Re: Newbie needs help with LaTeX/lilypond integration

[John Wiedenhoeft]

Ross M. Donaldson schrieb:
> Hello!
> 
> I am an undergraduate student wrting a musicology paper (an undergraduate
> thesis). I've decided to write my paper in LaTeX in order to have a better
> product (as well as to facilitate certain formatting concerns). I was thrilled
> to discover the existence of lilypond, and want very badly to make it work.
> 
> That said, I'm only a semi-proficient computer user. The lilypond 
> documentation
> and, indeed, all the research I've done in an attempt to solve my own problems
> pre-suppose levels of skill and comprehension which I dont have.
> 
> What I want to do:
> 
> Integrate lilypond code into my LaTeX documents. I hope to have a finished
> product featuring beautifully engraved musical examples alongside text. 
> 
> What I am using:
> Windows XP, TeXnicCenter linked to MikTex. 
> 
> What I dont understand:
> How to code a LaTeX/lilypond document properly. How to compile that document
> into a PDF. 

To learn more about coding LaTeX documents, please refer to some latex
documentation or mailinglist. For LilyPond: did you read the
lilypond-book documentation
(http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.6/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/LilyPond_002dbook.html#LilyPond_002dbook)?

Besides, I would not use that under windows, because with
Texniccenter/MikTeX it really steals your time to set up your editor
properly - it's ugly tweaking. Use pdfcrop (it's included with MikTeX)
instead to produce your snippets, and include them as images.

> 
> I would be extraordinarily grateful if somebody/anybody on this list could 
> help
> me understand this, or even just direct me to a good FAQ/Tutorial/Help page. 
> 
> Thank you all for your time!
> 
> Very best,
> Ross M. Donaldson
> 
> 
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