X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fusage%2Fexternal.itely;h=a8c087db19503b9f371efd29b9c002a3d8d054d1;hb=612f465a01ed6b9bd806f00e450c82f314eafd91;hp=e9ddeec56751865b2b91cf742c2a3def829ed12d;hpb=7ba0a22641cb0c7f5949d66a06d1e2e1fd0b3033;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/Documentation/usage/external.itely b/Documentation/usage/external.itely index e9ddeec567..a8c087db19 100644 --- a/Documentation/usage/external.itely +++ b/Documentation/usage/external.itely @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Guide, node Updating translation committishes.. @end ignore -@c \version "2.13.36" +@c \version "2.14.0" @node External programs @chapter External programs @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ for pitches, durations are only written when necessary. It is possible to record a MIDI file using a digital keyboard, and then convert it to @file{.ly}. However, human players are not rhythmically exact enough to make a MIDI to LY conversion trivial. -When invoked with quantizing (@code{-s} and @code{-d} options) +When invoked with quantizing (@option{-s} and @option{-d} options) @command{midi2ly} tries to compensate for these timing errors, but is not very good at this. It is therefore not recommended to use @command{midi2ly} for human-generated midi files. @@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ print usage and option summary. @item -l, --language=LANG use LANG for pitch names, e.g. 'deutsch' for note names in German. +@item --loglevel=@var{loglevel} +Set the output verbosity to @var{loglevel}. Possible values are @code{NONE}, +@code{ERROR}, @code{WARNING}, @code{PROGRESS} (default) and @code{DEBUG}. + @item --lxml use the lxml.etree Python package for XML-parsing; uses less memory and cpu time. @@ -546,13 +550,21 @@ the following options @{ c1 @} @end example -To produce a useful @file{EPS} file, use +To produce useful image files: @example -lilypond -dbackend=eps -dno-gs-load-fonts -dinclude-eps-fonts myfile.ly +EPS + +lilypond -dbackend=eps -dno-gs-load-fonts -dinclude-eps-fonts myfile.ly + +PNG -@file{PNG}: lilypond -dbackend=eps -dno-gs-load-fonts -dinclude-eps-fonts --png myfile.ly + +A transparent PNG + +lilypond -dbackend=eps -dno-gs-load-fonts -dinclude-eps-fonts \ + -dpixmap-format=pngalpha --png myfile.ly @end example