Re: opening Lilypond
Valentin said: (If you really want to learn how to use LilyPond, you might need a more convenient editor than the notepad; for example, try jEdit ( www.jedit.org -- download the "development version"), with its special LilyPondTool plugin that is very handy (you have to download it in the "plugin manager"). I recommend NOT using the latest version of jEdit (4.3pre12) as I found it didn't play well with LilyPondTool. Go get jEdit 4.3pre9 and I believe you'll be OK. I agree that LilyPondTool is very helpful. Good luck! Tim Reeves___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: opening Lilypond
LilyPond is not a program like the ones you are used to: you do not
have to use your mouse to create a score, but *only* your keyboard!
There are no buttons to click on, no menus, nothing.
First create a text file with some special code in it;
then LilyPond will read it and convert it into a beautiful score.
You just have to save your file with the ".ly" extension, and then
just double click on it.
Then you will see that a PDF file appears next to it.
For example, just write:
{ a b c d }
in a file with your notepad. Save your file on your Desktop, as
"my_first_score.ly". Then Double-click on it. That's it.
If you need some additional help, please, please first read the
tutorial -- as Graham told you.
Then we'll be ready to help you.
(If you really want to learn how to use LilyPond, you might need a
more convenient editor than the notepad; for example, try jEdit (
www.jedit.org -- download the "development version"), with its special
LilyPondTool plugin that is very handy (you have to download it in the
"plugin manager").
Cheers,
Valentin
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> Help! I have apparently successfully downloaded Lilypond to my Windows XP
> PC, but whenever I double click on the desktop icon all I get is the silly
> "Let's take it for a test drive" window. I'd really like to use your
> program; and feel silly asking How do I turn the darn thing on?
> I've tried rebooting the computer; didn't help.
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> -Fencinflyer.
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Re: opening Lilypond
Try reading the tutorial. - Graham On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:09:29 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Help! I have apparently successfully downloaded Lilypond to my > Windows XP PC, but whenever I double click on the desktop icon all I > get is the silly "Let's take it for a test drive" window. I'd really > like to use your program; and feel silly asking How do I turn the > darn thing on? I've tried rebooting the computer; didn't help. > > -Fencinflyer. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
opening Lilypond
Help! I have apparently successfully downloaded Lilypond to my Windows XP PC, but whenever I double click on the desktop icon all I get is the silly "Let's take it for a test drive" window. I'd really like to use your program; and feel silly asking How do I turn the darn thing on? I've tried rebooting the computer; didn't help. -Fencinflyer. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: opening lilypond
On 7-Jul-05, at 8:27 PM, Wayne Williams wrote: I can't even open it, the PDF file comes up but then what do I do. I've downloaded the test. How do I write my music. Is there Tab and Note format on the same page. I assume that you're running windows; Lilypond is quite different from the programs you're used to. You write music as text; please read the tutorial for an explanation of how to do this. - Graham ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
opening lilypond
I can't even open it, the PDF file comes up but then what do I do. I've downloaded the test. How do I write my music. Is there Tab and Note format on the same page. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: need exact pathfilename info for opening lilypond
C. Burton wrote: Which program opens lilypond? What is the exact information that needs to be typed? I need this information for Win98SE. LilyPond isn't an interactive program that you open. You type up a text document in something simple like Notepad, and save it with a .ly extension. I like to save it in c:\cygwin\home\name (where "name" is your username in Cygwin), so you can then open Cygwin (you probably have a shortcut for it on your desktop) and type "lilypond file.ly" where file.ly is your text file. LilyPond will then come into play, and if all goes well, it will produce a .pdf, a .ps, and a .mid file of your music. See the documentation for more details, either online or on your hard drive (mine's at C:\cygwin\usr\share\doc\lilypond-2.2.2\index.html), especially the tutorial. Good luck! Carl Bolstad ___ lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
need exact pathfilename info for opening lilypond
Which program opens lilypond? What is the exact information that needs to be typed? I need this information for Win98SE. Thanks. ___ lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
