Re: Editors

[Tim McNamara]

Aarrgh, I forgot to send this to the list.  I will never get used to the goofy 
way in which the LilyPond mailing list operates, not having the Reply-To header 
set to the list.  It is the only mailing list I have ever been part of that 
doesn't have this as the default.



On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:10 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
> On Jun 25, 2013, at 1:29 AM, Philippe de Rochambeau wrote:
>> In the Mac version of Lilypond, is there a way to:
>> 
>> - prevent the application from creating a new file each time it is run
> 
> You don't have to double click LilyPond.  In fact it is not really meant to 
> be double clicked and launched.  It is meant to be called by another 
> application (a text editor) and to run silently in the background.  Just put 
> it in your Applications folder and leave it sit there.
> 
>> - use an editor (eg, BBEdit) other than the default one 
> 
> You can use any text editor you want.  Some are easier to use with LilyPond 
> than others.
> 
> Frescobaldi is specifically designed to use with LilyPond but installation on 
> a Mac is kind of a pain.  There is work being done to make this easier (e.g., 
> using MacPorts).  It is probably the most complete editing option available.  
> I haven't been able to get it to work correctly, however, even following all 
> the steps listed in the installation instructions already mentioned.  The 
> Poppler module is stubbornly recalcitrant.  The Poppler module should simply 
> be unnecessary in the Mac ecosystem anyway, but it is what it is.
> 
> TextWrangler may be used with an AppleScript written by Nicola, which someone 
> else has already mentioned.  I have used this one a lot.  If you prefer a 
> different text editor, you could probably use Nicola's scripts as a template 
> and modify them for another text editor.  
> 
> You may use Emacs, which has a LilyPond mode built in.  AquaMacs is a 
> Mac-ified version of Emacs that is easier to use, although I find myself 
> preferring the plain Emacs for some reason.
> 
> Smultron (or Fraise, which is based on Smultron) can be easily used with 
> LilyPond.  You can set up a menu command to send the .ly file to LilyPond for 
> processing.
> 
> I was kindly sent a very compact, very simple editor named LilyEditor 0.6 by 
> a list member which works very well and is my main editor for .ly files.  It 
> has a two pane view with the .ly code in one pane and the rendered music in 
> another pane.  I can't remember who sent it to me, there is no developer 
> information in the About... window.  I didn't save the e-mail apparently and 
> I don't know if I have permission to redistribute it.  It is tiny, 504KB, and 
> IMHO ought to replace the default editor that comes with the Mac version. It 
> is very basic without the bells and whistles of Frescobaldi but it does the 
> important job well.  Perhaps the developer of this app will speak up.
> 
> Tim
> 
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