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10 @settitle LilyPond -- Music notation for everyone
11 @documentencoding UTF-8
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27 @omfcreator Graham Percival and Patrick McCarty
28 @omfdescription General info about the LilyPond music engraving system
29 @omftype program usage
30 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
34 @c `Web' was imported 2009-08-05 with git commit b938d71...
36 Copyright @copyright{} 2009 by the authors.
39 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
40 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
41 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
42 with no Invariant Sections.
43 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
44 Free Documentation License''.
52 @top LilyPond... music notation for everyone
56 @c hack for texi2html, bleh -gp
63 @subtitle The music typesetter
64 @titlefont{General Information}
65 @author The LilyPond development team
67 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
72 For LilyPond version @version{}
75 @c end hack for texi2html
78 @c ************************ WEBSITE START ***************
84 ... music notation for everyone
87 @c @imageId{cmws,web-clef-g-eight-alpha.png,Catchy Musical Web Snippet}
88 @imageId{lilylogo,double-lily-modified3,png,LilyPond logo}
89 @c @im ageId{cmws,web-snippet-alpha.png,Catchy Musical Web Snippet}
92 @subheading What is LilyPond?
94 LilyPond is an open-source music engraving program, devoted to
95 producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. This free
96 software brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to
99 @divClass{align-right}
100 Read more in our @ref{Introduction}!
111 @c TODO: generate this automatically, including RSS feed.
112 @include web/news-front.itexi
114 @divClass{float-right}
121 @divId{latestVersion}
122 @subheading Quick links
124 @c TODO: javascript to detect OS and suggest download?
126 @subsubheading Stable
128 @ref{Download, Download @versionStable}
130 @ref{Manuals, Manuals @versionStable}
132 @subsubheading Unstable
134 @ref{Development, Download @versionDevel}
136 @ref{Development, Manuals @versionDevel}
145 * Introduction:: Start here to creating sheet music.
146 * Download:: Get LilyPond.
147 * Manuals:: Read The Fine Manuals (RTFM).
148 * Community:: Contact other users.
157 @c ****************** GENERAL STUFF FOR INFO ************
159 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
161 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond-web.info
163 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
165 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
168 * List all commands in direntry.
170 @c * lilypond: (lilypond-application)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
174 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
175 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
176 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
178 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
179 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
180 * LilyPond: (lilypond-notation). LilyPond Notation Reference.
181 * LilyPond Snippets: (lilypond-snippets). Short tricks, tips, and examples.
182 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
183 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-application). Installing and running applications.
184 * LilyPond Website: (lilypond-general). Preview of new website.
185 * abc2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
186 * convert-ly: (lilypond-application)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
187 * etf2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
188 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-application)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
189 * midi2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
190 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
194 @include web/introduction.itexi
195 @include web/download.itexi
196 @include web/manuals.itexi
197 @include web/community.itexi