Re: etf2ly

[D Josiah Boothby]

> Or should I just re-notate the whole thing?

I know that this is just a way for me to admit to being a bit of a 
masochist, but I generally find it easier (and just as time consuming) to 
start over. I've tried using the lily code that Rosegarden, NoteEdit, and 
Denemo produce, but I spend so much time correcting code -- sometimes only 
so that it looks a particular way that makes it easier for me to read, 
sometimes because I don't like the way the programs organize everything -- 
that I usually give up and start typing from scratch.

In my experience, things only get more complicated when dealing with a 
translator. I have not had good experiences with trying to turn midi files 
into lily source, though it's been long enough that the tools that perform 
that function are probably more mature. Granted, my experience is limited. 
I'm too lazy: I'd rather just type out a new score than deal with mucking 
out the old.

I don't know. The way I've answered your question sounds suspiciously like 
the host of editor questions that have been filling up the list lately. I 
suppose the best cure for this may be following the advice Mats gave me 
for something totally unrelated about a year or so ago: Try it. Doing it 
Josiah's way is probably not the best way to do it.