Re: lilypond and mac under leopard -- the simple solution!

[Ivo Bouwmans]

Hallo Simon,

> i know this isn't very nice of me, 

:-)

> but i'm going to disagree with 
> "simple" here. here are the reasons:
> step 2:
> forcing me to use ~/Documents/LilypondFiles for ALL my lilypond files is 
> a no-go.

LilypondScript is meant for those who do not normally use the command 
line or write scripts themselves. They need a clear recipe. I received 
replies from Lilypond users who are glad they can *finally* use Lilypond 
on Leopard with it. I take it that you are not in the group I wrote the 
script for.
;-)

And of course: anyone is free to adapt the script to their needs by 
changing the directory or anything.

> step 4:
> open the script and edit it by hand in scripteditor? for every single 
> different lilypond file i ever want to compile? no thank you.

Again: if you are comfortable with using the command line, there is 
probably no need to use LilypondScript.

> btw, in leopard, preview automagically updates the view if the file 
> changes, so you don't really need to close preview...

Good point - thanks!

> otoh, in TeXShop (or JEdit, or whichever other editor you use which 
> integrates nicely with lilypond), you can save the files whereever you 
> want and compiling them is as simple as pressing a button or a key 
> combination.

Well, I couldn't get JEdit to cooperate with Lilypond, but perhaps 
that's my fault.

> please don't misunderstand me, i think your approach an interesting one, 
> but the usability is a bit lacking.

You may be right, but I am glad several people found it usable enough to 
get Lilypond working at last.

Anyway: thanks for your comments!
--
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Ivo


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