Re: ly file definitions and layout

[Jim Sabatke]

Jim Sabatke wrote:
> Is there a document that describes the layout of an ly file?  I've 
> looked for a couple days and haven't found one.
>
> I ask this because I can't seem to integrate \score into my files and 
> get expected output.  I've followed example files that I've found via 
> grep, and none of the layouts seem to work.
>
> I was using this format:
>
> \header { ... }
> \paper { ... }
> \notes {  ...
>            { lots of notes }
> }
>
> and that worked almost well enough, except that page numbering and 
> taglines didn't work.
>
> Then I tried every variation of using \score that I could think of, or 
> find by example.  The closest I could get was:
>
> \header { ... }
>
> \score {
>    \notes {
>             { notes }
>    }
>
>     \paper {
>
>      }
> }
>
> This ignored all header into, but did split the piece into two pages, 
> which didn't happen by the previous method.
>
> I'm completely lost.  Is there a reference for this?

More specific info:

lilypond version 2.3.1

A sample ly file that does not print properly.  I am 
guessing at \header placement and info as I can't find a 
defintion for source file layout, and I've searched google 
and every piece of documentation I could think of.  Note: 
I've run into very simple looking examples for \score that 
error out.

I am totally confused and stopped dead in my tracks.

The following does page layout properly, but does NOT 
printer header or tagline info.  It DOES suppress page 
numbers.  If I remove the first \header block, the output is 
the same.

%% Generated from BMW source
%% Conversion program by: Jim Sabatke
%% Written in Java, AWK and ANTLR
\include "bagpipe.ly"

\header {
    %% texidoc = "@cindex Bagpipe Music"
    title = "Dunrovin Farm"
    composer = "Michael Grey"
    source = "Jig"
    tagline = "Printed by Lilypond from BMW source"
    pagenumber = no
}

\score {

\notes {
    \time 6/8
    \tieUp
    \stemDown
    \slurUp
    \key d \major
    \relative c'
    \transpose c c' {
        #(add-grace-property 'Voice 'Stem 'length 6)
        #(add-grace-property 'Voice 'Beam 'thickness 0.22)
        #(add-grace-property 'Voice 'Beam 'damping 2)
        #(add-grace-property 'Voice 'Stem 'thickness 1.0)
        \override Script #'padding = #3

        \partial 256*13 s 256*13
        \bar "|:" %% START_REPEAT_BAR B
        \partial 64*8
        e'8  |
        \noBreak %% END_BAR_A Line: 1 Bar: 1
        \gg d'8[ \eg a8 \dg a8] \gg a8[ fis'8 a8]  |
        e'8[ \eg a8 \dg a8] \gg a8[ fis'8 a8]  |
        \noBreak %% END_BAR_A Line: 1 Bar: 2
        \gg a8[ a'8 a8] \gg fis'8[ e'8 d'8]  |
        \noBreak %% END_BAR_A Line: 1 Bar: 3
        \gg a8[ fis'8 \eg fis'8] \gg a8[ a'8 a8]  |
        \noBreak %% END_BAR_A Line: 1 Bar: 4
        \gg fis'8[ e'8 d'8] \dbe e'4. \gg d'8[ \eg a8 \dg 
a8] \gg a8[ e'8 a8]  |
        \noBreak %% END_BAR_A Line: 1 Bar: 5
        \gg a8[ g'8 a8] \gg e'8[ d'8 cis'8]  |
        \noBreak %% END_BAR_A Line: 1 Bar: 6
        \gg a8[ e'8 \strla e'8] \gg a8[ g'8 \tg a8]  |
        \noBreak %% END_BAR_A Line: 1 Bar: 7
        \partial 64*40
        \gg fis'8[ d'8 \strlg d'8] \lgstd d'4 ^\dsegno \bar 
":|"
        \break %% END_REPEAT_I End Line: 1 Bar: 8

%% End of musicLine
    }
}  %% end notes


\header {

    piece = "Dunrovin Farm"
    composer = "Michael Grey"
    source = "Jig"
    tagline = "Printed by Lilypond from BMW source"
    pagenumber = no

}



\paper {
    linewidth = 17.0 \cm
    papersize = "letter"
    indent = 0.0 \cm
    \context {
        \StaffContext
        \override TimeSignature #'style = #'C
        \override TimeSignature #'break-visibility = 
#begin-of-line-visible
    }
}


}  %% end score
%% End of input

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