Re: ways of using Lilypond?

[Alexander Kobel]

On 2010-12-19 10:30, Jan Warchoł wrote:
> 2010/12/19 Ludo Beckers<address@hidden>:
> > I guess I asked this question because I'm not sure whether or not I should
> > first learn Lilypond syntax and then see if I want/need to use tools besides
> > it.
>
> I recommend doing so. I'm not a very skilled user yet, but it appears
> certain to me that you'll better understand how LilyPond works if you
> learn it's syntax.

+1. On the other hand, I do not recommend using NotePad for this.  I 
don't think you really need syntax highlighting, but parentheses 
matching and automatic indentation is incredibly helpful.
Most editors should be able to handle the { } constructs; << >> 
typically requires a LilyPond mode or some manual configuration, but is 
less important IMHO.

Personally, I use Emacs with lilypond-mode and a few .ly templates I 
wrote by hand, but I happen to run Frescobaldi every now and then for 
its Lyric hyphenator feature.  For larger scores, I typically also write 
a Makefile, and I use Okular as preview.


Cheers,
Alexander