Re: symbols in lyrics

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janek Warchoł" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Cc: "lilypond-user" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: symbols in lyrics


> Hi Martien,
>
> 2011/12/26 Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden>:
> > On 26 December 2011 16:57, Martien Houët <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > My text editor is OK.
> > > But I don't understand "save the file in UTF-8"
> > > Is it an extension, a map, a programm?
>
> It is a character encoding - something like file format, but not exactly.
> If you are using Windows, install Notepad++
> (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/), open your .ly file with Notepad++, go
> to menu Encoding, click "Convert to UTF-8" and save the file.  It
> should now compile with special characters.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Janek


You can even do this in the standard Notepad supplied with Windows.  There's 
an Encoding box on the bottom right - next to "Save".  Select UTF-8.

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Phil Holmes