Re: Lilypond and eBooks

[Nick Payne]

On 07/08/2014 16:39, Phil Holmes wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Br. Samuel Springuel" 
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> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 7:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Lilypond and eBooks
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> > Like Bart, I'll be using calibre for creating the actual eBook.  This 
> > eBook will be for internal use and need only be compatible with 
> > Kindles, as that's all I expect it to be displayed on.
>
> It seems to me that you don't create an eBook with calibre, but rather 
> use it to convert something you have created to eBook format.  What 
> program will you use to actually write the text and import the images?

I put a few lilypond scores on my ereader (Kobo Aura HD) in PDF format 
to see if it was viable. I set the page size to A5; set all margins to 
zero (as the reader puts it's own margin on the screen); removed all 
page numbering, as the reader numbers the pages for me; and played with 
the staff size until I got good looking pages. The scores are readable 
and I can play from them, though I have to sit pretty close to the music 
stand, but until an ereader comes along that allows one to scribble 
annotations and changes directly onto the screen, it's not really a 
viable medium for scores. A larger screen wouldn't hurt, either.

Nick