@divEnd
+@divClass{link-headings}
+
@divClass{column-left-top}
@subheading What LilyPond does
@end itemize
@divEnd
+@divEnd
+
@c TRANSLATORS, translations are not yet compiled in Info format, so
@c it's not worth translating the right column of the following
@c menu. -JM
Put fragments of music into texts without cutting and pasting
pictures. Integrate music into @LaTeX{} or HTML seamlessly, or add
-music to OpenOffice.org with OOoLilyPond. Plugins are also available
+music to OpenOffice.org with OOoLilyPond. Plugins are also available
to allow LilyPond code in various blogs and wikis, making online
collaboration possible.
Several developers, themselves active LilyPond users, have also
written tools specifically aimed at making the process of editing
-LilyPond files faster and more effective. For some examples, see
+LilyPond files faster and more effective. For some examples, see
@ref{Easier editing}.
@divEnd
@unnumberedsec Examples
LilyPond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
-all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
+all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
@newsItem
@newsItem
@subsubheading Schenker Graphs
-Standard output can be modified heavily. Here is an impressive
+Standard output can be modified heavily. Here is an impressive
Schenkerian analysis, created by Kris Schaffer, for an article
-in @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364 , Linux Journal}
+in @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364 , Linux Journal}.
+The colors have been added for better visibility.
@exampleImage{bach-schenker}
@newsEnd
download or in traditional paper format.
@item
-@uref{http://theshadylanepublishing.com/, The Shady Lane
-Publishing},
+@uref{http://www.shadylane.fr, The Shady Lane Publishing},
a @qq{micro musical publishing house} whose goal is to promote a
new form of musical economy closer to the musicians and music
lovers.
@divEnd
+@contactUsAbout{concerts or sheet music}
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
@divClass{keep-bullets}
@itemize
+@item
+April 2011
+
+@uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
+article titled
+@uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
+Projects on the Move}. It is an introductory article on MuseScore,
+LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
+driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
+you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
+a hands-on example.
+
+@item
+May 2010
+
+Peter Kirn, on the Create Digital Music website, publishes a
+@uref{http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/05/14/lilypond-free-beautiful-music-notation-engraving-for-anyone/,LilyPond
+review}. He takes a balanced view on usage, praises LilyPond's
+high-quality notation and suggests to try it out.
+
@item
September 2009
@uref{http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2009/10/Digitaler-Notenschluessel,
article about LilyPond}.
+@item
+August 2009
+
+Ann Drinan, on the
+@uref{http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=188, Polyphonic.org}
+website, presents comments by two orchestra librarians who
+talk about using software to maintain their libraries.
+
+@item
+June 2009
+
+In an @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/Free-Music-Now, article}
+published in the French @emph{National Conservatory Parent
+Association}'s yearly magazine, French composer and LilyPond
+contributor Valentin Villenave explains how Free licenses, and
+specifically LilyPond-engraved scores, are instrumental in
+making written music accessible to all.
@item
February 2008
Delen van KENNIS zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
knowlegde) in its @q{DS2 bijlage}. LilyPond is used as an example
and the article is interspersed with quotes from an email
-interview with Jan Nieuwenhuizen. This marks LilyPond's first
+interview with Jan Nieuwenhuizen. This marks LilyPond's first
appearance in mainstream printed press.
@item
potential.}
@divEnd
+
+@divClass{testimonial-item}
+@subsubheading @uref{http://webusers.siba.fi/~mkuuskan/, Dr. Mika Kuuskankare}, researcher at the @uref{http://siba.fi, Sibelius Academy Finland}, composer and author of Expressive Notation Package (ENP)
+
+@qq{I have the deepest respect towards LilyPond and towards its creators
+and maintainers as I know from personal experience how difficult this
+kind of software can be.}
@divEnd
+
+@divClass{testimonial-item}
+@subsubheading @uref{http://camerondh.blogspot.com, David Cameron}, Musician, professional typesetter and long time SCORE user
+
+@qq{My heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributes to this project. I
+was a power SCORE user for big typesetting houses way back in the '90s,
+but I feel LilyPond finally makes it possible for me to get exactly what
+I want on the page, especially when it isn't "standard" practice.}
+@divEnd
+
+@divEnd
+
+@contactUsAbout{news articles or testimonals}
+
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
@imageFloat{text-input-1-annotate,png,center}
@imageFloat{text-input-1-output,png,center}
-Alterations are made with different names: add @code{-is} for
-sharp, and @code{-es} for flat (these are Dutch note names, other
+Alterations are made with different names: add @w{@code{-is}} for
+sharp, and @w{@code{-es}} for flat (these are Dutch note names, other
languages are available). LilyPond figures out where to put
accidentals.
Denemo is a graphical editor which generates LilyPond source code,
and also allows audio playback. It allows users to view the
-LilyPond source code in parallel to the graphical view. Extra
+LilyPond source code in parallel to the graphical view. Extra
LilyPond tweaks can be attached to notes, chords etc. and are stored
with the Denemo file, so that users can continue to edit graphically.
view, and any syntax errors in your LilyPond tweaks are highlighted in
the text view when printed from there.
-@warning{Denemo officially supports an outdated Lilypond version 2.8.7,
-which lacks many of the features added since then. The Denemo developers
-are actively working to bring it up to our present stable version, 2.12.}
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Text environment: Emacs and Vim
+@subheading Text editors
@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
many different computer languages. Emacs is a highly extensible
editor and can be used as an Integrated Development Environment.
There is a @q{lilypond mode} which supplies the language
-definitions for working with LilyPond source files. As well, one of
-our developers has written @uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/
-lilypond/lyqi.html,lyqi}, an Emacs major mode.
+definitions for working with LilyPond source files. As well, one of
+our developers has written
+@uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/lilypond/lyqi.html,lyqi}, an
+Emacs major mode.
@uref{http://www.vim.org}
More information on setting up Emacs and Vim can be found in
@rprogram{Text editor support}.
-@divEnd
-
-@ignore these may not need to be here at all, as they are purely
-MacOS scripts.
-
-@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Other
-
-
-@subsubheading Text environment: TexShop
-
@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
-
@uref{http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop}
The TexShop editor for MacOS@tie{}X can be extended to run LilyPond,
@uref{http://users.dimi.uniud.it/~nicola.vitacolonna/home/content/lilypond-scripts}
@end example
-@subsubheading TextMate
-
@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
-
-There is a LilyPond bundle for TextMate. It may be installed by
-running:
+There is a LilyPond bundle for TextMate, a commercial editor for MacOS.
+It may be installed by running:
@example
mkdir -p /Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles
cd /Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles
-svn co http://svn.textmate.org/trunk/Bundles/LilyPond.tmbundle/
+git clone http://github.com/textmate/lilypond.tmbundle.git
+
@end example
@divEnd
-@end ignore
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Other programs can export LilyPond code
+@subheading Programs that can export LilyPond code
@subsubheading Score, tab and MIDI editors:
@item
@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,NtEd},
-is based on the @uref{http://cairographics.org, Cairo} library and
-has experimental export for LilyPond.
+a score editor based on the
+@uref{http://www.cairographics.org,Cairo} library, has
+experimental support for exporting to LilyPond.
@item
@uref{http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/,TuxGuitar}, a multitrack
-tablature editor and player, provides a score view as well as tab,
-and can export to LilyPond.
+tablature editor and player, includes a score viewer and can
+export to LilyPond.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://www.musescore.org,MuseScore}, a score editor, has
+incomplete LilyPond export but is being actively developed.
@item
-@uref{http://musescore.org,MuseScore} has incomplete LilyPond
-export but is being actively developed.
+@uref{http://www.canorus.org,Canorus}, a score editor, can also
+export to LilyPond, but is still beta-software. Testers are
+welcome, though.
@item
-@uref{http://canorus.org,Canorus} can also export to LilyPond, but
-is still beta-software. Testers are welcome, though.
+@uref{http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/rumor.html,Rumor}, a
+realtime monophonic MIDI to LilyPond converter.
@item
-@uref{http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/rumor.html,Rumor}, a realtime
-monophonic MIDI to LilyPond converter.
+@uref{http://www.holmessoft.co.uk/homepage/software/NWC2LY/index.htm,
+NW2LY} is a C# program which converts a
+@uref{http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/, NoteWorthy} song into
+LilyPond.
@end itemize
@itemize
@item
-@uref{http://strasheela.sourceforge.net, Strasheela} is @qq{a
-highly expressive constraint-based music composition system}.
+@uref{http://www.projectabjad.org/,Abjad}, a
+@uref{http://www.python.org/,Python} API for Formalized Score
+Control designed to help composers build up complex pieces of
+LilyPond notation in an iterative and incremental way.
@item
@uref{http://common-lisp.net/project/fomus/,FOMUS}, a LISP library
-to generate music notation from computer music software environments.
+to generate music notation from computer music software
+environments.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://strasheela.sourceforge.net,Strasheela}, an
+environment built on top of the
+@uref{http://www.mozart-oz.org/, Mozart/Oz} constraint programming
+language.
@end itemize
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