On 19 Sep 2022 at 17:55, Cluanie Fraser wrote: > > Hi Tim, > Thanks for responding. I´m really struggling as I´m quite out of depth > with this tech stuff. > This is what shows up when I download the Lilypond file from the website > and double > click to open it.
You've opened it in Notepad, which is for text files. What you have opened is definitely NOT a text file. > I tried downloading Denemo and that kind of worked but doesn´t let me > edit the music in > the lilypond text file, I can only do it graphically which isn´t ideal. I know next to nothing about Denomo, but I think it's a graphical music editor, which would work with files in its own format, and would know nothing about Lilypond (*.ly) files. I you have an existing *.ly file, open it in a text editor (or maybe better yet Frescobaldi, which I gave you a URL for). And read the Learning manual, which I also gave you the URL for. The *.ly file probably will make no sense to you until you read the Learning manual. There is certainly a learning curve with Lilypond, but the results are worth it. > I appreciate any help; I feel like it shouldn´t be this difficult! > > Cluanie > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows > > From: t...@risingdove.com > Sent: 09 September 2022 15:16 > To: li.lypond-u...@gnu.org; Cluanie Fraser > Subject: Re: issues with installing Lilypond > > On 9 Sep 2022 at 11:21, Cluanie Fraser wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > I´m struggling to download lilypond and wondering if it´s supported on > Windows 11? > > It certainly runs on Win11, that's how I use it. > > > When I download the Lilypond file it opens as a huge encrypted text > file on > Notepad. > > It's basically a command line application. You prepare a file for it to > process and it spits > out a > PDF. For the basics of how to use it, download the Learning manual at > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/learning/index.html > > Also, check out Frescobaldi at frescobaldi.org. That's a multiplatform > front-end for Lily > that > makes writing, editing, and compiling your Lilypond input easier. > > And continue to ask questions here. > > -- > Tim Slattery > t...@risingdove.com > > -- Tim Slattery t...@risingdove.com
