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   1 %{
   2 Welcome to LilyPond
   3 ===================
   4
   5 Congratulations, LilyPond has been installed successfully.
   6
   7 Now to take it for the first test run.
   8
   9   1. Save this LilyPond file on your desktop with the name "test.ly".
  10
  11   2. Pick it up from the desktop with your mouse pointer, drag and drop
  12      it onto the LilyPond icon.
  13
  14   3. LilyPond automatically produces a PDF file from the musical scale
  15      below.
  16
  17   4. To print or view the result, click on the newly produced file
  18      called
  19
  20         test.PDF
  21
  22   5. If you see a piece of music with a scale, LilyPond is working properly.
  23
  24 Next, you'll want to get started on your own scores.  To do this you'll
  25   need to learn about using LilyPond.
  26
  27 LilyPond's interface is text-based, rather than graphical. Please visit the
  28   help page at http://lilypond.org/web/help.  This will point you to a quick
  29   tutorial and extensive documentation.
  30
  31 Good luck with LilyPond!  Happy engraving.
  32
  33 %}
  34
  35 \version "2.12.0"  % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond versions.
  36
  37 \header{
  38   title = "A scale in LilyPond"
  39   subtitle = "For more information on using LilyPond, please see
  40 http://lilypond.org/web/help/"
  41 }
  42
  43 \relative c' {
  44   c d e f g a b c
  45 }