On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 4:10 PM David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: > > What should it be? > > The presence of a \layout block in a score makes for typeset output. > \paper contains things like paper dimensions only necessary for typeset > output. Also base file names that are also relevant for MIDI. > > Global markup currently only gets to see the \paper block. That also > concerns things like \score markup that can get information for > typesetting from \layout blocks. > > Layout blocks "inherit" from the paper block: when a variable in a > layout block is not set, it is taken from the respective paper block. > > Currently a "paper-book" where the typesetting is done only stores the > relevant paper block. Consequently, any page-level/top-level markup > currently gets only the paper block as its "layout" parameter. > > That is not accepted as layout block in a score markup. > > Suggestions? >
In 18 years of working with LilyPond, I have never understood the distinction between \paper and \layout. Trevor. -- Trevor Bača www.trevorbaca.com soundcloud.com/trevorbaca
