Format parameters
			=================

The general layout of the printed scores may be changed in four ways:
	1- at compilation time setting the values in abc2ps.h,
	2- at running time in a 'format' file,
	3- at startup time in the command line,
	4- by pseudo-comments inside the tunes.

For more about 3), have a look at options.txt.

A format file contains lines giving the parameters values, format:

	parameter [parameter list]

In a format file, empty lines and lines starting with '#' are ignored.

The pseudo-comments used for formatting have the format:

	%%parameter [parameter list]

Format parameters may appear in the command line by:

	--parameter [parameter list]

Some pseudo-comments are treated while being parsed and cannot appear
in a format file nor in the command line. These ones are listed at the
end of this file.

In font definitions, <font>, <encoding> and <size> may be specified
as '*' (star), in which case the font, encoding or size remains
the same. When the <encoding> is omitted, it defaults to the global
font encoding (see 'encoding'), or to the last 'font' definition
of the same font.


List of the format parameters
-----------------------------

 

abc2pscompat <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -u
	Description:
		When true, set 'M' as the +tenuto+ decoration and do a
		pitch translation if the notes are too high for a bass
		clef.

 

alignbars <int>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Align the bars of the next <int> music lines.
		Such an alignment works only when there is only one
		voice in each music line (no V:, %%staves or %%score
		is allowed).

 

aligncomposer <int>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Tell where to display the composer field.
		A negative value means 'on the left', 0 means 'center',
		and a positive value means 'on the right'.
			

 

annotationfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Helvetica 12
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the annotation font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

autoclef <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When true, set the clefs and possibly insert clef
		changes when no clef is defined in K: or V:.

 

barnumbers <int>
	Same as 'measurenb'.

 

barsperstaff <int>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -B<int>
	Description:
		Try to typeset with <int> bars on each line.

 

beginps
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Start a PostScript sequence which ends on 'endps'.
		This parameter may be found only in a format or ABC
		file (it cannot appear in the command line).
		Each line between 'beginps' and 'endps' is included in
		the PostScript output file.

 

botmargin <unit>
	Default: 1cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the bottom margin to <unit>.

 

bstemdown <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When set, the stem of the note in the middle of the
		staff goes downwards. Otherwise, it goes upwards
		or downwards according to the previous note.

 

comball <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When 'combinevoices' is set, voice combination does not
		occurs when the pitches are a second, unisson or inverted.
		Setting this flag makes the combination to occur in all
		cases.

 

combinevoices <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		If 1, the notes of same duration belonging to voices of
		the same staff are combined giving chords.

 

composerfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Italic 14
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the composer font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

composerspace <unit>
	Default: 0.2cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before the composer to <unit>.

 

contbarnb <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		If 0, the bar number of the second repeat(s) is reset to
		the number of the first repeat.
		If 1, the bars are sequencially numbered.

 

continueall <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -c
	Description:
		Ignore the line breaks in tune if true.

 

dateformat <text>
	Default: "\%b \%e, \%Y \%H:\%M"
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define the format of the date and time.
		The possible values of this parameter are described
		in the manual pages of date(1) and strftime(3).
		Note: the '%'s must be escaped as '\%'.

 

deco <name> <c_func> <ps_func> <h> <wl> <wr> [<str>]
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define a decoration.
		!! this is an experimental feature which is subject to change
		   in next releases and asks for a good knowledge of the
		   internals of abcm2ps - see deco.abc for examples !!
		The actual arguments are:
		<name>: name of the decoration. If it is the name of an
			existing decoration, this one is redefined.
		<c_func>: index of a C function (defined in deco.c).
			The possible values are:
			0, 1, 2: decoration near the note, inside the staff.
				0: 'dot' and 'tenuto'
				1: 'slide'
				2: 'arpeggio'
			3, 4, 5: decoration near the note, outside the staff,
					generally printed above the staff.
				3: general
				4: below the staff
				5: long 'trill' (with start and stop)
			6, 7: decoration tied to the staff (dynamic marks),
					generally printed below the staff.
				6: general
				7: long dynamic (with start and stop)
		<ps_func>: postscript function name or '-' if start of a long
			decoration.
		<h>: decoration height.
			It is the minimum height for +arpeggio+.
		<wl> and <wr>: left and right widths.
			These values are actually used for general dynamic
			marks only.
		<str>: text to display (for some postscript functions
			- see code).
		Decorations which names begin with 'head-' prevent the
		note head(s) to be drawn.

 

dynalign <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When true, horizontally align the dynamic marks.

 

encoding <encoding> | <int>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -L<int>
	Description:
		Set the global font encoding to <encoding>, or to
		'Latin<int>'.
		The recognized encodings are:
			us-ascii
			iso-8859-1	(Latin1)
			iso-8859-2	(Latin2)
			iso-8859-3	(Latin3)
			iso-8859-4	(Latin4)
			iso-8859-9	(Latin5)
			iso-8859-10	(Latin6)
			native
		When the encoding is 'native', the encoding vectors
		of the fonts are not changed.
		<encoding> may be any string. In this case, the encoding
		vector must be defined by a sequence of 'postscript'
		commands.
		<int> may take values from 0 to 6. The value 0 is
		the same as 1, but the PostScript encoding vector
		'ISOLatin1Encoding' is not output.

 

exprabove <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Draw the expression decorations above the staff.
		If neither 'exprabove' nor 'exprbelow' are true, the
		expression decorations are drawn above the staff if
		there are lyrics on the staff, and below otherwise.
		'exprabove' takes precedence over 'exprbelow'.

 

exprbelow <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Draw the expression decorations below the staff.
		If neither 'exprabove' nor 'exprbelow' are true, the
		expression decorations are drawn above the staff if
		there are lyrics on the staff, and below otherwise.
		'exprabove' takes precedence over 'exprbelow'.

 

flatbeams <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -f
	Description:
		Have flat beams in bagpipe tunes.

 

font <font> [<encoding>]
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define a font and its encoding.
		This parameter is required when specific fonts are
		defined later in ABC files/tunes, and it must be defined
		before any PostScript output is done, generally in a
		format file.
		When absent, <encoding> defaults to the current
		'encoding' parameter (see above).

 

footer <text>
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define the text printed at the bottom of each page.
		There may be one or two lines. When 2 lines, these
		ones must be separated by the 2 characters "\n" (not
		a real 'newline').
		In each lines 3 areas may be defined: left, center and
		right.
		These areas are separated by tabulations (real TABs,
		not "\t") and may be empty (if the left area is empty,
		double quote the string - see sample3.abc for example).
		The character '$' introduces variable expansion:
			- '$d' is the date and time of the last modification
			   of the current ABC input file,
			- '$D' is the current date and time,
			- '$F' is the current input file name,
			- '$Ix' is any header information type ('x' is a
			   letter range 'A' to 'Z').
			- '$P' is the current page number,
			- '$P0' and '$P1' are also the page number, but only
			   when this one is even ('0') or odd ('1'),
			- '$T' is the current tune title,
			- '$V' is 'abcm2ps-' followed by the program version.
		For example, the command line option '-N3' is the same
		as:
			%%header "$P0		$P1"
		(note the 2 TABs).
		If the footer (or header) begins with '-' (hyphen/minus),
		it is not printed on the first page.

 

footerfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 12
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the footer font to <font> with a size <size>.
		Note that the footer is not scaled.

 

format <filename>
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Read the format (or PostScript) file <filename>.
		When found in the command line, this parameter is the
		same as '-F'.

 

freegchord <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Prevent the characters '#', 'b' and '=' to be displayed
		as sharp, flat and natural sign in guitar chords.
		When this flag is set, displaying accidental may be forced
		escaping the characters ('\#', '\b' and '\=').

 

gchordbox <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Draw a box around the guitar chords.
		This value may be set to 'true' by %%gchordfont.

 

gchordfont <font> [<encoding>] <size> [box]
	Default: Helvetica 12
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the guitar chord font to <font> with a size <size>.
		If 'box' is present, draw a box around the guitar chords.

 

graceslurs <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -G
	Description:
		Draw slurs on grace notes.

 

gracespace <float> <float> <float>
	Default: 6.5 8.0 12.0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define the space before, inside and after the grace notes.

 

header <text>
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the text printed at the top of each page.
		See 'footer' above for the header syntax.

 

headerfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 12
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the header font to <font> with a size <size>.
		Note that the header is not scaled.

 

historyfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 16
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the history font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

hyphencont <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When a lyric under staff ends with a hyphen, put a
		hyphen in the next line.

 

indent <unit>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -I<unit>
	Description:
		Indent the first line of the tune by <unit>.

 

infofont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Italic 14
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the infoline font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

infoline <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Display the rhythm and origin on a same line, and also
		display the area ('A:').

 

infoname <uppercase letter> <information name>
	Default:
		R "Rhythm: "
		B "Book: "
		S "Source: "
		D "Discography: "
		N "Notes: "
		Z "Transcription: "
		H History: "
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define the information types and names to be printed
		after the tunes when 'writehistory' (or -n) is set.

 

infospace <unit>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before the infoline to <unit>.

 

landscape <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -l
	Description:
		Set the page orientation to landscape.

 

leftmargin <unit>
	Default: 1.8cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -m<unit>
	Description:
		Set the left margin to <unit>.

 

lineskipfac <float>
	Default: 1.1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the factor for spacing between lines of text
		to <float>.

 

maxshrink <float>
	Default: 0.65
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -a<float>
	Description:
		Set how much to compress horizontally when staff breaks
		are chosen automatically.
		<float> must be between 0 and 1.

 

maxstaffsep <unit>
	Default: 2000pt
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Do not put a staff system further than <unit> from the
		previous system.

 

maxsysstaffsep <unit>
	Default: 2000pt
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Do not put the staves further than <unit> inside a system.
		This values applies to all staves when global or in
		the tune header. Otherwise, it defines the maximum
		vertical offset of the next staff.

 

measurebox <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: trailing 'b' at end of -j or -k - see measurenb.
	Description:
		Draw a box around the measure numbers.
		This value may be set to 'true' by %%measurefont.

 

measurefirst <int>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -b<int>
	Description:
		Start numbering the measures of the tune from <int>.
		This parameter is obsolete and should be replaced by
		'%%setbarnb' (outside the tune body).

 

measurefont <font> [<encoding>] <size> [box]
	Default: Times-Italic 14
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the measure font to <font> with a size <size>.
		If 'box' is present, draw a box around the measure
		number.

 

measurenb <int>
	Default: -1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -j<int>[b] or -k<int>[b]
	Description:
		If positive, draw the measure number each <int> bars.
		If <int> = 0, the measure number appears only on the
		left of each staff system.
		On the command line, if a trailing 'b' is present, a box
		is drawn around the measure numbers.

 

musiconly <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -M
	Description:
		Don't output the lyrics if true.

 

musicspace <unit>
	Default: 0.2cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before the first staff to <unit>.

 

notespacingfactor <float>
	Default: 1.414
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the note spacing factor to <float>.
		This value is used to compute the natural space of
		the notes. The base space of the crotchet is always
		40 pts. When the duration of a note type is twice the
		one of an other note type, its space is multiplied by
		this factor.
		The default value makes a note space to be multiplied
		by 2 when its duration is multiplied by 4, i.e. the
		space of the semibreve is 80 pts and the space of the
		semiquaver is 20 pts.
		Setting this value to 1 sets all note spaces to 40 pts.

 

oneperpage <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -1
	Description:
		Output one tune per page.

 

pageheight <unit>
	Default: PAGEHEIGHT
	Compilation: PAGEHEIGHT= (A4: 29.7cm - US: 11in)
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the page height to <unit>.

 

pagewidth <unit>
	Default: PAGEWIDTH
	Compilation: PAGEWIDTH= (A4: 21.0cm - US: 8.5in)
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the page width to <unit>.

 

parskipfac <float>
	Default: 0.4
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the factor for spacing between text paragraphs
		to <float>.

 

partsbox <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Draw a box around the part names.
		This value may be set to 'true' by %%partsfont.

 

partsfont <font> [<encoding>] <size> [box]
	Default: Times-Roman 15
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the part font to <font> with a size <size>.
		If 'box' is present, draw a box around the part names.

 

partsspace <unit>
	Default: 0.3cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before a new part to <unit>.

 

postscript <text>
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define a line to be included in the PostScript output
		file.
		This parameter may be used to override any PostScript
		function or to define new functions for use in a 'deco'
		format.

 

printparts <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Print the part indications (P:).

 

printtempo <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -Q (on) / +Q (off)
	Description:
		Print the tempo indications (Q:).

 

repeatfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 13
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the repeat number/text font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

rightmargin <unit>
	Default: 1.8cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the right margin to <unit>.

 

scale <float>
	Default: 0.75
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -s<float>
	Description:
		Set the page scale factor to <float>.
		Note that the header and footer are not scaled.

 

setdefl <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When true, output some indications about the note/chord
		and/or decorations for customization purpose. These
		indications are stored in the PostScript variable 'defl'.

 

setfont-1 <font> [<encoding>] <size>
 

setfont-2 <font> [<encoding>] <size>
 

setfont-3 <font> [<encoding>] <size>
 

setfont-4 <font> [<encoding>] <size>
	Default: Times-Roman 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the alternate fonts of strings.
		In most strings, the current font may be changed
		by "$n" (n = 0, 1 .. 4 - "$0" resets the font to
		its default value.
		Note: <size> is mandatory at the first definition..

 

shiftunisson <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		In multivoice tunes, when voices go to unisson, there
		is often only one head. Setting this flag keeps the
		two notes with a shift when there is a minim (half note)
		and a note smaller than crotchet (black note), and also
		when one note is dotted and not the other one.

 

slurheight <float>
	Default: 1.0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the slur height factor to <float>.

 

splittune <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -0
	Description:
		If false, a tune starts on a new page if it does not
		fit in the current one. If true, there is no page
		checking, and the tune may be splitted.

 

squarebreve <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Display the breve notes in square format.

 

staffnonote <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		If not set, do not display the staves which have no note
		in the music lines.

 

staffsep <unit>
	Default: 46pt
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -d<unit>
	Description:
		Do not put a staff system closer than <unit> from the
		previous system.

 

staffwidth <unit>
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -w<unit>
	Description:
		Adjust the right margin so that the staff width is <unit>.

 

stemheight <float>
	Default: 20.0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the stem height to <float>.

 

straightflags <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Have straight flags on stems in bagpipe tunes.

 

stretchlast <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Stretch the last staff of the tune when more expanded
		than the previous line.

 

stretchstaff <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Stretch underfull staves across page.

 

subtitlefont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 16
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the subtitle font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

subtitlespace <unit>
	Default: 0.1cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before the subtitle to <unit>.

 

sysstaffsep <unit>
	Default: 36pt
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Do not put the staves closer than <unit> inside a system.
		This values applies to all staves when global or in
		the tune header. Otherwise, it defines the minimum
		vertical offset of the next staff.

 

tempofont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Bold 15
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the tempo font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

textfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 16
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the text font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

textoption <int>
	Default: 0 (obeylines)
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the default text option to <int>. This option is
		used for text between '%%begintext' and '%%endtext',
		'%%text' and '%%EPS'.
		<int> may be an integer or a keyword. The values are:
			0: obeylines
			1: justify
			2: fill
			3: center
			4: skip
			5: right
		When <int> is 4 (skip), neither text (including %%center)
		nor EPS is output.

 

textspace <unit>
	Default: 0.5cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set to <unit> the vertical space before the history.

 

timewarn <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When set, if a time signature occurs at the beginning
		of a music line, a cautionary time signature is added
		at the end of the previous line.

 

titlecaps <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Output the titles in uppercase letters.

 

titlefont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 20
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the title font to <font> with a size <size>.

 

titleformat <text>
	Default: none
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define the format of the tune title.
		This format overrides the standard way to display the
		tune title. Then, parameters as %%titleleft, %%infoline
		are not used.
		The format is a set of letters, numbers, commas and
		plus and minus signs. Unrecognized characters are ignored.

		A letter gives the ABC header infomation type. It may be
		any type range 'A' to 'Z'.

		Alignment is defined by a number and/or a minus sign
		following the letter. It may be:
			'0' for 'center',
			'1' for 'right align'
			'-1' (or '-') for 'left align'.
		When absent, alignment defaults to center ('0').

		A plus sign ('+') may appear between two fields
		in which case these fields are concatenated (this works
		only with fields of the same type and same alignment).

		A comma defines a box edge. In each box, the fields are
		vertically added in their alignment zones.

		Example:
			%%titleformat R-1 P-1 Q-1 T C1 O1 , T + T N1
		displays:
		- in the 1st box:
		    - on the left: the rhythm, part and tempo
		    - in the middle: the main title (only)
		    - on the right: the composer and origin
		- in the 2nd box:
		    - in the middle: the concatenated subtitles
		    - on the right: the notes

 

titleleft <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Output the title on the left (instead of centered).

 

titlespace <unit>
	Default: 0.2cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before the title to <unit>.

 

titletrim <bool>
	Default: 1
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		When set, if the last word of a title starts with a capital
		letter and is preceeded by a comma and a space, this word is
		moved at the head. For example: the title
			T:Clair de la lune, Au
		is printed as
			Au Clair de la lune
			

 

topmargin <unit>
	Default: 1cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the top margin to <unit>.

 

topspace <unit>
	Default: 0.8cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the top vertical space to <unit>. This space is put
		above the tune and also on top of continuation pages.

 

tuplets <int> <int> <int>
	Default: 0 0 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Define how to draw the tuplets.
		The first <int> tells when to draw:
			0: auto (draw when no beam at endings)
			1: never
			2: always
		The second <int> tells what to draw:
			0: a square bracket
			1: a slur
			2: do beam extension on rests (does not work yet)
		The third <int> tells which value to print:
			0: a simple number (value of 'p')
			1: no value
			2: a ratio ('p':'q')

 

vocalabove <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vocals above the staff.

 

vocalfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Bold 13
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the font of the lyrics under staves to <font>
		with a size <size>.

 

vocalspace <unit>
	Default: 23pt
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before the lyrics under staves
		to <unit>.

 

voicefont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Bold 13
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the font of the voice names to <font> with
		a size <size>.

 

withxrefs <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -x
		Print the X: number in the title.

 

wordsfont <font> [<encoding>] [<size>]
	Default: Times-Roman 16
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the font of the lyrics at end of tune to <font>
		with a size <size>.

 

wordsspace <unit>
	Default: 0cm
	Compilation: none
	Command line: none
	Description:
		Set the vertical space before the lyrics at end of
		tune to <unit>.

 

writehistory <bool>
	Default: 0
	Compilation: none
	Command line: -n
	Description:
		Output the information defined by 'infoname'.


List of the pseudo-comments treated while parsed
------------------------------------------------

 

begintext [<option>]
	Start printing a free text. The text appears on the next lines
	(starting with '%%' or not). The text ends on a line containing
		%%endtext
	<option> may be:
	    'obeylines':	  keep lines as they are (default)
	    'align' or 'justify': justify the lines
	    'ragged' or 'fill':	  fill the lines
	    'center':		  center the lines
	    'skip':		  don't print the lines (same as comments)
	    'right':		  align the right side

 

center <line of text>
	Print one line of centered text.

 

EPS <eps_file>
	Include the file <eps_file>.
	The file content is left or right aligned or centered according
	to the current value of 'textoption'.

 

endtext
	See 'begintext'.

 

multicol <command>
	Define multicolomn printing.
	<command> may be:
	    'start':	save the current vertical position and the left
			and right margins. Then, these margins may
			be changed to print music or text.
	    'new':	reset the vertical offset at the place of the
			previous '%%multicol start', and restore the left
			and right margins.
	    'end':	restore the left and right margins, and skip down
			to a safe place.
	(see 'sample3.abc' for example).
	This command may also be used to group some tunes and text in a
	same page.

 

newpage [<int>]
	Continue printing on a new page and possibly restart page
	numbering from <int>.

 

repbra <bool>
	The repeat brackets are normally displayed as found in a voice.
	'%%repbra 0' prevents displaying them for the current voice.

 

repeat [<n> [k]]
	Try to replace a sequence by one or many repeat signs.
	When placed after a bar, <n> indicates the number of measures
	to be repeated. It may be only one or two. If <n> is one,
	<k> indicates how many times the previous measure is to be
	repeated. If <n> is two, <k> is not used.
	When placed after a note or rest, <n> indicates the number of
	notes and rests to be repeated, and <k> how many times this
	repetition occurs.
	When omitted, <n> and <k> default to 1.
	No check is done on the equality of the sequences.
	See 'sample5.abc' for examples.

 

score <definition>
	See the ABC standard version 2.0 for description.

 

sep [<h1> <h2> <len>]
	Print a separator of length <len> with space <h1> above and
	space <h2> below (defaults: h1 = h2 = 0.5cm, len = 3.0cm).

 

setbarnb <int>
	Set the number of the next measure to <int>.
	When found outside a tune, this command is the same as
	'%%measurefirst'. If it appears at the beginning of the tune
	(after K:), only the 2nd measure will have the new number.

 

staff <["+" | "-"] int>
	Put the next symbols of the current voice on the staff <int>
	(1..n - see sample4.abc for example), or on the <+int>th or
	<-int>th staff.

 

staffbreak <unit>
	Have a break in the current staff. <unit> gives the width of the
	break (in points, inches or cm). As a side effect, when the width
	is bigger than 0.5 cm, the left side of the staff system is redrawn.
	When used in a multi-voice tune, a staff break must be inserted
	in each voice.

 

staves <definition>
	See 'features.txt' for description.

 

tablature [<unit-1>] <unit-2> <head-func> <note-func> <bar-func>
	Define a tablature for the current voice.
	<unit-1> gives the tablature height above the staff.
	<unit-2> gives the tablature height under the staff.
	<head-func> is the PostScript function called at tablature
	start. When called, the stack contains:
		- the music line width,
		- the x and y offsets,
		- the number of w: lines.
	<note-func> is the PostScript function called at each note.
	When called, the stack contains:
		- the string as defined by the 'w:' line.
		- the x and y offsets.
		- the w: line number (0 .. n-1).
	<bar-func> is the PostScript function called at each bar.
	When called, the stack contains:
		- the ABC bar as a string.
		- the x and y offsets.
		- the w: line number (0 .. n-1).
	See 'accordion.abc', 'http://moinejf.free.fr/abc/banjo.abc',
	'http://moinejf.free.fr/abc/bataille.abc'
	and 'http://moinejf.free.fr/abc/tabyf1.abc' for examples.

 

text <line of text>
	Print one line of text.

 

vskip <h>
	Skip vertical space of height <h>.

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