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Contexts

There is always a current Mup "context" that is in effect. When Mup begins reading input, it is operating in "music" context, which is where music, lyrics, barlines, and other related things are described. You can change to another context by entering its name. A context remains in effect until another context is named. The contexts are:

header

to define what goes at the top of the first page, typically the title, composer, etc.

footer

to define what goes at the bottom of the first page, typically a copyright notice, performance notes, etc.

header2

to define what is to be printed on the top of pages after the first page.

footer2

to define what is to be printed on the bottom of pages after the first page.

top

to define what is to be printed on the top of page. This gets printed below the header (or header2), if any. If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page, a new page is started. Unlike header, which can only be used once, and is used only on the very first page, top can be used multiple times. In a song with multiple movements, you might use top to put a title at the beginning of each movement.

bottom

to define what is to be printed on the bottom of page. This gets printed above the footer (or footer2), if any. If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page, a new page is started. Unlike footer, which can only be used once, and is used only on the very first page, bottom can be used multiple times.

top2

to define what is to be printed on the top of pages after the page that uses "top." If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page, a new page is started.

bottom2

to define what is to be printed on the bottom of pages after the page that uses "bottom." If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page, a new page is started.

block

to define a block that contains text rather than music.

score

to define parameters that apply to the entire score.

staff S

to define parameters to be used for staff S, where S is a number from 1 to 40.

voice S V

to define parameters for a particular voice V on staff S. The voice V can be either 1, 2, or 3. S is a staff number from 1 to 40.

grids

to define grids (typically for guitar)

headshapes

to define what note head shapes to use for notes of various durations. This context is rarely used, and is described in the chapter on shaped notes.

music

to define everything else. This includes notes, lyrics, bar lines, phrase marks, tempo and dynamic marks, etc.

Most contexts are optional. An input file just needs to contain either at least one measure of music or at least one block. The \fBheader, footer, header2,\fP and \fBfooter2\fP contexts may be placed anywhere in the file, but each can be used only once. The other contexts may appear any number of times in any order, and the order in which they occur is significant in determining the output produced.

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