Thanks Josiah, I will check your suggestions except Jedit because I
don't want to run any Java on my machine. At least by using the
ampersands method I can reduce the number of windows on my desktop by
one, so I am very happy with that tip. Cheers,
Hans
D Josiah Boothby wrote:
I have two favorite ways to go.
My normal method is with a non-X Emacs session (I suppose Vim, Nano
would work just as well for this as emacs, but I got used to emacs
first, so it stuck). ctrl-X,ctrl-S,ctrl-Z saves and hides the window,
then at the command line, I issue the following:
$ lilypond myfile.ly && gv myfile.ps && fg
The pair of ampersands makes it so that if there are errors and
lilypond doesn't succeed in producing your .ps or .pdf, you can read
the error messages before typing
$ fg
to get back into your editor. I normally use GV to open my .ps file
because it's faster (on my old, slow computer) than using any of the
nice .pdf viewers. I'm sure you have a favorite of your own. This is
my typical way to go. It is about the fastest way that I've found.
Another way is with Kate, KDE's Advanced Text Editor, a wonderful
editor if you prefer to spend your time in KDE. It does certain things
that contribute very nicely to a smooth working environment for
writing lilypond files. First, there is an embedded terminal that, if
you bind a key combination (I normally do something like ctrl-T, or at
least something that doesn't conflict with other useful key-bindings),
allows you to do something quite similar to my above example. At the
prompt, enter:
$ lilypond myfile.ly && gv myfile.ps && exit
I like going this way, and using the (La)TeX context highlighting
makes the file a little easier to read. I personally am not as fond of
the highlighting scheme that Kate likes to give .ly files, but that
has more to do with the fact that I get a little dizzy when there are
that many colors on the screen than anything else.
The other way to go, especially since you're still using version 2.4,
is with Jedit, with the lilytool plugin. I hear good things about it,
but have no experience with it. I have liked jedit when I've used it,
but I have been too lazy so far to figure out how to make it work with
2.6/2.7.
Josiah
On Tue, 4 Oct 2005, Hans wrote:
Hello everyone,
I am new to the list, but I have been using Lilypond for the last
year or so, currently version 2.4.5 on Debian Sarge.
Right now I edit ly-files with Midnight Commander, have a terminal
open for making output and a file-manager to open the pdf or ps.
Working like this means constant switching between windows (edit,
save, run lilypond file.ly in the terminal, chech the pdf). Is there
an editor for Lilypond like Bluefish for html? Or is there a smarter
way to work. I would love to hear your experience. Thank you.
Hans
The Netherlands
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