I used lilypond for my book, just published (https://www.createspace.com/4101334).
I did find it difficult to use, but flexible, with beautiful results. The main problem that I had was getting the results into pdf through Word with the resolution reasonably intact. This is the procedure that I finally came up with: 1. Open pdf file in Fox Reader (Tools/Preferences/General check Use fixed resolution for snapshots and set to 300 dpi.) 2. In Word: Picture Tools/Format/Compress Pictures/Options, uncheck Automatically perform basic compression on save and set Target output ot 200 ppi. 3. Paste into Word. 4. Print pdf, make printer setting is on high quality. Christopher Brooks violinist 925 Virginia Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603 717-291-9123 cbro...@orpheus-acoustics.com -----Original Message----- From: lilypond-user-bounces+cbrooks=orpheus-acoustics....@gnu.org [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+cbrooks=orpheus-acoustics....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Jim Tisdall Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 3:18 PM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: publish music book I'm preparing a book for publication. My book incorporates many short examples and a fair amount of text. I am developing a web site so that readers can be presented with customized exercises and hear midi playback. The complete exercises will be only available on the web. I've got a couple publishers interested (I've published books before). Lilypond has several methods to combine text and examples. One is lilypond-book, but due to the many examples in my chapters, I find that is too slow, so I'm deciding on other ways to include the graphics. No problem since everything is made possible, especially for a programmer. Probably some combo of lilypond with make. If you've been down this road, providing a book that incorporates lilypond typesetting to a publisher, I'd be very grateful to hear about your experience and advice on successful practices as well as pitfalls; and in past experience, which publishers accept/dislike lilypond and may prefer other formats for submissions. Peace, Jim _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
