Re: [Frescobaldi] Music view sometimes doesn't open

[Kai Lautenschläger]

Hi, 

Unfortunately my skills are not enough to install Frescobaldi on a Mac but I 
observed exactly the same behavior using Lilypond via jEdit. IMHO this points 
towards some cause within the software that Frescobaldi AND JEdit are dependent 
on. Though I don't have any idea which one. 

I thought this might help to narrow down the cause for the described behavior. 

Best regards, 
Kai

... von unterwegs gesendet!

Am 20.08.2012 um 06:12 schrieb James Harkins <address@hidden>:

> First off, I've switched from Emacs LilyPond-mode to Frescobaldi 2. Amazing, 
> incredible work! SO much easier to write. (And I love the ease of updating 
> via git.)
> 
> But... I'm not sure if this is the right place to report a small confusing 
> behavior in Frescobaldi 2. Sometimes, when opening a ly file, the 
> corresponding PDF (which does exist on disk) is not simultaneously opened in 
> the Music View. But, sometimes it does open. I haven't been able to figure 
> out any consistent criterion that would cause one behavior or the other. My 
> best guess is that the source file might have a later "modified" timestamp 
> than the PDF, but I don't have solid proof of that.
> 
> I guess the ideal behavior I'd like to see is to open the PDF every time. If 
> the source file was modified later, an overlay could appear in the music view 
> saying that the music view might be out of date and the user should re-render 
> (ctrl-m). It might also make sense to disable clicking on the notes in that 
> case, since there is no guarantee that the PDF links will point to the right 
> place in the source file anymore.
> 
> If that isn't feasible, then it would be better to clear the music view and 
> show some text to explain why the view is empty.
> 
> Here's an example of where the current behavior gets really confusing:
> 
> 1. Open one ly file. The music view shows the PDF corresponding to that file.
> 
> 2. Open another ly file, but for some reason, the music view doesn't update. 
> Now you're looking at the source code for one file on the left and the 
> rendered result for a different file on the right, with no warning in the 
> interface that there is any discrepancy. !
> 
> This is picking a nit, I admit, and it's easily worked around by 
> re-rendering. But it's not ideal behavior, and if it's a very big project 
> that takes several minutes to render, the annoyance factor would increase.
> 
> This doesn't change my opinion of Frescobaldi as an [expletive deleted] 
> brilliant editor! Seriously, a real joy to use.
> 
> hjh
> 
> 
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