Re: Newbie beyond recovery or definition, it seems

[Sam Waring]

> Are you using version 1.5.x, and if so, is there a particular reason?

     No, I'm using 1.4.9; I can't see using a development version when 
there's a stable release available.
 
> > filename =  "plainchant.ly"
 
> Is this filename bit necessary?  

     'Tisn't necessary, but it's handy to have.

> >      d--2 [e8 f8] g4 | a--4 [b8 e8] [b,8 e8 d8 c8] |
> 
> My LilyPond, version 1.4.8 on Linux, chokes here (on the d--2), which is
> why I ask about what version you're using 

     No; according to Mats, I made a syntax error.  I should have said d2--
 , to produce a half note with a tenuto mark.


                                  Sam