Re: Setting page size from the command line

[Graham Percival]

On 11-Apr-06, at 12:45 AM, Cameron Horsburgh wrote:

> Hmm. I've nailed down the syntax, but the -d flag seems to be able to
> take a whole range of parameters, and I'm not sure if we really need to
> list this as a specific instance.

I already considered this.  :)

I think it's worth it.  We already have -dpoint-and-click as an example 
in 5.whatever; I've added -dpapersize=??? as an example.  All I need is 
to know what to stick in there; I've got that now.
(if lily behavior changes, obviously we'll change the docs again)


>  I'm presuming that all Scheme
> variables available to Lilypond can be set through this mechanism.

Try
lilypond -dhelp

if that isn't listed in 5.whatever, we should add it.  I'll check this.

>  If
> so, I wonder if it would be simpler to point to the appropriate
> definition files?

There aren't that many options.  This is a fairly advanced thing; I 
think that if we mention two examples and -dhelp, users who should be 
using this will be able to figure it out.


Thanks, you can cross this item off of the list.  :)

Cheers,
- Graham