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Re: Editors
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Tim McNamara |
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Re: Editors |
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Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:12:40 -0500 |
Aarrgh, I forgot to send this to the list. I will never get used to the goofy
way in which the LilyPond mailing list operates, not having the Reply-To header
set to the list. It is the only mailing list I have ever been part of that
doesn't have this as the default.
On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:10 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
> On Jun 25, 2013, at 1:29 AM, Philippe de Rochambeau wrote:
>> In the Mac version of Lilypond, is there a way to:
>>
>> - prevent the application from creating a new file each time it is run
>
> You don't have to double click LilyPond. In fact it is not really meant to
> be double clicked and launched. It is meant to be called by another
> application (a text editor) and to run silently in the background. Just put
> it in your Applications folder and leave it sit there.
>
>> - use an editor (eg, BBEdit) other than the default one
>
> You can use any text editor you want. Some are easier to use with LilyPond
> than others.
>
> Frescobaldi is specifically designed to use with LilyPond but installation on
> a Mac is kind of a pain. There is work being done to make this easier (e.g.,
> using MacPorts). It is probably the most complete editing option available.
> I haven't been able to get it to work correctly, however, even following all
> the steps listed in the installation instructions already mentioned. The
> Poppler module is stubbornly recalcitrant. The Poppler module should simply
> be unnecessary in the Mac ecosystem anyway, but it is what it is.
>
> TextWrangler may be used with an AppleScript written by Nicola, which someone
> else has already mentioned. I have used this one a lot. If you prefer a
> different text editor, you could probably use Nicola's scripts as a template
> and modify them for another text editor.
>
> You may use Emacs, which has a LilyPond mode built in. AquaMacs is a
> Mac-ified version of Emacs that is easier to use, although I find myself
> preferring the plain Emacs for some reason.
>
> Smultron (or Fraise, which is based on Smultron) can be easily used with
> LilyPond. You can set up a menu command to send the .ly file to LilyPond for
> processing.
>
> I was kindly sent a very compact, very simple editor named LilyEditor 0.6 by
> a list member which works very well and is my main editor for .ly files. It
> has a two pane view with the .ly code in one pane and the rendered music in
> another pane. I can't remember who sent it to me, there is no developer
> information in the About... window. I didn't save the e-mail apparently and
> I don't know if I have permission to redistribute it. It is tiny, 504KB, and
> IMHO ought to replace the default editor that comes with the Mac version. It
> is very basic without the bells and whistles of Frescobaldi but it does the
> important job well. Perhaps the developer of this app will speak up.
>
> Tim
>
>
- Editors, Philippe de Rochambeau, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, Urs Liska, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, flup2, 2013/06/25
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- Re: Editors, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, Tim Slattery, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, David Kastrup, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, Joram Berger, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, Urs Liska, 2013/06/26
- Re: Editors, Martin Tarenskeen, 2013/06/26
- Re: Editors, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, David Kastrup, 2013/06/25
- Re: Editors, Wim van Dommelen, 2013/06/25