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16 There is always a current Mup "context" that is in effect.
17 When Mup begins reading input, it is operating in "music" context, which
18 is where music, lyrics, barlines, and other related things
19 are described. You can change to another
20 context by entering its name. A context remains in effect until
21 another context is named.
25 <A HREF="headfoot.html">header</A>
27 to define what goes at the top of the first page, typically
28 the title, composer, etc.
30 <A HREF="headfoot.html">footer</A>
32 to define what goes at the bottom of the first page,
33 typically a copyright notice, performance notes, etc.
35 <A HREF="headfoot.html">header2</A>
37 to define what is to be printed on the top of pages after the first page.
39 <A HREF="headfoot.html">footer2</A>
41 to define what is to be printed on the bottom of pages after the first page.
43 <A HREF="headfoot.html">top</A>
45 to define what is to be printed on the top of page.
46 This gets printed below the header (or header2), if any.
47 If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page,
48 a new page is started.
49 Unlike header, which can only be used once, and is used only on the very
50 first page, top can be used multiple times. In a song with multiple movements,
51 you might use top to put a title at the beginning of each movement.
53 <A HREF="headfoot.html">bottom</A>
55 to define what is to be printed on the bottom of page.
56 This gets printed above the footer (or footer2), if any.
57 If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page,
58 a new page is started.
59 Unlike footer, which can only be used once, and is used only on the very
60 first page, bottom can be used multiple times.
62 <A HREF="headfoot.html">top2</A>
64 to define what is to be printed on the top of pages
65 after the page that uses "top."
66 If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page,
67 a new page is started.
69 <A HREF="headfoot.html">bottom2</A>
71 to define what is to be printed on the bottom of pages
72 after the page that uses "bottom."
73 If the output is not already at the beginning of a new page,
74 a new page is started.
76 <A HREF="prnttext.html#block">block</A>
78 to define a block that contains text rather than music.
83 <A HREF="param.html">parameters</A>
84 that apply to the entire score.
89 <A HREF="param.html">parameters</A>
90 to be used for staff <I>S</I>,
91 where <I>S</I> is a number from 1 to 40.
96 <A HREF="param.html">parameters</A>
97 for a particular voice <I>V</I> on staff <I>S</I>.
98 The voice <I>V</I> can be either 1, 2, or 3.
99 <I>S</I> is a staff number from 1 to 40.
101 <A HREF="textmark.html#grids">grids</A>
103 to define grids (typically for guitar)
105 <A HREF="shaped.html">headshapes</A>
107 to define what note head shapes to use for notes of various durations.
108 This context is rarely used, and is described in the chapter on
109 <A HREF="shaped.html">shaped notes.</A>
111 <A HREF="music.html">music</A>
113 to define everything else. This includes
114 <A HREF="chordinp.html">notes,</A>
115 <A HREF="lyrics.html">lyrics,</A>
116 <A HREF="bars.html">bar lines,</A>
117 <A HREF="phrase.html">phrase marks,</A>
118 <A HREF="textmark.html">tempo and dynamic marks, etc.</A>
122 Most contexts are optional. An input file
123 just needs to contain either at least one measure of music
125 <A HREF="prnttext.html#block">block.</A>
126 <A HREF="headfoot.html">The \fBheader, footer, header2,\fP and \fBfooter2\fP</A>
127 contexts may be placed anywhere in the file, but each can be used only once.
128 The other contexts may appear any number of times
129 in any order, and the order in which they occur is significant in
130 determining the output produced.
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