From 40512052df3dffc2f9fb79641e9df975c5e23354 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kastrup Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:03:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document "landscape" and "portrait" suffixes for paper size --- Documentation/notation/spacing.itely | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/notation/spacing.itely b/Documentation/notation/spacing.itely index dba9dbbae2..96d307c5ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/spacing.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/spacing.itely @@ -265,7 +265,18 @@ accordingly. #(set-default-paper-size "a6" 'landscape) @end example -The music output will @emph{not} be rotated, just the paper size. +Swapping the paper dimensions @emph{without} having the print rotated +(like when printing to postcard size, or creating graphics for inclusion +rather than a standalone document) can be achieved by appending +@samp{landscape} to the name of the paper size itself: + +@example +#(set-default-paper-size "a6landscape") +@end example + +When the paper size ends with an explicit @samp{landscape} or +@samp{portrait}, the presence of a @code{'landscape} symbol @emph{only} +affects print orientation, not the paper dimensions used for layout. @seealso Notation Reference: -- 2.39.5