compiled. The @code{--jail} is a more secure alternative, but
requires more work to set up.
+@cindex output format, setting
@item backend
the output format to use for the back-end. Choices for @code{format} are
@table @code
@item ps
- for PostScript.
@cindex PostScript output
+ for PostScript.
Postscript files include TTF, Type1 and OTF fonts. No subsetting of
these fonts is done. When using oriental character sets, this can
This mode is used by default by @command{lilypond-book}.
@item svg
+@cindex SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
for SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). This dumps every page as a separate
@file{SVG} file, with embedded fonts.
-@cindex SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
You need a SVG viewer which supports embedded fonts, or a SVG
viewer which is able to replace the embedded fonts with OTF fonts.
Under UNIX, you may use @uref{http://www.inkscape.org,Inkscape}
(version 0.42 or later), after copying the OTF fonts from the LilyPond directory
(typically @file{/usr/share/lilypond/VERSION/fonts/otf/}) to @file{~/.fonts/}.
@item scm
- for a dump of the raw, internal Scheme-based drawing commands.
@cindex Scheme dump
+ for a dump of the raw, internal Scheme-based drawing commands.
+
+@item null
+ do not output a printed score; has the same effect as @code{-dno-print-pages}.
@end table
Example: @code{lilypond -dbackend=svg @var{filename}.ly}
-@cindex output format, setting
-
@item preview
Generate an output file containing the titles and the first system
;; - [subject-]-verb-object-object
(anti-alias-factor 1 "render at higher resolution and scale down result\nto prevent jaggies in PNG")
- (backend ps "which backend to use by default; Options: eps, ps [default], scm, svg)")
+ (backend ps "which backend to use by default; Options: eps, null, ps [default], scm, svg)")
(check-internal-types #f "check every property assignment for types")
(clip-systems #f "Generate cut-out snippets of a score")
(datadir #f "LilyPond prefix for data files (Readonly).")