Re: Header problem

[David Kastrup]

address@hidden writes:

> I copy and pasted from the current manual (online) the piano template,
> thinking that since my template didn't work the current manual would
> help.
> But due to something I don't understand and can't locate because I
> don't understand the piano won't compile.
> here's my header
> \version "2.18.0
> \header {
>   title = ""
>   composer = "Jay Hamilton"
>     copyright = \markup { \tiny \override #'(baseline-skip . 0.5)
> \center-column
>         {  "CC lic 2.5 some rights reserved Jay Hamilton 2014"
>     "see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/";
>                } }
>                }
> #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #t)
> #(set-default-paper-size "letter" )
>  #(set-global-staff-size 22)
>
>   \paper
>  {
>  indent = 30
>  short-indent = 15
>  right-margin = 30
>  top-margin = 15
>  bottom-margin = 15
>  }
>
>
> The error message says
> piano.ly:7:12: error: not a symbol
>         {
>            "CC lic 2.5 some rights reserved Jay Hamilton 2014"
>
> If you know what that means AND where to find the answer in the
> manuals please let me know.

Well, your version string happens to be

"2.18.0
\header {
  title = "

and things go South from there.  Since the templates don't contain
version strings, it would appear that the problem is your own doing.

-- 
David Kastrup