FAQ

Frequently asked questions are answered here as well as known bugs and issues.

How can I start a new line of music (in Denemo)?

If you just want to force a staff line-break in the printed output insert the Directives->Page Break command. Denemo itself does not display the staff lines split up as a page so there is no option to do that. Remember Denemo does not typeset the music as you go along, it just lets you input it quickly. Well - there is a "page view" which shows the music on multiple lines, see the View menu (but this is so you can see more of your music, not to show the printed page).

Unable to load/import LilyPond

Denemo's LilyPond parser does not work on many third-party LilyPond files. It should work on its own output. Sometimes if there are a lot of notes you want to capture from a LilyPond file, it can be worth cutting the notes from the file and pasting them in to a file Denemo can read or using Paste LilyPond. Or you can try cutting out things in the original file that Denemo barfs on until Denemo can read it.

The lyric line is too long for the input field

You can use line breaks (Enter/Return) in this field. They don't affect the placement of one syllable per note.

There is a Sourceforge.org Denemo Page, what is it?

The only official Denemo pages are denemo.org and the GNU Savannah project page, where our files are hosted. The sourceforge page is out of date and we have now put redirections to this site from it for those who are following old links.