Re: Front pages

2018-02-14 Thread Caio Barros
> > Why not use custom header fields? > Well, for once, If I don't use custom fields I don't have to retype the title of the piece (once for the cover and again for the actual header of the score). This avoids spelling mistakes, etc. But I believe I tried something like \fromproperty before and go

Re: Front pages

2018-02-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Caio, > What I normally do is to create a "cover.ly" file with all the elements I > need (title, composer, graphics, etc.), and then, in a separate file, I > organize the music inside \bookpart blocks. This avoids that lilypond prints > the default header Why not use custom header fields?

Re: Front pages

2018-02-14 Thread Caio Barros
Hey Mark, Is there a way of adding a front page with graphics, title etc to a > Lilypond book, with the numbering starting at 1 on the first other > book page? I'm not sure what exactly you want to accomplish here. Where do you want the numbering to appear? Is your question also about how to cr

Re: Front pages

2018-02-14 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Mark, > Is there a way of adding a front page with graphics, title etc to a > Lilypond book, with the numbering starting at 1 on the first other > book page? Yes. You can use bookparts to manage this inside Lilypond. If you're willing to use more than Lilypond, there are several excellent op