Re: Lilypond, how it really work, Java & Eclipse

[Bertalan Fodor]

> 3) I see some comments about a JEdit plugin and I wonder if an Eclipse 
> plugin will be interesting. For example an editor with code 
> completion, syntax highlighting, refactor etc ... and maybe a kind of 
> realtime output. I will try the JEdit plugin maybe it works well.

The jEdit plugin has been in development for a year now. And it is in 
heavy development nowadays with 3 developers. It has code completion, 
syntax highlighting, refactor and etc. support right now :-) However, 
you're welcome if you would like to contribute, because there is a lot 
of things to do. Check out our project page at 
www.sf.net/projects/lily4jedit - The last version included in jEdit is 
0.2.3, which doesn't support LilyPond 2.4.x However, you can download 
the latest (0.2.6) version from the project page - with cca. 20 new 
features and 2.4.x support. (Note that you must have Java 1.5 to use 
this release and some new plugins and the new LilyJHelp.)

An Eclipse plugin would need very much work that has already been done 
for jEdit. And the work would be very similar.

Bert