@noindent
the @var{context} argument to @code{\set} is left out, so automatic
-beaming is switched off in the current @internalsref{Voice}.
+beaming is switched off in the current @internalsref{Voice}. Note that
+the bottom-most context does not always contain the property that you
+wish to change -- for example, attempting to set the @code{skipBars}
+property (of the bottom-most context, in this case @code{Voice}) will
+have no effect.
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2,fragment]
+R1*2
+\set skipBars = ##t
+R1*2
+@end lilypond
Contexts are hierarchical, so if a bigger context was specified, for
example @context{Staff}, then the change would also apply to all
signature.
@cindex polymetric scores
-
+@cindex Time signatures, multiple
@lilypond[quote,relative=1,raggedright,verbatim,fragment]
\new Score \with {
@node Fonts
@section Fonts
+This section details the ways that the font can be changed.
+
@menu
* Selecting font sizes::
* Font selection::
@menu
* Setting global staff size::
+* Paper size::
+* Page layout::
* Vertical spacing of piano staves::
* Vertical spacing::
* Horizontal spacing::
* Line length::
* Line breaking::
+* Page breaking::
* Multiple movements::
* Creating titles::
-* Page breaking::
-* Paper size::
-* Page layout::
@end menu
@cindex staff size, setting
@cindex @code{layout} file
+To set the global staff size, use @code{set-global-staff-size}.
+
+@example
+#(set-global-staff-size 14)
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+This sets the global default size to 14pt staff height and scales all
+fonts accordingly.
+
The Feta font provides musical symbols at eight different
sizes. Each font is tuned for a different staff size: at a smaller size
the font becomes heavier, to match the relatively heavier staff lines.
These fonts are available in any sizes. The context property
@code{fontSize} and the layout property @code{staff-space} (in
@internalsref{StaffSymbol}) can be used to tune the size for individual
-staves. The sizes of individual staves are relative to the global size,
-which can be set in the following manner:
+staves. The sizes of individual staves are relative to the global size.
@example
-#(set-global-staff-size 14)
-@end example
-@noindent
-This sets the global default size to 14pt staff height and scales all
-fonts accordingly.
+@end example
@seealso
This manual: @ref{Selecting font sizes}.
+@node Paper size
+@subsection Paper size
+
+@cindex paper size
+@cindex page size
+@cindex @code{papersize}
+
+To change the paper size, there are two equal commands,
+@example
+#(set-default-paper-size "a4")
+\paper @{
+ #(set-paper-size "a4")
+@}
+@end example
+
+The first command sets the size of all pages. The second command sets the size
+of the pages that the @code{\paper} block applies to -- if the @code{\paper}
+block is at the top of the file, then it will apply to all pages. If the
+@code{\paper} block is inside a @code{\score}, then the paper size will only
+apply to that score.
+
+The following paper sizes are supported: @code{a6}, @code{a5}, @code{a4},
+@code{a3}, @code{legal}, @code{letter}, @code{tabloid}.
+
+@cindex orientation
+@cindex landscape
+
+If the symbol @code{landscape} is supplied as an argument to
+@code{set-default-paper-size}, the pages will be rotated by 90 degrees,
+and wider line widths will be set correspondingly.
+
+@example
+#(set-default-paper-size "a6" 'landscape)
+@end example
+
+@node Page layout
+@subsection Page layout
+
+@cindex page layout
+@cindex margins
+@cindex header, page
+@cindex footer, page
+
+LilyPond will do page layout, set margins, and add headers and
+footers to each page.
+
+The default layout responds to the following settings in the
+@code{\paper} block.
+
+@cindex \paper
+
+@quotation
+@table @code
+@item firstpagenumber
+The value of the page number of the first page. Default is@tie{}1.
+
+@item printfirstpagenumber
+If set to true, will print the page number in the first page. Default is
+false.
+
+@item hsize
+The width of the page.
+
+@item vsize
+The height of the page.
+
+@item topmargin
+Margin between header and top of the page.
+
+@item bottommargin
+Margin between footer and bottom of the page.
+
+@item leftmargin
+Margin between the left side of the page and the beginning of the music.
+
+@item linewidth
+The length of the systems.
+
+@item headsep
+Distance between the top-most music system and the page header.
+
+@item footsep
+Distance between the bottom-most music system and the page footer.
+
+@item raggedbottom
+If set to true, systems will not be spread across the page.
+
+This should be set false for pieces that have only two or three
+systems per page, for example orchestral scores.
+
+@item raggedlastbottom
+If set to false, systems will be spread to fill the last page.
+
+Pieces that amply fill two pages or more should have this set to
+true.
+
+@item betweensystemspace
+This dimensions determines the distance between systems. It is the
+ideal distance between the center of the bottom staff of one system
+and the center of the top staff of the next system.
+
+Increasing this will provide a more even appearance of the page at the
+cost of using more vertical space.
+
+@item betweensystempadding
+This dimension is the minimum amount of white space that will always
+be present between the bottom-most symbol of one system, and the
+top-most of the next system.
+
+Increasing this will put systems whose bounding boxes almost touch
+farther apart.
+
+@item aftertitlespace
+Amount of space between the title and the first system.
+
+@item beforetitlespace
+Amount of space between the last system of the previous piece and the
+title of the next.
+
+@item betweentitlespace
+Amount of space between consecutive titles (e.g., the title of the
+book and the title of a piece).
+
+@end table
+@end quotation
+
+Example:
+
+@example
+\paper@{
+ hsize = 2\cm
+ topmargin = 3\cm
+ bottommargin = 3\cm
+ raggedlastbottom = ##t
+@}
+@end example
+
+You can also define these values in Scheme. In that case @code{mm},
+@code{in}, @code{pt}, and @code{cm} are variables defined in
+@file{paper-defaults.ly} with values in millimeters. That's why the
+value has to be multiplied in the example
+
+@example
+\paper @{
+ #(define bottommargin (* 2 cm))
+@}
+@end example
+
+@cindex copyright
+@cindex tagline
+
+The default footer is empty, except for the first page, where the
+@code{copyright} field from @code{\header} is inserted, and the last
+page, where @code{tagline} from @code{\header} is added. The default
+tagline is ``Engraved by LilyPond (@var{version})''.@footnote{Nicely
+printed parts are good PR for us, so please leave the tagline if you
+can.}
+
+The header and footer are created by the functions @code{make-footer}
+and @code{make-header}, defined in @code{\paper}. The default
+implementations are in @file{scm/@/page@/-layout@/.scm}.
+
+The following settings influence the header and footer layout.
+
+@quotation
+@table @code
+@item printpagenumber
+ this boolean controls whether a pagenumber is printed.
+@end table
+@end quotation
+
+The page layout itself is done by two functions in the
+@code{\paper} block, @code{page-music-height} and
+@code{page-make-stencil}. The former tells the line-breaking algorithm
+how much space can be spent on a page, the latter creates the actual
+page given the system to put on it.
+
+
+@seealso
+
+Examples: @inputfileref{input/@/test,page@/-breaks@/.ly}
+
+@refbugs
+
+The option rightmargin is defined but doesn't set the right margin
+yet. The value for the right margin has to be defined adjusting the
+values of the leftmargin and linewidth.
+
+The default page header puts the page number and the @code{instrument}
+field from the @code{\header} block on a line.
+
@node Vertical spacing of piano staves
Internals: @internalsref{BreakEvent}.
+@node Page breaking
+@subsection Page breaking
+
+The default page breaking may be overriden by inserting
+@code{\pageBreak} or @code{\noPageBreak} commands. These commands are
+analogous to @code{\break} and @code{\noBreak}. They should be
+inserted at a bar line. These commands force and forbid a page-break
+from happening. Of course, the @code{\pageBreak} command also forces
+a line break.
+
+Page breaks are computed by the @code{page-breaking} function in the
+@code{\paper} block.
+
+@refcommands
+
+@cindex @code{\pageBreak}
+@code{\pageBreak}
+@cindex @code{\noPageBreak}
+@code{\noPageBreak}
+
@node Multiple movements
@subsection Multiple movements
@}
@end example
+
@node Creating titles
@subsection Creating titles
@item piece
Name of the piece, flush-left below the instrument.
-
@cindex page breaks, forcing
@item breakbefore
This forces the title to start on a new page.
-
-@node Page breaking
-@subsection Page breaking
-
-The default page breaking may be overriden by inserting
-@code{\pageBreak} or @code{\noPageBreak} commands. These commands are
-analogous to @code{\break} and @code{\noBreak}. They should be
-inserted with a bar line. These commands force and forbid a page-break
-from happening. Of course, the @code{\pageBreak} command also forces
-a line break.
-
-Page breaks are computed by the @code{page-breaking} function in the
-@code{\paper} block.
-
-@refcommands
-
-@cindex @code{\pageBreak}
-@code{\pageBreak}
-@cindex @code{\noPageBreak}
-@code{\noPageBreak}
-
-@node Paper size
-@subsection Paper size
-
-@cindex paper size
-@cindex page size
-@cindex @code{papersize}
-
-To change the paper size, there are two equal commands,
-@example
-#(set-default-paper-size "a4")
-\paper @{
- #(set-paper-size "a4")
-@}
-@end example
-
-The first command sets the size of all pages. The second command sets the size
-of the pages that the @code{\paper} block applies to -- if the @code{\paper}
-block is at the top of the file, then it will apply to all pages. If the
-@code{\paper} block is inside a @code{\score}, then the paper size will only
-apply to that score.
-
-The following paper sizes are supported: @code{a6}, @code{a5}, @code{a4},
-@code{a3}, @code{legal}, @code{letter}, @code{tabloid}.
-
-@cindex orientation
-@cindex landscape
-
-If the symbol @code{landscape} is supplied as an argument to
-@code{set-default-paper-size}, the pages will be rotated by 90 degrees,
-and wider line widths will be set correspondingly.
-
-@example
-#(set-default-paper-size "a6" 'landscape)
-@end example
-
-@node Page layout
-@subsection Page layout
-
-@cindex page layout
-@cindex margins
-@cindex header, page
-@cindex footer, page
-
-LilyPond will do page layout, set margins, and add headers and
-footers to each page.
-
-The default layout responds to the following settings in the
-@code{\paper} block.
-
-@cindex \paper
-
-@quotation
-@table @code
-@item firstpagenumber
-The value of the page number of the first page. Default is@tie{}1.
-
-@item printfirstpagenumber
-If set to true, will print the page number in the first page. Default is
-false.
-
-@item hsize
-The width of the page.
-
-@item vsize
-The height of the page.
-
-@item topmargin
-Margin between header and top of the page.
-
-@item bottommargin
-Margin between footer and bottom of the page.
-
-@item leftmargin
-Margin between the left side of the page and the beginning of the music.
-
-@item linewidth
-The length of the systems.
-
-@item headsep
-Distance between the top-most music system and the page header.
-
-@item footsep
-Distance between the bottom-most music system and the page footer.
-
-@item raggedbottom
-If set to true, systems will not be spread across the page.
-
-This should be set false for pieces that have only two or three
-systems per page, for example orchestral scores.
-
-@item raggedlastbottom
-If set to false, systems will be spread to fill the last page.
-
-Pieces that amply fill two pages or more should have this set to
-true.
-
-@item betweensystemspace
-This dimensions determines the distance between systems. It is the
-ideal distance between the center of the bottom staff of one system
-and the center of the top staff of the next system.
-
-Increasing this will provide a more even appearance of the page at the
-cost of using more vertical space.
-
-@item betweensystempadding
-This dimension is the minimum amount of white space that will always
-be present between the bottom-most symbol of one system, and the
-top-most of the next system.
-
-Increasing this will put systems whose bounding boxes almost touch
-farther apart.
-
-@item aftertitlespace
-Amount of space between the title and the first system.
-
-@item beforetitlespace
-Amount of space between the last system of the previous piece and the
-title of the next.
-
-@item betweentitlespace
-Amount of space between consecutive titles (e.g., the title of the
-book and the title of a piece).
-
-@end table
-@end quotation
-
-Example:
-
-@example
-\paper@{
- hsize = 2\cm
- topmargin = 3\cm
- bottommargin = 3\cm
- raggedlastbottom = ##t
-@}
-@end example
-
-You can also define these values in Scheme. In that case @code{mm},
-@code{in}, @code{pt}, and @code{cm} are variables defined in
-@file{paper-defaults.ly} with values in millimeters. That's why the
-value has to be multiplied in the example
-
-@example
-\paper @{
- #(define bottommargin (* 2 cm))
-@}
-@end example
-
-@cindex copyright
-@cindex tagline
-
-The default footer is empty, except for the first page, where the
-@code{copyright} field from @code{\header} is inserted, and the last
-page, where @code{tagline} from @code{\header} is added. The default
-tagline is ``Engraved by LilyPond (@var{version})''.@footnote{Nicely
-printed parts are good PR for us, so please leave the tagline if you
-can.}
-
-The header and footer are created by the functions @code{make-footer}
-and @code{make-header}, defined in @code{\paper}. The default
-implementations are in @file{scm/@/page@/-layout@/.scm}.
-
-The following settings influence the header and footer layout.
-
-@quotation
-@table @code
-@item printpagenumber
- this boolean controls whether a pagenumber is printed.
-@end table
-@end quotation
-
-The page layout itself is done by two functions in the
-@code{\paper} block, @code{page-music-height} and
-@code{page-make-stencil}. The former tells the line-breaking algorithm
-how much space can be spent on a page, the latter creates the actual
-page given the system to put on it.
-
-
-@seealso
-
-Examples: @inputfileref{input/@/test,page@/-breaks@/.ly}
-
-@refbugs
-
-The option rightmargin is defined but doesn't set the right margin
-yet. The value for the right margin has to be defined adjusting the
-values of the leftmargin and linewidth.
-
-The default page header puts the page number and the @code{instrument}
-field from the @code{\header} block on a line.
-
-
-
@node File structure
@section File structure
This behavior can be changed by setting the variable
@code{toplevel-music-handler} at toplevel. The default handler is
defined in the init file @file{scm/@/lily@/.scm}.
-
+
+@item An indentifier, such as
+@example
+foo = @{ c4 d e d @}
+@end example
+
+This can be used later on in the file by entering @code{\foo}.
+
@end itemize
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