Ok to check you software i copied  the extracted file to a stick; it works
fine on an other computer.
Not to worry.
Thank you.
ƒg

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 10:27 AM Richard Shann <rich...@rshann.plus.com>
wrote:

> On Sat, 2019-08-24 at 09:32 -0400, Freeman Gilmore wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 4:04 AM Richard Shann <rich...@rshann.plus.co
> > m> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2019-08-23 at 21:59 -0400, Freeman Gilmore wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 8:52 AM Richard Shann <rich...@rshann.plu
> > > s.co
> > > > m> wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 2019-08-23 at 08:46 -0400, Freeman Gilmore wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 4:11 AM Richard Shann <richard@rshann
> > > .plu
> > > > > s.co
> > > > > > m> wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thu, 2019-08-22 at 16:28 -0400, Freeman Gilmore wrote:
> > > > > > > > > The http://www.denemo.org/~jjbenham/mxe/denemo.zip
> > > > > > > > > file is entirely self-contained, it does not need
> > > > > installing,
> > > > > > > just
> > > > > > > > > download the file to some convenient location and
> > > extract
> > > > > > > (unzip)
> > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > and then double click the batch file that is in the top
> > > > > level
> > > > > > > > > folder.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is there a  version 2.3 like above?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't think Jeremiah has found time to build one, but
> > > that
> > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > 2.3.1 is *extremely* similar, just a couple of extra
> > > commands
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > minor
> > > > > > > wording of help texts.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there instructions somewhere on the wording  and commands
> > > any
> > > > > were
> > > > > > that a dommy can follow?
> > > > > > > > What version of LilyPond  is used with Denemo v2,3?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > There will be the current stable LilyPond included in the
> > > zip
> > > > > file
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > Windows, but you can always change the version of LilyPond
> > > > > Denemo
> > > > > > > uses
> > > > > > > to one you have installed separately by using the
> > > Preferences.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thank you
> > > > > > > I occurred to me after I last wrote that there is a bug
> > > report
> > > > > open
> > > > > > > saying that the Denemo installer for Windows (*not* the zip
> > > > > file
> > > > > > > no-
> > > > > > > install versions) overwrites the PATH environment variable.
> > > If
> > > > > you
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > been hit by this then it's not impossible that the error
> > > > > message
> > > > > > > about
> > > > > > > not finding a system DLL is connected to that. Very strange
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > would see this message while trying to run Denemo but not
> > > other
> > > > > > > programs, as this has not been reported as causing
> > > problems,
> > > > > but it
> > > > > > > would affect some previously installed programs that had
> > > set
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > PATH
> > > > > > > to suit themselves. The only fix in that case would be to
> > > reset
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > PATH environment variable to whatever the system intended
> > > it to
> > > > > > > contain. But it's a long shot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I took computer to the store were i got the computer.   They
> > > said
> > > > > > that i had a bug from a MS update.   ??   And he remove
> > > something
> > > > > > that he said would cause me problem.   Again ??   I did
> > > remove
> > > > > all
> > > > > > the LilyPond  stuff before i took it to the store
> > >
> > > > > > because it did not work.   I have not had time to reinstall
> > > any
> > > > > thing
> > > > > > other than LilyPond, which works Quick check on the desktop.
> > >  If
> > > > > i
> > > > > > now have a Path problem from overwriting, from the installer,
> > > i
> > > > > would
> > > > > > not have a clue to fix it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Don't bother with the installer, instead use the zip file -
> > > best
> > > > > is
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.denemo.org/~jjbenham/mxe/denemo.zip
> > > > >
> > > > > To do this download the file to a convenient place (a USB stick
> > > if
> > > > > you
> > > > > want to carry it around with
> > > > > you). Unpack (“Extract”) the downloaded file (denemo-mingw-
> > > 2.2.zip)
> > > > > by
> > > > > right-clicking and choosing Extract. This gives you a folder
> > > > > called
> > > > > denemo-2.3.1, double click on that and then double click on the
> > > > > file
> > > > > Denemo in that folder. (It is a Windows Batch file,
> > > Denemo.bat).
> > > > > This
> > > > > will launch Denemo – it takes a long time to launch the first
> > > time
> > > > > you
> > > > > use it. You can set up a shortcut to that file to make
> > > launching
> > > > > Denemo
> > > > > easy.
> > > >
> > > > Loaded http://www.denemo.org/~jjbenham/mxe/denemo.zip downloaded
> > > > denemo.zip not denemo-mingw-2.2.zip.
> > > > Extracted to denemo not denemo-2.3.1,
> > > Ah, yes, you are right, I was working from memory, sorry.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >    Also checking Help, it said that it was version 2.3.0, close
> > > > enough.
> > > Hmm, it *is* the release 2.3.0 not the development - I guess
> > > Jeremiah
> > > is in the process of getting the binaries for the release
> > > published.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > It opened but could not write to the PDF window; error "Could not
> > > > open output file for writing".      The work/entr window seems to
> > > > work fine but every entry give the error, which has to be cleared
> > > to
> > > > make the next entry.    Just to be clear there is nothing wrong
> > > with
> > > > the software it has to be my computer.
> > >
> > > I've just had a look at Windows 10 documentation, it seems the Temp
> > > directory where the output should be written should be found in
> > > your
> > > home directory as
> > >
> > > AppData\Local\Temp
> > >
> > > (that is, in full C:\Users\<Your Name>\AppData\Local\Temp)
> > >
> > > apparently you can get to this folder from the File Explorer by
> > > typing
> > > %temp% into the address box.
> > >
> > > The permissions on this folder should be set to allow you to write
> > > files to this folder - try creating a new file in it to see if that
> > > is
> > > the problem.
> >
> > Folder and file both work.
> >
>
> Has the folder Denemo_XXXXXX been created there? Does it contain
> anything?
>
> > When i was truing different thing to load a different version of
> > Denemo i probable deleted a file by mistake.   The touch pad is so
> > sensitive that it will open things or do things by just moving over
> > them
> I recall having to configure the touchpad to ignore taps - it involved
> installing some synaptic driver to get an interface to do that -
> hopefully Windows 10 may allow you to set this option.
>
> >  OR i removed something because i did not know what i was doing.
> > (launchpad was replace by dell no help)    It would probably be best
> > just reload windows keeping files.
> >
> > Thank you for you help with my computer but that is to much to ask.
>
> Well, so far it is not clear what the problem is - are other programs
> working normally?
>
> Richard
>
> >  I will probably have enough Denemo questions, thank you.
> > ƒg
> >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > >
>
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