Re: syntax error

[stk]

Fr. Gordon Gilbert wrote:

> I'm using 2.5.29  . . . I need "letter" instead of A4 . . .

> Parsing...
> warning: Must use #(set-paper-size .. ) within \paper { ... }

> . . . my #(set-paper-size) was withing \layout . . .
> So I moved that to the top of the file within a \paper block.
> The first time I compiled that, it did just fine, but did
> not change the paper size.

I use 2.6.0, and putting the following two lines at the very top of the
file works for me:

\version "2.6.0"

#(set-default-paper-size "letter")

Of course 2.5.29 might be different, but it might be worth trying to set
the default paper size at the top level just to see if it works.

-- Tom