Re: Making landscape booklets on letter or legal paper

[Jay Anderson]

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Father Gordon Gilbert
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to put together a Christmas carol booklet with some of the
> many files I already have of the songs.  I tried on one of them to
> #(set-default-paper-size "letter" 'landscape) , but it appeared to
> have no effect.  My purpose would then have been to adjust my
> staff-size, and put another song on the page.  That seems to me the
> simplest way to do it, but I could be wrong.
>
> Does anyone have any idea how to make a landscape booklet, with two
> columns, and two songs?
>
> I'm scouring the manual for answers, but if anyone out there can help,
> I'd be most appreciative.
>
> I've been using Lily since version 2.2.2 (around 2001 or before) both
> on Windoze XP and PC-BSD.  Current installed version is 2.15.19
>
> Thanks so much, and have a blessed Advent!
>
> Gordon+

I was dealing with this a few weeks ago.

#(set! paper-alist (cons '("5.5x8.5" cons (* 5.5 in) (* 8.5 in)) paper-alist))
#(set-default-paper-size "5.5x8.5")

Then combine them into a booklet later as Nick suggested.

-----Jay