Re: [Frescobaldi] Re: Mac testers needed for Frescobaldi!

[Urs Liska]

Am 20.05.2014 14:55, schrieb Jeff Holland:
> On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:46:08 PM UTC+2, Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
>
> Or just communicating with the QuickTime synthesizer directly?
> >
>
> Sure, whatever works. (I just thought the combination I mentioned sounded
> better.)
>
>
> > That may not be a bad idea.  But then how would you handle Lilypond
> > upgrades?
>
> People could always install newer versions and add them in Preferences >
> LilyPond Preferences. Frescobaldi already handles multiple versions of
> LilyPond intelligently, which is helpful.

We already had the idea of letting Frescobaldi handle the LilyPond 
installation in order to offer an easier entry path. On startup it would 
try to determine if a working LilyPond is installed, and if not, offer 
to download and install it. In the same line there could be a function 
"look for LilyPond updates".
IIRC we postponed the idea until there is an end-user friendly way to 
install Frescobaldi on Mac.

I think directly bundling LilyPond wouldn't be that good because it 
definitely bloats the package even more, without being useful for 
_every_ user.

Urs