Re: LP 2.6 on Win98 -- question on Ghostview & on PS file size

[Paul Scott]

address@hidden wrote:

> Since the problem I encountered involves using Ghostview, which I don't
> think was intended in the native Windows distribution of LilyPond 2.6, I
> don't think this qualifies as a LilyPond bug.  If I'm wrong about that
> assumption, please tell me; I'm new to this list and I welcome your
> guidance on the way I try to use it.
>  
There are two parallel threads on this subject.  One on this list and 
one on bug-lilypond.  The one on this list has subject:  pdf files.  You 
may be slightly ahead of us but join in.

> As noted in two previous posts, LilyPond 2.6 for Windows produces
> a  .PS  file, not a  .PDF  file.  This seems advantageous, as
> .PS  files are human-readable (to some extent), and they can be
> converted anyway.
>
> I installed LilyPond 2.6 running directly under Windows 98SE.  I ran
> LilyPad, which came up with the Welcome to LilyPond .ly file.  I saved the
> file, dragged and dropped its icon onto the LilyPond icon; this produced
> an (extremely large -- 684 K)  .PS  file.
>  
Yes, these ps files are ridiculously large for a file with one simple scale.

Paul Scott