Hi all,
As you've probably seen from my message to the user list, I've
released a (rather feature-poor) preview of LilyPad, an integrated
editor/previewer for LilyPond on Mac OS X.
First, an apology to the LilyPond icon designer: I stole it. But that
theft was meant not as an act of aggression, but as a symbol of
cooperation: I'd like to bring the LilyPad code into LilyPond itself,
if there's interest--it just doesn't make sense, for me or for the
community, to maintain a separate Mac OS X front end, when I could be
helping to polish up the Mac-ness of the mainline LilyPond.app.
After I wrote the initial code, I was surprised to find some Mac OS X
niceties work their way into the LilyPond 2.6 release--initially I
was a little annoyed at the duplicate work, but ultimately pleased
that things were moving forward on the platform. I promised the
fruits of LilyPad within the week, and (as usual) got sidetracked.
(Advice: never promise to release software while being a traveling
chamber music minstrel.) But you can now see what I was doing.
So, first, the main question: is there interest in combining the
existing LilyPond.app with some of the features and approaches of
LilyPad? If there is interest, I'd be happy to take the reins on OS X
GUI development--it's what I know best. If somebody else is already
doing this actively, I'd be happy to alternatively have a smaller,
supporting role.
If so, the next question: what logistically has to happen to get that
code in there and to get me involved in the process? I know nothing
about the development standards, build system, source tree, etc., so
I'd love some guidance.
Thanks,
Ed
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