On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Christopher R. Maden <cr...@maden.org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 10/09/2012 03:08 PM, Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote: >> I have searched the manuals and on-line for a solution to my >> problem. I am using Word 2010 (wrong?) to write the input file. >> Word allows only a .doc extension. Lilypond seems to recognize only >> the .ly extension. What program should I be using to write/edit the >> input file? > > LilyPond requires a plain-text file as input. In MS Word, you can > Save As: plain text, but Word is really not a very good plain-text editor.
That's an euphemism to say the least :P MS Word is really bad for editing plain text files. (some people even say that Word isn't very good at anything) > A simple editor available under Windows is Notepad. There are better > editors available, which provide things like syntax highlighting and > shortcuts for LilyPond commands; you can download Emacs, Eclipse, or > Frescobaldi (which is a LilyPond-specific GUI editor). Since Mark was using Word till now, i strongly recommend him *not* to start by trying Emacs and Eclipse. Marc, Frescobaldi seems perfect in my opinion. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask if you have any more questions! Janek _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
