
159 * lilypond-book manual:: Integrating text and music with lilypond-book.
161 * Notation manual details::
163 * Interfaces for programmers::
165 * GNU Free Documentation License:: FDL.
172 @include macros.itexi
173 @include preface.itely
174 @include introduction.itely
175 @include tutorial.itely
176 @include notation.itely
177 @include changing-defaults.itely
178 @include invoking.itexi
179 @include lilypond-book.itely
180 @include converters.itely
183 @c FIXME: Index has two alphabetically sorted lists @code vs plain?
185 @unnumbered Unified index
189 @include notation-appendices.itely
191 @include literature.itely
193 @include programming-interface.itely
195 @include cheatsheet.itely