Re: Small example images?

[D Josiah Boothby]

> How can I make lilypond output an image file just large enough to
> hold the music?

You could set the papersize, line length, and margins as described in 
section 7.5 (for 2.4.x, but section 4.6 for v. 2.2.x) of the manual, 
especially if you want the high resolution of a .ps or .pdf.

If you try at the command line something like this:

$ lilypond --png --preview --no-page example.ly

you will get a file called example.preview.png which is just the picture 
without the entire page, but this would probably be a bit problematic for 
longer examples since the preview only shows the title and first system of 
the score.

So, probably the best way is to decide what size you want your example to 
be and just create set your papersize, linelength, and margins.

Josiah