Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-05 Thread Robert Honore
On 04/08/2013 17:22, Trevor Daniels wrote: and...@andis59.se wrote Sunday, August 04, 2013 8:28 PM One of the "problems" with Vista is the UAC and you need to have sufficient rights to write and create files and directories under \Program Files. Have you tried to run Lilypond as Administrator

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-05 Thread Robert Honore
On 04/08/2013 15:28, and...@andis59.se wrote: >Initializing FontConfig... >Adding font directory: >C:/Program Files/LilyPond/usr/share/lilypond/current/fonts/otf >Building font database...^C Maybe a stupid question but... Has the directory above been created? One of the "problems" with Vis

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-05 Thread Robert Honore
On 04/08/2013 13:41, Phil Holmes wrote: - Original Message - From: "Robert Honore" OK - this is what I get part way through my lilypond verbose output: Initializing FontConfig... Adding font directory: C:/Program Files (x86)/LilyPondV2.16.2/usr/share/lilypond/current

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-04 Thread Robert Honore
mpt to open whatever file you specify on the command line. Also, it seems like only LilyPond is affected by whatever problem exists on my system. All the other applications I use don't appear to have any problems I could detect. Thanks again, Federico. Yours sincerely, Robert Honore. C

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-04 Thread Robert Honore
On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 18:03:57 -0700 David Rogers wrote: Robert: It seems to me that you are working very hard to outsmart Lilypond, doing tricks that "should theoretically work if..." some particular obscure unreliable condition is met. David Rogers, let me assure you that I most certainly _DO

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-02 Thread Robert Honore
On 02/08/2013 12:47, Robin Bannister wrote: > Robert Honoré wrote: > >> I am attempting a complete cleanup ... > > This would include deleting the font cache, > or rather: _all_ lilypond font caches. > > I had a mix-up with these caches (on XP) > with somewhat similar symptoms. > Check out the

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-01 Thread Robert Honore
On 01/08/2013 13:33, Phil Holmes wrote: > - Original Message - From: "Robert" > To: > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:05 PM > Subject: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista? > > >> I have Windows Vista Version 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002. >> >> I installed Lilypon

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-01 Thread Robert Honore
On 01/08/2013 19:15, Urs Liska wrote: > From what you wrote about lilypond --version I don't think the problem > lies there. But it's probably a good idea to send the file anyway. > > Urs Ok. What's the procedure for sending the file? Yours sincerely, Robert Honoré. __

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-01 Thread Robert Honore
Urs Liska wrote: > Do you have an input file? > What is in the source code window when you click "engrave" in Frescobaldi? Yes, I have an input file that I had processed successfully before. In the source code window of Frescobaldi, I have the text of that file visible. You want me to send that

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-01 Thread Robert Honore
Nick Payne wrote: > On 02/08/13 05:49, Robert Honore wrote: >> Even if I try to double-click on the lilypond icon right now, the result >> I get is that the lilypond executable appears to start, and then it >> seems to just sit there. Then I would use the task manager to see

Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista?

2013-08-01 Thread Robert Honore
On 01/08/2013 15:15, Phil Holmes wrote: > - Original Message - From: "Robert Honore" > > To: "Phil Holmes" > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 7:25 PM > Subject: Re: anyone got lilypond 2.16.2 to work on Windows Vista? > >