Hello all, Here is a step by step guide to install Frescobaldi on a Mac OS X system. Frescobaldi has some known issues on a mac (see below) but after these steps you should be able to: - use Frescobaldi (of course) - launch Frescobaldi with a double clickable icon - play MIDI
* install macports ( http://www.macports.org <http://www.macports.org> ). Using the Terminal, run these 2 commands to update macport : sudo port -v selfupdate sudo port -v upgrade outdated * Once done, it's time to install the dependencies of frescobaldi (depending to your computer, it may last some hours): sudo port -v install py27-pyqt4 sudo port install poppler +quartz +qt4 * PyQt makes a link between python and qt4, but we need a library to link those with poppler (to have the PDF preview); Frescobali's author developped it. You have to download it here: https://python-poppler-qt4.googlecode.com/files/python-poppler-qt4-0.16.3.tar.gz <https://python-poppler-qt4.googlecode.com/files/python-poppler-qt4-0.16.3.tar.gz> * double click to unzip. In the Terminal you have to go to the folder where it was unzipped (for instance cd Downloads/python-poppler-qt4-0.16.3 ). * Run these 2 commands. The first one will compile the library, the other one will install is. The second one needs a admin access (password will be asked after the sudo... command) python setup.py build sudo python setup.py install If you have some problems with these 2 steps, I can be necessary to specify the complete python path: /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7/setup.py build sudo /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7 setup.py install * Download Frescobaldi and place it in the Applications folder Creation of a launcher : ------------------------- * download the software Platypus ( http://sveinbjorn.org/software <http://sveinbjorn.org/software> and launch it * choose a name in App Name field * choose "Shell" in the popup "Script type" * choose "None" in the popup "Output" * click "Newand paste these lines (change it according to your user name and frescobaldi folder name) : #!/bin/sh cd /Applications/frescobaldi /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7 frescobaldi * show "Advanced options" and uncheck all boxes on the right, except "Runs in background" * you may choose a custom icon (by drag and drop) * click "Create" MIDI output ------------- Frescobaldi uses an external synthetizer that must be launched. That synthetizer uses soundfont. If you havn't any, you may use the one included in Musescore. ( http://musescore.org/ <http://musescore.org/> ) * in the Terminal, install portmidi and fluidsynth : sudo port -v install portmidi sudo port -v install fluidsynth * download qsynth, a mac graphical interface for fluidsynth ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth <http://sourceforge.net/projects/qsynth> ) * launch qsynth, click on "setup" * MIDI tab; choose "CoreMidi" in the "Midi driver" popup * Audio tab; choose "Coreaudio" in the "Audio driver" popup * under the same tab, set "buffer size" to 256 and choose "Default for "Audio device" * soundfonts tab, choose a soundfont (the one included in Musescore or any other). * validate; in the MIDI settings of frescobaldi, click refresh MIDI ports, et choose fluidsynth virtual port I hope to have some time to make this easier to read (and, why not, include it to Frescobaldi website) Philippe -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Frecobaldi-2-Mac-OS-X-install-guide-tp145898.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
