Re: Saving Input File

[Christopher R. Maden]

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On 10/09/2012 03:08 PM, Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote:
> I have searched the manuals and on-line for a solution to my
> problem. I am using Word 2010 (wrong?) to write the input file.
> Word allows only a .doc extension. Lilypond seems to recognize only
> the .ly extension. What program should I be using to write/edit the
> input file?

LilyPond requires a plain-text file as input.  In MS Word, you can
Save As: plain text, but Word is really not a very good plain-text editor.

A simple editor available under Windows is Notepad.  There are better
editors available, which provide things like syntax highlighting and
shortcuts for LilyPond commands; you can download Emacs, Eclipse, or
Frescobaldi (which is a LilyPond-specific GUI editor).

~Chris
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