version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details.
@end ignore
@setfilename lilypond.info
-@settitle GNU LilyPond user manual
-@documentencoding utf-8
+@settitle GNU LilyPond Notation Reference
+@documentencoding UTF-8
@documentlanguage en
+@include macros.itexi
+
@iftex
@afourpaper
@c don't replace quotes with directed quotes
@ignore
Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
- install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out/lilypond.info
+ install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
* Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
@c
-@c Info files are installed in subdirectories to allow images to be present.
-@c
-@dircategory LilyPond
+@c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
+@c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
+@dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
@direntry
-* LilyPond: (lilypond/lilypond). The GNU music typesetter.
-* abc2ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
-* convert-ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
-* etf2ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
-* lilypond-book: (lilypond/lilypond-program)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
-* midi2ly: (lilypond/lilypond-program)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
+* LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
+* Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
+* LilyPond: (lilypond). LilyPond Notation Reference.
+* LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
+* LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-program). Installing and running applications.
+* abc2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
+* convert-ly: (lilypond-program)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
+* etf2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
+* lilypond-book: (lilypond-program)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
+* midi2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
+* musicxml2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
@end direntry
@c don't remove this comment.
@ignore
@omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
-@omfdescription User manual of the LilyPond music engraving system
+@omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
@omftype user manual
@omfcategory Applications|Publishing
@omflanguage English
@end ignore
+@ifnottex
+@node Top
+@top GNU LilyPond --- Notation Reference
+@chapheading The music typesetter
+@c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
+@end ifnottex
+
@ifhtml
This document is also available as a
@titlepage
@title LilyPond
@subtitle The music typesetter
-@titlefont{User manual}
+@titlefont{Notation Reference}
@author The LilyPond development team
-Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2007 by the authors
+Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2008 by the authors
@quotation
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@vskip 20pt
-@lilypond[ragged-right]
-\score {
- \context Lyrics {
- \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
- \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #-2
- \mark #(ly:export (string-append
- "(For LilyPond version " (lilypond-version) ")"))
- s2
- }
- \layout {
- indent = 0.0\pt
- }
-}
-@end lilypond
-
+For LilyPond version @version{}
@end titlepage
@copying
-Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2007 by the authors
+Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2008 by the authors
@quotation
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@ifnottex
This file documents GNU LilyPond.
-Copyright 1999--2007 by the authors
+Copyright 1999--2008 by the authors
@quotation
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@end ifnottex
@ifnottex
-@node Top
-@top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
-@c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
-
-This is the user manual for GNU LilyPond 2.11.x series.
-@ifhtml
-(See the bottom of this page for the exact version number).
-@end ifhtml
+This is the Notation Reference (NR) for GNU LilyPond version @version{}.
+For more information about how this fits with the other
+documentation, see @rlearning{About the documentation}.
@cindex web site
@cindex URL
@include dedication.itely
@menu
-Learning Manual
-
-* Preface:: Preface.
-* Introduction:: What, Why, How.
-* Tutorial:: A tutorial introduction.
-* Putting it all together:: More explanation about LilyPond concepts.
-* Working on LilyPond projects:: Discusses real-life usage.
-* Tweaking output:: Introduction to modifying output.
-
-Notation Reference
-
-* Basic notation:: Standard musical notation.
-* Instrument-specific notation:: Specialized notation.
-* Advanced notation:: Less frequently used notation.
-* Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
-* Non-musical notation:: Output that is not musical notation.
+* Musical notation:: Musical notation.
+* Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
+ specific purposes.
+* General input and output:: General information about
+ lilypond input and output.
* Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
+* Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
* Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
Appendices
* Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
-* Scheme tutorial:: Programming inside LilyPond.
* Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
-* Templates:: Ready-made templates.
* Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
* GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
* LilyPond command index::
@contents
-@include macros.itexi
-@include preface.itely
-@include introduction.itely
-@include tutorial.itely
-@include putting.itely
-@include working.itely
-@include tweaks.itely
-
-@include basic-notation.itely
-@include instrument-notation.itely
-@include advanced-notation.itely
-@include changing-defaults.itely
-@include non-music.itely
+@include notation.itely
+@include specialist.itely
+
+@include input.itely
@include spacing.itely
+
+@include changing-defaults.itely
@include programming-interface.itely
@include literature.itely
-@include scheme-tutorial.itely
@include notation-appendices.itely
-@include templates.itely
@include cheatsheet.itely
@include fdl.itexi
@node LilyPond command index
@appendix LilyPond command index
+This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
+to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
+use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
+exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
+the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
+in which the command or keyword appears.
+
@printindex ky
@node LilyPond index
@appendix LilyPond index
+In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
+lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
+links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
+that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
+the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
+second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
+that topic is discussed.
+
@printindex cp
@bye
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