Re: Transposing pitches in the lilypond file itself?

[Paul Scott]

On 1/12/22 11:59, David Kastrup wrote:
> Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>
> > On 1/12/22 11:00, David Kastrup wrote:
> > > Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > On 1/12/22 08:33, David Kastrup wrote:
> > (snip)
> > > > Even with the infrequent alignment problem I am quite happy with
> > > > lilypond-mode.
> > > Well, I use it.  Just wouldn't call my satisfaction level "quite happy".
> > > Another frequent nuisance is that you cannot recompile without killing
> > > the viewer.
> > That's where I use multiple open windows and alt-tab.  One window for
> > emacs, one for xTerm for make commands, etc. and more and one or more
> > for the PDF viewers.
> That doesn't help at all with LilyPond-mode killing the viewers you
> started in LilyPond-mode when you recompile in LilyPond-mode.
Ahh.  I start the viewers (currently Zathura) from the command line.  I 
don't use the lilypond-mode commands for that.  Zathura updates when the 
files get compiled.
> > A reasonably big screen helps.
> Quite contrary.  The complaint was _exactly_ that if you have the
> necessary screen real estate for keeping tabs on more than one thing
> that LilyPond-mode still kills off any task it is in control of before
> starting another.

See above.

Paul