Re: Issue with cropped PNG export in version 2.26.0

On Sat 20 Jun 2026 at 16:03:21 (+0200), Lodewijk de Vries-van Hoeijen wrote:
> 
> I use LilyPond (via Frescobaldi) to create small sheet music snippets
> without any surrounding whitespace, which I use in my classes as a music
> teacher.
> 
> Until recently, I was using version 2.24.4, where the following snippet
> gave me the desired output:
> 
> --
> 
> % Version number
> \version "2.24.4"
> 
> % Export as a small image without whitespace
> \include "lilypond-book-preamble.ly"
> %#(ly:set-option 'separate-page-formats 'png) % each staff line in a new
> file
> #(ly:set-option 'tall-page-formats 'png) % all staff lines in a single file
> % End of export snippet
> 
> --
> 
> I have recently updated LilyPond to the latest version (currently 2.26.0),
> and the code above no longer works as expected.
> 
> I have attached a code example that I typically use, along with the desired
> output (generated with version 2.24.4) and the current output I am getting
> with version 2.26.0.
> 
> I am looking for the correct code or settings to include so that I can once
> again export perfectly cropped PNGs via Frescobaldi, containing one or
> multiple staff lines in a single file.
> 
> Please note that I use LilyPond and Frescobaldi on both Windows 11 and
> macOS, and I do not use the command line due to restrictions on my work
> devices.
> 
> I would be very grateful if anyone on this mailing list could help me find
> a solution. Thank you in advance for your time and help!

I think you may have forgotten to convert-ly your source with the
version of convert-ly bundled with LilyPond.

Cheers,
David.