Re: Won't work on windows (XP)

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen]

Nick Harper writes:

[please keep lilypond discussions on the list]

>>Do you mind sharing the solution?  Maybe you have a suggestion for
>>improving the instructions?

> My problem was that when I simply double-clicked the file (on my
> desktop, not in my home folder in cygwin) lilypond wouldn't run (it
> did with v 1.8 or 2.0).  By running lilypond from the terminal, or by
> double-clicking a file in the home folder for cygwin, then it worked.

Can you find-out why that is?  Have you checked that your Desktop
directory does not contain spaces?

> In the instructions, if you mention that moving the .ly files from
> your desktop to your home directory, that might help.

I'd rather fix clicking from the desktop, as I think that's what most
people will try.

Thanks for your reply.
Jan.

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