1YAPS(1) General Commands Manual YAPS(1)
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6 YAPS - converts an abc file to a PostScript file
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9 yaps abc file [-d] [-e <list>] [-E] [-l] [-M XXXxYYY] [-N] [-k nn] [-o
10 file name] [-P -ss] [-s XX] [-V][-ver] [-x] [-OCC]
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16 -d For debugging only. Displays the internal data structures used
17 in the program.
18 -e <list>
20 Draws tunes with reference numbers in a comma separated list.
21 Spaces are not allowed but a range of reference numbers can be
22 specified. For example, 1,3,7-10.
23 -E Generates Encapsulated Postscript output.
25 -M XXXxYYY
27 Set margin sizes in points where 28.3 points = 1cm and 72 points
28 = 1 inch.
29 -N Adds page numbering.
31 -k [nn]
33 Adds bar numbering. If number nn is included, then every nn'th
34 bar is numbered. Otherwise all bars are numbered.
35 -o filename
37 Specifies the output postscript file name.
38 -P ss Specifies the paper size where 0 is A4 and 1 is US Letter or
40 XXXxYYY sets the paper size in point units.
41 units.
42 -s XX Specifies the scaling factor (default is 0.7)
44 -V Voices are printed out separately for a multi-voice tune. Other‐
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47 are interleaved.
48 -ver Prints version number and exits.
51 -x Print tune number in X: field
53 -OCC Required if the tune uses the old convention for chords delin‐
55 eated with +..+ instead of [...].
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59 * Uses the abc2midi parsing code, so hopefully compatibility with
60 abc2midi will be good.
61 * Measures the width of lyric text for lyric typesetting.
63 * Uses dynamically extensible data structures in most places, so you
65 should not be restricted by compiled-in limits.
66 * Multiple voices drawn with notes played at the same time aligned.
68 * Supports special characters using ISO latin 1 font. Special charac‐
70 ters are created with a TeX-like code e.g. ´E or a 3 digit octal code
71 e.g. 315 .
72 * Supports the following clefs : baritone, tenor, alto, mezzo, soprano,
74 treble, bass. Recommended use is
75 * Invisible rests (x) are displayed like normal rests.
77 * Nonnumeric voice id's, eg. V: soprano are accepted.
79 I:clef=bass
81 To make it easier to enter tunes in clefs othan than treble clef, yaps
83 supports I:octave=-1 to indicate that a C in the tune represents the
84 note one octave below the pitch defined in the abc standard. These may
85 be combined in one I: statement e.g.
86 I:clef=bass octave=-2
88 You can also use clefs that are one, two or three octaves higher or
90 lower than normal using e.g. treble-8, treble+15, treble-22. The clef
91 is drawn with a small 8, 15 or 22 above or below the clef symbol. The
92 clef= and octave= commands may also go in the K: field e.g.
93 K:G clef=bass-8 octave=-3
95 Note that there is an incompatibility between the behaviour of yaps and
97 the behaviour of abc2ps 1.3.3. abc2ps 1.3.3 does not support the
98 I:octave=N command, but selecting certain clefs causes it to automati‐
99 cally transpose by several octaves. You can produce abc that works for
100 both by following the clef change with an I:octave=N command to do the
101 transpose that abc2ps does automatically.
102 * Produces boxed part labels.
104 * Supports the segno symbol with !segno! and coda with !coda! . Other
106 musical instructions such as !fine! and !D.C.! come out as text. *
107 Supports the U: field for abbreviating symbols to single characters.
108 e.g.
109 U:S = !segno!
111 allows S to be used to produce the segno symbol. Currently this only
113 allows new symbols to be defined and does not allow the existing pre-
114 defined symbols M,L,R,H and T to be altered.
115 * Supports the !red! and !black! instructions for switching from black
117 to red or vice-versa.
118 * Supports the following abc2ps extensions to abc :
120 %%newpage - start a new page,
122 %%vskip N - adds vertical space of N points. If N is followed by
123 'cm' or 'in' the units are taken as centimetres or
124 inches instead of points e.g. 4cm.
125 %%text - print text
126 %%centre (or %%center for Americans) - print centred text.
127 If %%text or %%centre appear in the header, the text appears above
128 the tune.
129 %%staffsep SIZE - set the vertical blank space between 2 consecutive
131 music staves.
132 %%titleleft N - select title placed to the left or centred. N = 1
134 places the title on the left while N = 0 centres it.
135 %%titlecaps - title is displayed in upper case (capital) letters.
136 %%textfont NAME SIZE - select font called NAME and point size SIZE
137 for text produced by %%text or %%centre. If only NAME is given, the
138 font stays the same size. Likewise, if '-' is given as the NAME,
139 only the font size changes.
140 %%titlefont NAME SIZE - select font for title.
141 %%subtitlefont NAME SIZE - select font for titles after the first
142 title.
143 %%composerfont NAME SIZE - select font for words in C: and O: fields
144 and part specifier (P: in header).
145 %%wordsfont NAME SIZE - select font for words in W: fields.
146 %%partsfont NAME SIZE - select font for boxed parts and
147 !instruction! .
148 %%vocalfont NAME SIZE - select font for words in w: fields.
149 %%gchordfont NAME SIZE - select font for guitar chords in the music.
150 (It is advisable not to change the font name for the last two, since
151 the program calculates the width of strings using default fonts)
152 %%titlespace, %%subtitlespace, %%textspace, %%composerspace,
153 %%wordsspace, %%partsspace, %%vocalspace and %%gchordspace
154 determine the amount of space left above the relevant type
155 of text. Each of these should be followed by a size in points
156 or value in centrimetres or inches.
157 e.g. %%composerfont 3
158 %%titlefont 2cm
159 * Supports placing of accompaniment chords either above or below the
161 stave.
162 %%chordsabove - places accompaniment chords above the stave
164 (default).
165 %%chordsbelow - places accompaniment chords below the stave.
166 * Supports optional text enclosed in quotes before and after the
168 tempo specification in the Q: field. This extension comes from
169 abc2ps.
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173 James Allwright <J.R.Allwright@westminster.ac.uk>
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176 Seymour Shlien <fy733@ncf.ca>
177 More complete documentation can be found in abcguide.txt which comes
179 with the abcMIDI distribution package.
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182 This man page describes version 1.39 August 13 2005.
183 13 August 2005 YAPS(1)