I also would mention Frescobaldi (for linux systems). Really nice and not dependent on Java.
Lilypond is a command-line software. You can edit a .ly file and render it from command-line OR you can use an integrated text editor like Emacs OR you can use a more sophisticated environment with PDF Preview and other tools like Frescobaldi or jEdit+LilyPondTools. 2010/8/16 Xavier Scheuer <x.sche...@gmail.com>: > On 15 August 2010 04:35, <kimpenam...@aol.com> wrote: >> >> How do I start making music? Where do I start? Please give me steps >> to start the program. > > Hi, > > LilyPond has no graphical user interface (as other well-known > scorewriters have), which can be surprising. > It uses text files to produce PDFs, thanks to a specific syntax. > You can learn this in the introductive crash course : > http://lilypond.org/switch/howto > and more in the Learning Manual : > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-learning/index > > I would also suggest you to use a dedicated LilyPond text editor, such > as jEdit + the feature-rich plugin LilyPondTool : > http://www.jedit.org/ > http://lilypondtool.organum.hu/ > It permits to see the text file and result in the same time, thanks to > a built-in PDF viewer (and other "making things easier" features). > > But you really need to learn LilyPond syntax. ;-) > > Sincerely, > Xavier > > -- > Xavier Scheuer <x.sche...@gmail.com> > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
