On Sat 20 Jun 2026 at 16:03:21 (+0200), Lodewijk de Vries-van Hoeijen wrote: > > I use LilyPond (via Frescobaldi) to create small sheet music snippets > without any surrounding whitespace, which I use in my classes as a music > teacher. > > Until recently, I was using version 2.24.4, where the following snippet > gave me the desired output: > > -- > > % Version number > \version "2.24.4" > > % Export as a small image without whitespace > \include "lilypond-book-preamble.ly" > %#(ly:set-option 'separate-page-formats 'png) % each staff line in a new > file > #(ly:set-option 'tall-page-formats 'png) % all staff lines in a single file > % End of export snippet > > -- > > I have recently updated LilyPond to the latest version (currently 2.26.0), > and the code above no longer works as expected. > > I have attached a code example that I typically use, along with the desired > output (generated with version 2.24.4) and the current output I am getting > with version 2.26.0. > > I am looking for the correct code or settings to include so that I can once > again export perfectly cropped PNGs via Frescobaldi, containing one or > multiple staff lines in a single file. > > Please note that I use LilyPond and Frescobaldi on both Windows 11 and > macOS, and I do not use the command line due to restrictions on my work > devices. > > I would be very grateful if anyone on this mailing list could help me find > a solution. Thank you in advance for your time and help!
I think you may have forgotten to convert-ly your source with the version of convert-ly bundled with LilyPond. Cheers, David.
