Re: feasibilty question: simple GUI for web-based Lilypond instance

[Martín Rincón Botero]

Hi Kieren,

I’m haven’t investigated its collaborative capabilities if any, but 
https://www.scorio.com/web/scorio/scorio-music-notator is an online GUI for 
Lilypond. Some of its functionality is only available in the paid version, 
though. Perhaps it’s an alternative.

Cheers,
Martín.

www.martinrinconbotero.com
On 24. Oct 2020, 04:52 +0200, Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmillan@sympatico.ca>, 
wrote:
> Hi Karlin,
>
> > I'm understanding this use case wants...
> > * No-code GUI music entry
> > * Runs in a web browser
> > * Allows collaborative editing
>
> Right.
>
> > I'm having trouble imagining what "collaborative editing" would look like 
> > in a "No-code GUI." Something like PDF commenting? Has anything like that 
> > ever been seen in the LilyPond ecosystem? Paolo Prete's Spontini-Editor 
> > might be the closest thing I can remember.
>
> I’m thinking of Spontini+Lilybin: there’s a basic Javascript UI to add/delete 
> elements (notes, rests, etc.), on top of a server-based Lilypond instance 
> where the code is saved in successive versions (cf. Lilybin).
>
> 1. The student works on the file for a while by themselves.
> 2. They send me a link to the current version (e.g., 
> guilily.com/wpeouryckjhg/7).
> 3. I log in and edit the file, and sent them back the "current" link (e.g., 
> guilily.com/wpeouryckjhg/9).
> 4. We can both see the current version, and one of us can edit and save a new 
> "current" version.
>
> To my mind, lilybin already solves the "collaborative editing" part 
> sufficiently for my needs (and, I’m guessing, the needs of most music 
> educators I know). The only real gap right now is the GUI. I’m trying to 
> figure out how much work would be required to make a Javascript (or something 
> better?) "app" that edits Lily code.
>
> Thanks,
> Kieren.
> ________________________________
>
> Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his)
> ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info
> ‣ email: kieren@kierenmacmillan.info
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