Don't worry, I've not lost patience; however, you seem to not be
hearing me. I understand that two methods of using lilypond did not
work for you: the GUI application that comes with lilypond, and a
script for terminal use. There are other ways of using lilypond. I'm
asking you to see if any of these work. The GUI application was
broken for months. As in, it wouldn't open a file. No menus, no
anything. That doesn't mean that lilypond didn't work, it just meant
that the LilyPond.app GUI didn't work.
On 17.12.2009, at 02:47, Robert Ley wrote:
The problem I had was not related to the script that I downloaded.
The problem I had was very simple and not related to me creating
anything. The page you refer to is about using Terminal to create
music pages. I didn't get that far for the following reason:
The problem I had was that LilyPond would not compile, at all, the
first page that opens in the program. Or a plain text file, saved
as an .ly file, with the following on it: { a b c d e }. Would not
work period.
It seemed to me that if the page the authors created would not
compile [in fact there weren't even any menu items available] then
it didn't make sense to try and make something else. So I didn't.
Here is the ONLY thing I see in the menu bar when I open the program.
<pastedGraphic.tiff>
Is that any clearer?
Please don't lose patience with me. I'm trying, OK?
Personally, I would attribute the lack of a functioning lilypond
on your computer to your inexperience with the method you tried,
and if that were the only method, I would certainly take tons of
time to diagnose exactly how your system is configured, and how to
solve you problems. However, there are at least three other
methods avaiable, all of which are more likely easier and better
able to suit your needs currently and in the future for progress
with LilyPond, so before I spend the time trying to figure out how
your computer is set up, and teach you enough to be able to use
the Terminal well, I'd suggest using a method that people with far
more experience with the Terminal actually use.
Again, I did not get that far. The program will not compile the
first page that shows when the program is opened.
I have tried to include the mailing list by hitting "reply all" but
they kept getting bounced back to me. I just went in and signed up
for the mailing list, so that hopefully now they won't bounce back.
I had been sending them to the gmane forum. I've changed that, I
hope, by subscribing.
RDL
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