Re: lyx usage [WAS: Re: lilypond-book download]

[Julien Rioux]

On 31/08/2011 3:00 AM, Pablo Zumarán wrote:
> Thank you very much for the tip! Now I can see the music on LyX and view the
> pdf file. This is exactly the sort of program I was looking for, and now I
> can get down to work on my book. Who must I thank?
>
>
>
> Federico Bruni-5 wrote:
> > Il 30/08/2011 23:42, Pablo Zumarán ha scritto:
> > > Thank you very much for that tip. Following your advice, I've installed
> > > Lyx
> > > in my Ubuntu. In the included documentation, I've found only one
> > > reference
> > > to Lilypond (to use Insert>File>External Material>Lilypond file). When I
> > > do
> > > this (ie, insert a .ly file) all I get is a field saying "Lilypond
> > > typeset
> > > music". Then, when I do Insert>Custom Insets>Lilypond, I get an inset
> > > where
> > > I can type in lilypond code. BUT I haven't been able to see the actual
> > > music, nor to export the LyX file as a pdf. If it's not asking too much,
> > > how
> > > do you do that?
> >
> > Click on the first icon in the icon bar (the two eyes) or type "Ctrl + R".
> > You should see the PDF file in your external pdf viewer.
> >
> > Otherwise you can see the output inside Lyx, if you enable the instant
> > preview:
> > http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/InstantPreview
> >
> > HTH,
> > Federico
> >
> > PS (just a memo for me)
> > The custom insets for Lilypond must be enabled in
> > Document>Settings>Modules (add lilypond book).
> > The instant preview doesn't show the image generated by the code in the
> > inset, you can see it only in the external pdf.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > lilypond-user mailing list
> > address@hidden
> > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Glad you like it. Enjoy!

There's a example file lilypond.lyx included in the LyX installation. 
Please have a look there for a description of usage, and perhaps some 
inspiration. Also, see the LyX tutorial from the help menu for a general 
introduction to LyX philosophy and usage.

By the way, to any users of LyX together with lilypond-book, please 
provide your feedback on how to improve the support. I do not use the 
module myself, but would work together with you if you bring good, valid 
improvement ideas. Drop an email to the LyX user list, 
address@hidden

Best regards,
Julien