Re: GIMP, GTK, And Lilypond on Windows

[Tim Reeves]

Mark wrote:

> That is pretty weird.  Does anyone else here have Windows 2000
who 
> would be willing to test this (to see if it's just me)?  Windows
> 2000 and XP should be essentially the same with this, though . . .
> hence the weirdness on my part.
> 
> I'll have to try it on another computer if I ever get the chance.
> 
> - Mark
> 
> Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> > This is weird! I have had GIMP and LilyPond installed on the
> > same machine (Win XP) and have kept updating LilyPond every
> > now and then. Still, GIMP works without any problems.
> > 
> >    /Mats
> > 
> > Mark Dewey wrote:
> > 
> >> Valentin Villenave wrote:
> >>
> >>> 2007/9/11, Mark Dewey <address@hidden>:
> >>>
> >>>> Anyway, whenever I install LilyPond, GIMP doesn't
work anymore 
> >>>> because of something to do with this.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I don't know which GTK applications you're using, but
the opposite
> >>> could be done easily, i.e. standard LilyPond installation,
*but*
> >>> instead of using a GTK installation, you can use a portable
version of
> >>> every other GTK application you need:
> >>> http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/pidgin_portable
> >>> http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable
> >>> etc...
> >>
> >>
> >> I was mostly needing it for GIMP, so this information should
help out 
> >> a lot.  Once in a while, though, I come across something
else I need 
> >> it for, but I don't remember what off hand (whatever the
case, it's 
> >> not as important as GIMP, at the moment).
> >>
> >> I've noticed that the computer freezing thing hasn't repeated
(maybe 
> >> it was a one-time thing)—though I'm sure installing
another version of 
> >> LilyPond will still do the same thing (if I don't install
the bundled 
> >> GIMP/GTK).
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> - Mark


I run Lilypond (2.11.32), GIMP, and Inkscape (all
using GTK) on my Win XP notebook and have no problems - must be a Win2k
thing or some other issue.

As an aside, I'm installing LaTeX now after reading
an article comparing Word, OO.o Writer and LaTeX.
I figure if I can use Lilypond, I can use LaTeX too!
Seems like LaTeX and Lilypond share similar philosophies/aesthetics.
We'll see how I get along.

Tim