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@settitle FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
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-@node FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs, Miscellaneous, , Top
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* Miscellaneous:: Miscellaneous
* Installing:: Installing
* Documentation:: Documentation
@chapter FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
-@node Miscellaneous, Installing, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node Miscellaneous, ,,top
@section Miscellaneous
@subsubsection HELP! I'm stuck!
Note: relative paths are meant to be relative to the source directory
-@node Installing, Documentation, Miscellaneous, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node Installing,, ,top
@section Installing
@end example
-@subsubsection Some of your neat scripts fail, what directories do you use:
-
-[This only applies if you don't do @code{make install}, and run out
-of the source directory]
-
-I have a directory which contains all our development projects
-@example
-
- ~/usr/
-
-@end example
-
-which looks like @file{/usr/}
-@example
-
- bin/
- share
- lib/
- share/
- src/
-
- etc....
-
-@end example
-
-@file{~/usr/bin/} is in the variable PATH, and contains symbolic links
-to the compiled executables. Unpacked sources, releases and patches are
-in subdirectories under @file{~/usr/src/}.
-
@subsubsection Is there an emacs mode?
Yes. It is included with the source archive as @file{lilypond-mode.el}.
your local TeX guru. The supplied @file{.afm} files are intended to
be used by LilyPond, not by any other programs.
-@node Documentation, Language- mudela, Installing, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node Documentation,, ,top
@section Documentation
-@subsubsection What a sober website/manual you have there!
+@subsubsection What a sober website/manual you have there!
-LilyPond development is moving quite fast, documentation will often lag
-a bit behind. But don't hesitate to point out inaccuracies. Whip up
-your mail reader and write to the mailing list.
+LilyPond development is moving fast, so the documentation will often be out
+of date. But don't hesitate to point out inaccuracies. Whip up your
+mail reader and write to the mailing list.
@subsubsection Please take me off your mailing list, I get so much mail!
Don't ask Han-wen, don't ask David. Instead, read about
@uref{../../index.html#mailing-lists, the mailing lists} here.
-@node Language- mudela, Do you support -, Documentation, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+
+
+@node Language- mudela,, ,top
@section Language: mudela
@subsubsection Why do I have to type the accidentals to the note if I
the symbol string. You can access the symbol string easily for some
symbols (notably lyrics and @code{^"text"} commands).
-@node Do you support -, How do I -, Language- mudela, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node Do you support -,, ,top
@section Do you support ...
@subsubsection Do you support pop songs (chords, single staff, lyrics)?
Yes. See @file{input/test/grace.ly}.
-@node How do I -, Development, Do you support -, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node How do I -,, ,top
@section How do I ....
@subsubsection How do I change the TeX layout?
@end example
-@node Development, Running, How do I -, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@subsubsection Can I make blank manuscript paper with LilyPond?
+
+Theoretically, yes but it is easier to do with (La)TeX. This LaTeX file
+will do the trick for you:
+
+
+@example
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+% notepaper.tex
+% Mats Bengtsson, 18/5 2000
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\documentclass[a4paper]@{article@}
+
+\usepackage@{ifthen@}
+\usepackage[noheadfoot,hmargin=15mm,vmargin=20mm]@{geometry@}
+
+\pagestyle@{empty@}
+
+\newcounter@{staffnumber@}
+\newlength@{\interstaffline@}
+
+\newcommand@{\drawline@}@{\hbox@{\rule@{\textwidth@}@{0.5pt@}@}
+ \nointerlineskip\vskip\interstaffline\nointerlineskip@}
+
+\newcommand@{\printstaff@}@{\vfill
+ \vbox@{\drawline\drawline\drawline\drawline\drawline@}
+ \vfill@}
+
+\begin@{document@}
+\typeout@{@}\typeout@{@}
+\typein[\staffsize]@{Type in the staff size (20pt is a common value):@}
+\setlength@{\interstaffline@}@{\staffsize@}
+\setlength@{\interstaffline@}@{.25\interstaffline@}
+\typeout@{@}
+\typein[\num]@{Type in the number of staffs:@}
+\setcounter@{staffnumber@}@{\num@}
+
+\mbox@{@} % To get a starting point for the \vfill
+\whiledo@{\value@{staffnumber@}>0@}@{%
+ \printstaff \addtocounter@{staffnumber@}@{-1@}@}
+
+\end@{document@}
+@end example
+
+
+@node Development,, ,top
@section Development
@subsubsection Could you implement feature XXXX? It is really easy, just extend the syntax to allow YYYY!
programs (autoconf, automake, libtool) and found to be inadequate for
our needs.
-@subsubsection gdb crashes when I debug!
+@subsubsection How do I inspect @code{String}s and @code{SCM} values in GDB?
+
+Use the following command definitions, which can be put in
+the file ~/.gdbinit.
+
+@example
+define printstr
+ print $arg0->strh_.data->data_byte_p_
+end
+
+define printscm
+ call gh_display($arg0)
+ call gh_newline()
+end
+@end example
+
+@subsubsection GDB crashes when I debug!
Upgrade/downgrade to 4.17.
-@node Running, Copyright, Development, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node Running,, ,top
@section Running
+@subsubsection Correcting errors is so tedious. Is there a better way?
+
+As of 1.3.73, lilypond provides support for the xdvi @code{src:}
+special. This can be used with Xdvik (22.16 or better) and xdvi (22.28
+or better) to go to the place in the input that corresponds to a symbol
+in the output: click on the note, and your editor jumps to the place
+where it was defined
+
+lilypond:
+
+Decide if you want column positioning, and edit @file{lily.scm}
+according to the comments at the function @code{define-origin}.
+
+emacs:
+
+Put this in @file{~/.emacs}:
+@example
+(server-start)
+@end example
+
+For column positioning, apply @uref{this
+patch,http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/software/emacsclient-column} to
+@code{emacsclient.c} and @code{server.el}. Stick the compiled
+emacsclient into a bin directory, and put @code{server.el} into a elisp
+directory (eg. @file{~/usr/share/emacs/}). Add the following to your
+@file{.emacs} init file, before invoking server-start.
+@example
+(setq load-path (cons (concat (getenv "HOME") "/usr/share/emacs")
+ load-path))
+@end example
+
+Xdvik:
+
+Warning: @uref{Xdvik,ftp://ftp.cs.uu.nl/pub/tex-archive/dviware/xdvik/},
+which is shipped with most TeX distributions, doesn't work very well for
+src specials. You're better off using plain xdvi.
+@example
+ xdvi -srcmode -srcvisibility output.dvi
+@end example
+
+Click control-mouse button 2 for making emacs jump to the appropriate place.
+
+For column positioning you must install this @uref{patch,
+http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/software/xdvik-src} to make Xdvik emit
+column numbers. Add the command line option @code{-srceditorcommand
+"emacsclient --no-wait +%l:%c %f"}
+
+Xdvi
+
+@uref{Xdvi,ftp://ftp.math.berkeley.edu/pub/Software/TeX/xdvi.tar.gz} has
+better support for src specials. Apply @uref{this patch,
+http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/software/xdvi-src}. Before starting, set the
+environment variable @code{XEDITOR} to @code{"emacsclient --no-wait +%d
+%s"}. When viewing, control-mousebutton 1 will take you to the correct
+line/column. Control-mousebutton 2 will show all clickable boxes.
+
+dvips:
+
+dvips will complain about the specials, but the complaints are harmless.
+
+
@subsubsection I use dvilj4, and there are lots of warning messages for the printing
You should use dvips and ghostscript to print the @code{dvi} output: the
done, and as a method of proof"reading" the input. The MIDI support
is by no means finished. Patches appreciated.
-@node Copyright, Windows32, Running, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node Copyright,, ,top
@section Copyright
@subsubsection What is Urtext? Critical Edition?
expert forum for such subsubsections.
-@node Windows32, Top, Copyright, FAQ - GNU LilyPond FAQs
+@node Windows32,, ,top
@section Windows32
@subsubsection I downloaded the windows32 port, and it doesn't match the website!
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