Re: How to get enc to pdf with LilyPond (was Window XP = http://lilypond.org/introduction.html)

[Mark Austin]

On 23 June 2014 08:10, James <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello Andy,
>
>
> On 23/06/14 02:15, Andy Bakke wrote:
>
> i am "lost" here, I did the download and I click the lilypond icon and got
> the txt file = test.ly
> and there is a test.pdf
>
> I have 4.5.5. gvox encore
>
> How to get the .enc to .pdf?
>
> Andy Bakke, 904-383-4638
> http://about.me/andy_bakke
> 1400 S. Scenic Way
> St. Augustine, Florida
>
>
> I am no expert on this however see
>
> http://www.lilypond.org/easier-editing.html
>
> Near the bottom of the page 'Programs that can export LilyPond code', there
> is a third party utility (nothing to do with LilyPond as such) called
> 'Enc2Ly' - http://enc2ly.sourceforge.net/en and 'go-enc2ly' -
> https://github.com/hanwen/go-enc2ly
>
> See if this is what you want. However, from a very quick glance it seems
> these might not have a windows binary - but you may get some more luck here
> on the User list.
>
> James

Andy,

The first thing is that Lilypond is not a Windows application like
Word. It is a compiler. It expects to "find" a text file, with
extension .ly and convert this to a music score as a .pdf file. If you
have such a file and drag and drop it on the icon it will be compiled.
However, I would recommend using the excellent (and also free)
Frescobaldi front-end editor---see <http://www.frescobaldi.org/>.

Also, and you'll get this a lot on this group---Read the manual, in
particular and first the Learning manual. I'd also read the Essay as
well, as it gives some background information. Find these, and the
other docs, at <http://lilypond.org/manuals.html>

It sounds like you need a converter program.Perhaps someone with more
knowledge of this can help out.

-- 
Mark Austin

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