@itemize @bullet
@item
-@uref{http://denemo.sourceforge.net/, Denemo} was once intended as
+Denemo was once intended as
a LilyPond graphical user interface. It run on Gnome/GTK.
+
+@quotation
+@uref{http://denemo.sourceforge.net/}
+@end quotation
+
@item
-@uref{http://rnvs.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/~jan/noteedit/noteedit.html, Noteedit}
- is a graphical score editor that runs under KDE/Qt.
+ Noteedit, a graphical score editor that runs under KDE/Qt.
+@quotation
+@uref{http://rnvs.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/~jan/noteedit/noteedit.html,}
+@end quotation
+
@item
-@uref{http://rosegarden.sf.net/, RoseGarden}
- was the inspiration for naming LilyPond. Nowadays it has been
-rewritten from scratch and supports LilyPond export as of version
-0.1.6.
+RoseGarden was once the inspiration for naming LilyPond. Nowadays it
+has been rewritten from scratch and supports LilyPond export as of
+version 0.1.6.
+
+@quotation
+@uref{http://rosegarden.sf.net/}
+@end quotation
@end itemize
Another option is to enter the music using your favorite MIDI
sequencer, and then import it using midi2ly. midi2ly is described in
-@ref{Importing MIDI}.
+@ref{Invoking midi2ly}.
+
@c . {Relative}
@node Relative octaves
@itemize @bullet
@item A dvi viewer that supports src specials.
@itemize @bullet
-@item Plain Xdvi, version 22.36 or newer. Available from
+@item Xdvi, version 22.36 or newer. Available from
@uref{ftp://ftp.math.berkeley.edu/pub/Software/TeX/xdvi.tar.gz,ftp.math.berkeley.edu}.
- Note that most @TeX{} distributions ship with xdvik, which is a
- different and less well maintained program. To find out which xdvi you
- are running, try @code{xdvi --version} or @code{xdvi.bin --version}.
+ Note that most @TeX{} distributions ship with xdvik, which is always
+ a few versions behind the official Xdvi. To find out which xdvi you
+ are running, try @code{xdvi -version} or @code{xdvi.bin -version}.
@item KDVI. A dvi viewer for KDE. You need KDVI from KDE 3.0 or
-newer. Enablle the menu Settings -> Inverse search.
+newer. Enable option @emph{Inverse search} in the menu @emph{Settings}.
+
+@cindex Xdvi
+@cindex KDVI
+@cindex KDE
+
+
+
@end itemize
-@item An editor with a client/server interface (or a lightweight GUI editor).
+@item An editor with a client/server interface (or a lightweight GUI
+editor).
+
+@cindex editor
+
@itemize @bullet
@item Emacs. Emacs is an extensible text-editor. It is available from
@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/}. You need version 21 to use
column location.
+
+@c move this elsewhere?
+
+LilyPond also comes with support files for emacs: lilypond-mode for
+emacs provides indentation, syntax coloring and handy compile
+short-cuts. If lilypond-mode is not installed on your platform, then
+refer to the installation instructions for more information
+
+@cindex emacs
+@cindex emacs mode
+@cindex lilypond-mode for emacs
+@cindex syntax coloring
+
@item XEmacs. Xemacs is very similar to emacs.
+
+@cindex XEmacs
+
@item NEdit. NEdit runs under Windows, and Unix.
It is available from @uref{http://www.nedit.org}.
-@item GVim. GVim is a lightweight GUI variant of VIM, the popular VI
+
+@cindex NEdit
+
+@item GVim. GVim is a GUI variant of VIM, the popular VI
clone. It is available from @uref{http://www.vim.org}.
+
+@cindex GVim
+@cindex Vim
+
@end itemize
@end itemize
To use point-and-click, add one of these lines to the top of your .ly
file.
@example
-#(set! point-and-click line-location)
+#(set-point-and-click! 'line)
@end example
@cindex line-location
If you use xemacs instead of emacs, you use @code{(gnuserve-start)} in
your @file{.emacs}, and set @code{XEDITOR} to @code{gnuclient -q +%l %f}
-For using Vim, set @code{XEDITOR} to @code{gvim +%l %f}, or use this
+For using Vim, set @code{XEDITOR} to @code{gvim --remote +%l %f}, or use this
argument with xdvi's @code{-editor} option.
@cindex NEdit
For using NEdit, set @code{XEDITOR} to @code{nc -noask +%l %f}, or
of the @code{ly} file, replace the @code{set!} line with the following
line,
@example
-#(set! point-and-click line-column-location)
+#(set-point-and-click! 'line-column)
@end example
@cindex line-colomn-location
and set @code{XEDITOR} to @code{emacsclient --no-wait +%l:%c %f}.
It is not possible to specify beaming parameters for beams with mixed
durations, that differ from the beaming parameters of all separate
durations, i.e., you'll have to specify manual beams to get:
-@lilypond[fragment,singleline,relative]
+
+@lilypond[singleline,fragment,relative,noverbatim]
\property Voice.autoBeamSettings
\override #'(end * * * *) = #(make-moment 3 8)
\time 12/8 c'8 c c c16 c c c c c [c c c c] c8 c c4
@end lilypond
-
It is not possible to specify beaming parameters that act differently in
different parts of a measure. This means that it is not possible to use
automatic beaming in irregular meters such as @code{5/8}.
c''4-|_"c-|" s4
c''4->_"c->" s4
c''4-^_"c-\\^{ }" s4
+ c''4-__"c-\_" s4
}
}
@end lilypond
@cindex staccatissimo
@cindex fermata
@cindex stopped
-@cindex staccato
+@cindex staccato
+@cindex portato
@cindex tenuto
@cindex upbow
@cindex downbow
\property Score.LyricText \override #'font-shape = #'upright
\context Staff \notes {
c''-\accent c''-\marcato c''-\staccatissimo c''^\fermata
- c''-\stopped c''-\staccato c''-\tenuto c''-\upbow
+ c''-\stopped c''-\staccato c''-\tenuto c''-\portato
+ c''-\upbow
c''-\downbow c''^\lheel c''-\rheel c''^\ltoe
c''-\rtoe c''-\turn c''-\open c''-\flageolet
c''-\reverseturn c''-\trill c''-\prall c''-\mordent
}
\context Lyrics \lyrics {
accent__ marcato__ staccatissimo__ fermata
- stopped__ staccato__ tenuto__ upbow
+ stopped__ staccato__ tenuto__ portato
+ upbow
downbow__ lheel__ rheel__ ltoe
rtoe__ turn__ open__ flageolet
reverseturn__ trill__ prall__ mordent
}
@end lilypond
+If you want to end a note with a grace note, then the standard trick
+is to put the grace notes before a phantom ``space note'', e.g.
+@lilypond[fragment,verbatim, relative=2]
+\context Voice {
+ < { d1^\trill ( }
+ { s2 \grace { [c16 d] } } >
+ )c4
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+
@refbugs
Grace note synchronization can also lead to surprises. Staff notation,
>
@end lilypond
-
@node Non-guitar tablatures
@subsection Non-guitar tablatures
@cindex Non-guitar tablatures
the fingering information (which correspond to the string number) for
the standard staff.
-@lilypond[verbatim]
- part = \notes {
+@c FIXME
+@c @lily pond[verbatim]
+@example
+ part = \notes @{
a,4-2 c'-5 a-4 e'-6
e-3 c'-5 a-4 e'-6
- }
- \score{
+ @}
+ \score @{
\context StaffGroup <
\context Staff <
% Hide fingering number
\part
>
>
- }
-@end lilypond
-
+ @}
+@end example
+@c @end lilypond
@c . {Chords}
@node Chords
The markup is broken down and converted into a list of grob properties,
which are prepended to the property list. The @var{key}-@var{value}
pair is a grob property. A list of properties available is included in
-the generated documentation for @rint{Text_interface}.
+the generated documentation for @internalsref{text-interface}.
The following abbreviations are defined:
@table @code
\score {
\notes\relative c'' {
- a1^#`((columns (font-relative-size . -1)) ,dotted-eight-note " = 64")
+ a1^#`((columns (font-relative-size . -1))
+ ,dotted-eight-note " = 64")
}
\paper {
linewidth = -1.
distributed vertically on the last page. This might produce ugly
results in case there are not enough systems on the last page. Note
that @command{lilypond-book} ignores @code{lastpagefill}. See
-@ref{Insert music snippets into your texts using lilypond-book} for
+@ref{lilypond-book: integrating text and music} for
more information.
@cindex @code{lastpagefill}