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Sunday, April 14, 2013, 6:43:02 PM, you wrote:
> Hi Peter,
">>>" (without quotes) is missing at the end of your code.
> Also, I recommend using R1 instead of r1.
> Thomas
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> -------------------------
>> Sunday, April 14, 2013, 1:44:33 PM, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Federico Bruni <address@hidden> schrieb:
>>
>>>> 2013/4/14 Peter Toye <address@hidden>
>>>>
>>>>> Just starting to try out Lilypond, and finding a few problems in
>>>> getting
>>>>> to work at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> The OS is Windows 7, if that makes any difference.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> which version of lilypond?
>>
>> The latest download. 2.16.2 I think.
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 1) Double-clicking on a .ly file gets into Wordpad, and doesn't
>>>> compile
>>>>> the file. To compile it I have to drag-and-drop the file onto the
>>>> Lilypond
>>>>> icon on the desktop. This doesn't seem to conform to the
>>>> documentation.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I think that you have to associate the .ly extension with Lilypad.
>>
>> That would seem to be the case. It's the sort of thing I'd expect the installation routine to do automatically.
>>
>>>> BTW, I recommend using Frescobaldi instead of Lilypad:
>>>> http://frescobaldi.org/download
>>
>> Is this the right place to be recommending a rival product? I'll have a look. Thanks.
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 2) Once it's compiled there's no output, just a log file without
>>>> errors
>>>>> (see below).
>>>>>
>>>>> # -*-compilation-*-
>>>>> Processing `D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Warlock1.ly'
>>>>> Parsing...
>>>>> Interpreting music...[8]
>>>>> Preprocessing graphical objects...
>>>>> Finding the ideal number of pages...
>>>>> Fitting music on 1 page...
>>>>> Drawing systems...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> can you see a pdf file here?
>>>> D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Warlock1.pdf
>>>>
>>> If "Drawing systems" really is the end of the output there's something wrong.
>>
>> No, there's no PDF file. If there were, I wouldn't have commented!
>>
>>> Could you post your file?
>>> Urs
>>
>> see below. Nothing (I hope) too complex, until I get over the learning curve.
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> \version "2.16.2" % necessary for upgrading to future LilyPond versions.
>>
>> \header{
>> title = "Lullaby"
>> composer= "Peter Warlock"
>> arranger="Peter Toye"
>> }
>>
>> \language "english"
>>
>> <<
>>
>> \new Staff { \clef "treble" \key f \minor \time 4/4 \relative c''
>> { r1 | af4 bf c f | ef8 df8 c4 df8 cf bf4 | c2 r |
>> r1 | af4 bf c f | c8 bf af4 g8 f d4 | f2 r2 |
>> }
>> }
>>
>> \new Staff { \clef "treble_8" \key f \minor \relative c'
>> { r1 | f4 g4 af4 c4 | bf4 af2 g4 | af2 r2 |
>> r1 | f4 g af bf | g f d d | c2 r2 |
>> }
>> }
>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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