On Wed 22 Aug 2018 at 15:56:12 (-0700), Reggie wrote: > I am using LilyPond 2.19.x and currently there is no way to get a > downloadable PDF manual for either notation or learning because of the > screwy fonts in the examples and whatnot. Is there any fix for this or will > all users have to decide between waiting until 2.20 PDFs to be fixed or be > forced to rely on HTML documentation with an active internet connection? > What is the issue with the PDFs and when is a realistic time where LilyPond > new users can download a user manual to learn the software? It's actually > quite important for this to be solved asap if you think about it. Thank you > for helping me figure out how to get PDF manuals for the software I'm using > without using online HTML documents only.
It's a large file, but if you download the documentation bundle lilypond-2.19.82-1.documentation.tar.bz2 and unpack it on your computer, then you can browse the HTML pages (which appear to work correctly) by opening in your browser (for Notation, say): file:///wherever-you-unpacked-it/share/doc/lilypond/html/Documentation/notation-big-page.html All the links should remain as file:/// rather than http://. FileāOpen can usually be reached with Ctrl-O. Of course, it you prefer navigating the PDF, you can always have both open and just use the browser version when you need to look at a figure. The bad news: ~155MB download currently. For dial-up, something like wget (which can restart mid-way) is almost essential. Cheers, David. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
