Aarrgh, I forgot to send this to the list. I will never get used to the goofy way in which the LilyPond mailing list operates, not having the Reply-To header set to the list. It is the only mailing list I have ever been part of that doesn't have this as the default.
On Jun 25, 2013, at 8:10 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: > On Jun 25, 2013, at 1:29 AM, Philippe de Rochambeau wrote: >> In the Mac version of Lilypond, is there a way to: >> >> - prevent the application from creating a new file each time it is run > > You don't have to double click LilyPond. In fact it is not really meant to > be double clicked and launched. It is meant to be called by another > application (a text editor) and to run silently in the background. Just put > it in your Applications folder and leave it sit there. > >> - use an editor (eg, BBEdit) other than the default one > > You can use any text editor you want. Some are easier to use with LilyPond > than others. > > Frescobaldi is specifically designed to use with LilyPond but installation on > a Mac is kind of a pain. There is work being done to make this easier (e.g., > using MacPorts). It is probably the most complete editing option available. > I haven't been able to get it to work correctly, however, even following all > the steps listed in the installation instructions already mentioned. The > Poppler module is stubbornly recalcitrant. The Poppler module should simply > be unnecessary in the Mac ecosystem anyway, but it is what it is. > > TextWrangler may be used with an AppleScript written by Nicola, which someone > else has already mentioned. I have used this one a lot. If you prefer a > different text editor, you could probably use Nicola's scripts as a template > and modify them for another text editor. > > You may use Emacs, which has a LilyPond mode built in. AquaMacs is a > Mac-ified version of Emacs that is easier to use, although I find myself > preferring the plain Emacs for some reason. > > Smultron (or Fraise, which is based on Smultron) can be easily used with > LilyPond. You can set up a menu command to send the .ly file to LilyPond for > processing. > > I was kindly sent a very compact, very simple editor named LilyEditor 0.6 by > a list member which works very well and is my main editor for .ly files. It > has a two pane view with the .ly code in one pane and the rendered music in > another pane. I can't remember who sent it to me, there is no developer > information in the About... window. I didn't save the e-mail apparently and > I don't know if I have permission to redistribute it. It is tiny, 504KB, and > IMHO ought to replace the default editor that comes with the Mac version. It > is very basic without the bells and whistles of Frescobaldi but it does the > important job well. Perhaps the developer of this app will speak up. > > Tim > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
