Re: A thought on Windows Experience

[Phil Burfitt]

From: "David Kastrup" <address@hidden>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 12:43 PM



> "Phil Burfitt" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > What exactly is not easy to implement in Joseph Rushton Wakeling's
> > suggestion of an optional frescobaldi install from lilypond's windows
> > installer?

> That very much provokes the answer "Patches welcome", but of course that
> might already be too optimistic.

Yes.

> "Patches will be reviewed" is somewhat
> more accurate hopefully.

No.

> At any rate, why would we treat Windows different from others?

Did I suggest that?

However, if somethings possible on one platform and not another, do you deny 
the former because of the latter?


> Are you familiar with how the build of LilyPond installers is done

No

> or is "easy to implement" just speculation?

Did I say it was easy to implement?


> How are we going to control the versions selected for downloading?

why would you want to select any other version of frescobaldi except the 
last one?



Bundling software products from other companies with Windows Installer is so 
commonly done, that, although I have never needed to use it, I'm curious as 
to the difficulties...hence the question.

Phil.



> David Kastrup