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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