''!c8.-"text"_v
-
a lot of characters parse differently
than in "command" mode, eg,
OTHER
A correctly parsed .ly does not guarantuee output. A lot (most) of the
-checking is done *after* parsing (some checks are after the break calc!)
-I'm sorry.
+checking is done *after* parsing (some checks even are done after the
+break calc!); I'm sorry.
The parser's job is to construct appropriate objects. It will *only*
detect parse errors.
LilyPond first reads 'symbol.ini', which contains declarations crucial
-to proper operation of LilyPond (symbol tables)
+to proper operation of LilyPond (symbol tables, note names)
This language looks a lot like Rayce's which in turn owes a lot to the
POVRay raytracer. Now, I know, musictypesetting and Raytracing do not