Re: Typesetting output on one long line

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

Hi Amy,

> although I'm a veteran user since 1.6.6, I've just come across a problem
> that I can't solve on my own and I can't believe it hasn't been
> implemented yet. I'm trying to get Lilypond to output the music (just a
> regular piano piece) on one long line, i.e. as if on an endless long
> paper strip. The reason is that I'd like to let the notes scroll along
> on a video screen while the music is being played so the viewer's eyes
> can always stay in the middle of the screen.
>
> Do you know what I mean? And does anybody know how to do it?

If I understand you correctly, try

page-breaking = #ly:one-line-auto-height-breaking

in \paper {} (using a fairly current version of LilyPond).

HTH
Lukas