[linux-audio-user] Forcing formatting with Lilypond

[Peter Finnegan]

On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 10:32 -0800, iain duncan wrote:
> I have a couple of questions re lilypond before trying it out if anyone
> can help me.
> 
> - Can I force formatting and spacing such that there will *always* be 4
> or 8 measures per print line? 
I believe so.  Here is the point in the manual that explains horizontal
spacing.

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Horizontal-spacing#Horizontal-spacing


> 
> - Can one change the type setting and format of the English chord
> symbols? ( ie how one notates say C7+9 etc )

Yes

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/user/lilypond/Printing-chord-names#Printing-chord-names



The manual is very well written.  Here is a link to the main
documentation.  I have a copy in pdf that I have open most of the time I
am typesetting music.  

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/

If you are using an earlier version:
http://lilypond.org/web/documentation




> 
> - Is it fairly easy to integrate lilypond with databases? 
 Unfortunately, I have no experience doing this.  
> Thanks
> Iain 
> 

Best Wishes,

Peter