@node Features
@unnumberedsec Features
+@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Why switch to LilyPond?
-
-
+@subheading Elegance
@subsubheading Excellent classical engraving
@imageFloat{flat-design,png,right}
@ref{Essay}.
-@subsubheading Less fiddling
+
+@subsubheading Effective layout choices
Spend less time with tweaking the output; LilyPond gets the
formatting correct right from the start. It determines spacing by
and slurs and beams are sloped, automatically!
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{color2}
+@subheading Ease of use
+
@subsubheading Text-based input
+@imageFloat{lilypond-book,png,right}
LilyPond takes ASCII input, which you can produce in your favorite
text editor, quickly and comfortably. The input contains all the
information, so there is no need to remember complex command sequences:
simply save a file for later reference.
+@subsubheading Mix music and text
+
+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.
+
@subsubheading Accessibility
LilyPond files -- an impossible task in graphical-based
score-writing programs.
+@subsubheading Extensible design
-@subsubheading Mix music and text
+All settings can be changed to suit your personal typographical
+taste. If that still is not enough, there is always the built-in
+scripting language Scheme, a dialect of the powerful language
+LISP. Settings, variables and functions are all documented in the
+comprehensive program reference manual.
-@imageFloat{lilypond-book,png,right}
+@divEnd
-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.
+@divClass{color3}
+
+@subheading Environment
@subsubheading Free software
+@imageFloat{frescobaldi-lilypond-editor-small,png,right}
LilyPond can be downloaded free of charge! Yep - It's free. Get
it from the download page.
pay someone else to do it.
-@subsubheading Extensible design
-
-All settings can be changed to suit your personal typographical
-taste. If that still is not enough, there is always the built-in
-scripting language Scheme, a dialect of the powerful language
-LISP. Settings, variables and functions are all documented in the
-comprehensive program reference manual.
-
-
@subsubheading Excellent support
LilyPond runs on all popular platforms: GNU/Linux, MacOS X, and
team makes sure that problems are solved quickly.
+@subsubheading Enhanced editors
+
+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
+@ref{Easier editing}.
+
+@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
over 1500 pieces of classical sheet music for free download, and
the main showcase of LilyPond scores.
+@c don't make this "Mutopia" a link, since that looks silly.
+@item
+@uref{http://etudeapp.com, Etude}, @qq{sheet music on steroids} is
+an iPhone app which displays piano music engraved with LilyPond,
+including many pieces from Mutopia. The app includes a virtual
+piano keyboard showing which keys to press to help beginners learn
+how to read sheet music.
+
@item
@uref{http://www.adoromusicpub.com/, Adoro Music Publishing},
high-quality scores of sacred music, available for immediate
Created as a plugin for the
@uref{http://www.jedit.org,jEdit} text editor,
-LilyPondTool is one of the most feature-rich text-based tool for
+LilyPondTool is one of the most feature-rich text-based tools for
editing LilyPond scores. Its features include a Document Wizard
with lyrics support to set up documents easier, and embedded PDF
viewer with advanced point-and-click support.
@uref{http://www.frescobaldi.org}
-Frescobaldi is a dedicated LilyPond music and text editor with
+Frescobaldi is a dedicated LilyPond music and text editor with a
built-in PDF previewer, a powerful score wizard and many editing
features. It is built on top of the KDE4 libraries and runs
currently on all flavours of Linux and other UNIX-like operating
@subheading Other
-@subsubheading Mixed environment: LilyKDE
-
-@imageClickable{lilykde-screenshot-small,png,
- (click to enlarge),lilykde-screenshot,png,right}
-
-@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
-
-@uref{http://lilykde.googlecode.com/}
-
-LilyKDE has been replaced by @uref{http://www.frescobaldi.org/,Frescobaldi},
-and exists as LilyKDE3 for KDE 3.5 and lilypond-KDE4 for KDE 4.1 only.
-
-LilyKDE is a plugin for KDE's text editor
-@uref{http://kate-editor.org/,Kate}. It has a powerful Score
-Wizard to quickly setup a LilyPond document and an embedded
-PDF viewer.
-
-LilyKDE can use @uref{http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/,Rumor},
-so music can entered by playing on a MIDI keyboard.
-
-Other features are lyric hyphenation and running LilyPond on
-multiple files at once from within the KDE file manager.
-
-
@subsubheading Text environment: TexShop
@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
The TexShop editor for MacOS@tie{}X can be extended to run LilyPond,
@command{lilypond-book} and @command{convert-ly} from within the editor,
-using the extensions available at
-@uref{http://www.dimi.uniud.it/vitacolo/freesoftware.html#desktoppub}.
+using the extensions available at:
-@ignore
-TODO: ask somebody to sponsor/check these. -gp
+@example
+@uref{http://users.dimi.uniud.it/~nicola.vitacolonna/home/content/lilypond-scripts}
+@end example
@subsubheading TextMate
cd /Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles
svn co http://svn.textmate.org/trunk/Bundles/LilyPond.tmbundle/
@end example
-@end ignore
@divEnd
@itemize
@item
-@uref{http://noteedit.berlios.de,NoteEdit}
-which imports @uref{http://www.musicxml.com/xml.html,MusicXML}
-@item
-@uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com,Rosegarden},
-which imports MIDI.
+@uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com,Rosegarden}, an audio and
+MIDI sequencer, which also has a score editor for single-staff
+editing.
+
@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.
+
@item
-@uref{http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/,TuxGuitar}, can export to LilyPond.
+@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.
+
@item
-@uref{http://musescore.org,MuseScore} can export to LilyPond.
+@uref{http://musescore.org,MuseScore} has incomplete LilyPond
+export but is being actively developed.
+
@item
-@uref{http://canorus.org,Canorus} can also export to LilyPond, but is still
-beta-software. Testers welcome though.
+@uref{http://canorus.org,Canorus} can also export to LilyPond, but
+is still beta-software. Testers are welcome, though.
+
@item
-@uref{http://lilycomp.sourceforge.net, LilyComp} is a graphical note entry
-program, acting much like a number-pad which produces lilypond notes.
+@uref{http://strasheela.sourceforge.net, Strasheela} is @qq{a
+highly expressive constraint-based music composition system}.
+
@end itemize
@subsubheading Command Line Tools:
@item
@uref{http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/rumor.html,Rumor}, a realtime
monophonic MIDI to LilyPond converter.
+
@item
@uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/lilypond/lyqi.html,lyqi}, an
Emacs major mode.
+
+@end itemize
+
+@subheading Other programs not being actively developed
+
+@itemize
+
+@item
+@uref{http://lilykde.googlecode.com/,LilyKDE} has been replaced by
+@uref{http://www.frescobaldi.org/,Frescobaldi}, and exists as
+LilyKDE3 for KDE 3.5 and lilypond-KDE4 for KDE 4.1 only.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://noteedit.berlios.de,NoteEdit}, which imported
+@uref{http://www.musicxml.com/xml.html,MusicXML}, has been forked
+into
+@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,NtEd}
+and @uref{http://canorus.org,Canorus}.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://common-lisp.net/project/fomus/,FOMUS}, a LISP library
+to generate music notation a LISP library to generate music
+notation.
+
@item
-@uref{http://common-lisp.net/project/fomus/,FOMUS},
-a LISP library to generate music notation
+@uref{http://lilycomp.sourceforge.net, LilyComp} is a graphical
+note entry program, acting much like a number-pad which produces
+lilypond notes.
+
@end itemize
+
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