Re: Cannot use \layout in a variable

[SoundsFromSound]

ptoye wrote
> I wanted to use the same layout in a number of places, so put it into a
> variable. And got an error.
> 
> \version "2.19.52"
> 
> \language "english"
> 
> Lay = {
>   \layout {
>   }
> }
> 
> \new Score {
>   \new Staff {
>     \relative
>     { c'4 c c c  }
>   }
> }
> 
> 
> gives
> 
> Starting lilypond-windows.exe 2.19.52 [Layout.ly]...
> Processing `D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Bugs/Layout.ly'
> Parsing...
> D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Bugs/Layout.ly:6:3: error: syntax error,
> unexpected \layout
>   
>   \layout {
> Interpreting music...
> Preprocessing graphical objects...
> Finding the ideal number of pages...
> Fitting music on 1 page...
> Drawing systems...
> Layout output to `./tmp-lilypond-PzQNTV'...
> Converting to `Layout.pdf'...
> Deleting `./tmp-lilypond-PzQNTV'...
> fatal error: failed files: "D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Bugs/Layout.ly"
> Exited with return code 1.
> 
> 
> Any ideas why?
> 
>  
> Regards,
> 
> Peter
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Hello Peter,

Have you looked at perhaps using style sheets to set your preferences in one
location and then use them across the places you need them?

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/learning/style-sheets

Does this help with what you'd like to do?






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