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8 @setfilename lilypond.info
9 @settitle GNU LilyPond Notation Reference
10 @documentencoding UTF-8
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23 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
25 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
28 * List all commands in direntry.
30 @c * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
36 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
37 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
38 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
40 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
41 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
42 * LilyPond: (lilypond). LilyPond Notation Reference.
43 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
44 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-program). Installing and running applications.
45 * abc2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
46 * convert-ly: (lilypond-program)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
47 * etf2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
48 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-program)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
49 * midi2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
50 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
53 @c don't remove this comment.
55 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
56 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
58 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
64 @top GNU LilyPond --- Notation Reference
65 @chapheading The music typesetter
66 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
71 This document is also available as a
72 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF} and as
73 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page.html,one big page}.
77 @c This produces the unified index
86 @subtitle The music typesetter
87 @titlefont{Notation Reference}
88 @author The LilyPond development team
90 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2008 by the authors
93 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
94 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
95 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
96 with no Invariant Sections.
97 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
98 Free Documentation License''.
103 For LilyPond version @version{}
107 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2008 by the authors
110 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
111 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
112 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
113 with no Invariant Sections.
114 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
115 Free Documentation License''.
120 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
122 Copyright 1999--2008 by the authors
125 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
126 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
127 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
128 with no Invariant Sections.
129 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
130 Free Documentation License''.
135 This is the Notation Reference (NR) for GNU LilyPond version @version{}.
136 For more information about how this fits with the other
137 documentation, see @rlearning{About the documentation}.
142 More information can be found at
143 @uref{http://@/www@/.lilypond@/.org/}. The website contains on-line copies
144 of this and other documentation.
146 @include dedication.itely
149 * Musical notation:: Musical notation.
150 * Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
152 * General input and output:: General information about
153 lilypond input and output.
154 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
155 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
156 * Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
160 * Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
161 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
162 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
163 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
164 * LilyPond command index::
172 @include notation.itely
173 @include specialist.itely
176 @include spacing.itely
178 @include changing-defaults.itely
179 @include programming-interface.itely
182 @include literature.itely
183 @include notation-appendices.itely
184 @include cheatsheet.itely
187 @node LilyPond command index
188 @appendix LilyPond command index
190 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
191 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
192 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
193 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
194 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
195 in which the command or keyword appears.
200 @appendix LilyPond index
202 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
203 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
204 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
205 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
206 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
207 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
208 that topic is discussed.