@node Features
@unnumberedsec Features
+@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Why switch to LilyPond?
-
-
+@subheading Elegance
@subsubheading Excellent classical engraving
@imageFloat{flat-design,png,right}
best-engraved classical scores. This is further explained in our
@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!
+@subheading Ease of use
+
@subsubheading Text-based input
LilyPond takes ASCII input, which you can produce in your favorite
information, so there is no need to remember complex command sequences:
simply save a file for later reference.
+@subsubheading Mix music and text
+
+@imageFloat{lilypond-book,png,right}
+
+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
-
-@imageFloat{lilypond-book,png,right}
-
-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.
-
+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.
+@subheading Environment
@subsubheading Free software
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
questions on the lilypond-user mailing list, while the development
team makes sure that problems are solved quickly.
-
+@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
+@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://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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