Dirck Nagy <[email protected]> writes: > Hello again, all > > Forgive me for being naive, but I am having real problems integrating > Lilypond with LaTeX. > > (Mac Monterey, TeXShop 5.57, Lilypond 2.24.4) > > I am not an experienced LaTeX user. I have worked through some tutorials (at > learnlatex.org) and am able to do basic formatting, import images, etc, but > thats about all. > > I thought it was possible to embed a lilypond file, or run Lilypond in LaTex. > > Does anyone know of a GOOD TUTORIAL, including ALL the obvious instructions, > for making a book with Lilypond / LaTeX? > > I'm hoping to find something like: > > * > Open TeXShop and type "\documentclass{book}" > * > Save your Lilypond piece in "...this directory with this prefix..." > * > in TeXShop, type the following lines of command: > * > \ whatever command > * > \ another command > * > \ etc commands > * > drag your lilypond file here (or type in the name and path of the file here: > ".....") > * > click "Typeset" > * > Voila, here is your pdf ! > > Unfortunately, I get bogged down with instructions such as "invoke > lilypond-book" (what does that mean?) or "move this from the inactive > directory to the active directory" ...? and "run this from the command > line".... again, i dont know how to do these things. > > Just being able to make a simple book, 3 or 4 pages with 2 very short sample > scores would be very helpful; once i have the bare bones, then i could use it > as a template and experiment with formatting, etc. > > If I need to get rid of TeXShop and use some other editor, let me know what > works. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Internet searches are worthless, of course. > > thanks in advance!
Worthless or not, try starting from <https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.27/Documentation/usage/an-example-of-a-musicological-document> and then explain where and how you get stuck with those instructions. -- David Kastrup
