>> How does LilyPond create the ps/pdf output? It directly creates PS output which is then converted by ghostscript to PDF.
>> Does it use TeX in any way as a backend? This has been the case a few years ago, however, it has been abandonded since we meanwhile need direct access to the fonts. Using TeX as the text formatting engine (this is, LilyPond exports text strings into a file, this is processed by TeX, then reread by LilyPond) has been contemplated upon but eventually removed for (a) lack of interest and (b) additional complexity. Werner _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user