Try opening it in wordpad once, then save it without making any changes,
close the files and open it in notepad.
Even though Wordpad is a Word Processor and not a Text Editor, when you open
a text file in it, it opens it in text mode, it won't add any unwanted
formating to the file. Still I use Notepad or Lite Edit or jedit. Lite Edit
gives the line numbers which is useful when responding to the error messages
from Lilypond, jedit is a Programmers Text Editor that will let you know if
you misspelled a key word and you can run Lilypond from it, all of which is
only useful only after you figure out how to set it up.
Meanwhile, I like NotePad. It is simple and straight forward, opens
amazingly fast and as long as I indent properly, I never need any more
visual formatting (not the kind from a Word Processor) to make my files
clear.
Additionally, I do use jedit to save my lilypond file to UTF-8 text format
if I am using any umlauts in my titles. jedit really is the best solution
once you figure out how to tap into its power, but I keep going back the
NotePad just because it opens the file faster.
Actually, I'd like to find a utility that changes my windows endings back to
unix style line endings for when I make a patch on the sources.
Stephen
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