Re: What is the difference between \paper and \layout blocks?

[Trevor Bača]

On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 4:10 PM David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:

>
> What should it be?
>
> The presence of a \layout block in a score makes for typeset output.
> \paper contains things like paper dimensions only necessary for typeset
> output.  Also base file names that are also relevant for MIDI.
>
> Global markup currently only gets to see the \paper block.  That also
> concerns things like \score markup that can get information for
> typesetting from \layout blocks.
>
> Layout blocks "inherit" from the paper block: when a variable in a
> layout block is not set, it is taken from the respective paper block.
>
> Currently a "paper-book" where the typesetting is done only stores the
> relevant paper block.  Consequently, any page-level/top-level markup
> currently gets only the paper block as its "layout" parameter.
>
> That is not accepted as layout block in a score markup.
>
> Suggestions?
>


In 18 years of working with LilyPond, I have never understood the
distinction between \paper and \layout.

Trevor.


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