Re: png

[Stephen]

For Alternative 1, you should not include the name of the program, just the 
path to it, but it does not work for me. Alternative 2 does work. I am using 
an XP PC.

Stephen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mats Bengtsson" <address@hidden>
To: "Stephen" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: png


> More general, how do you add a flag to the LilyPond command
> in Windows?
>
> I have just installed the Windows version myself for the first
> time, but so far I have come with the following two alternatives.
> Maybe someone has a better answer.
>
> Alternative 1:
> - Add C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin\lilypond.exe
>   to the PATH environment variable (Right-click My Computer -> Properties
>   -> Advanced -> Environment Variables on Windows XP)
> - Open a command prompt, change to the directory where you have
>   your file.
> - run the lilypond command as described in the manual, i.e.
>   lilypond --png myfile.ly
>   in this particular case
>
> Alternative 2:
> - Right-click on the "LilyPond" icon on the desktop" -> Properties
>   -> Shortcut
>   In the Target: field, add "--png" after the "...\lilypond.exe",
>   i.e. something like:
>   "C:\Program Files\LilyPond\usr\bin\lilypond.exe"  "--png"
> - Drag and drop your .ly file to the LilyPond icon as usual.
> - If you want to use some other flag, you have to redo the first
>   step again.
>
>   /Mats
>
> Quoting Stephen <address@hidden>:
>
> > How do I produce a png file using Lilypond 2.6.0 for Windows?
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
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