2013/9/7 David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org>: > Janek Warchoł <janek.lilyp...@gmail.com> writes: >> I think that we should turn point and click off by default. It only >> makes sense with smart editors like Frescobaldi, which should be able >> to turn this on when they need it. > > I very much disagree. lilypond-invoke-editor alone supports emacs, > gvim, uedit32, nedit, gedit, jedit, syn and lilypad which can be started > from pretty much any PDF viewer and from HTML browsers. > > The mechanism does not require a "smart editor" at all. It is enough to > have any old editor that has command line options for positioning inside > of a file. > > A working point-and-click is quite important for someone beginning to > work with LilyPond (part of the reason for working with LilyPad in the > first place), and it is particularly those who'll not easily know how or > _why_ to turn on a particular feature that is desirable for a specific > workflow.
Ok, that'd be helpful indeed, but (correct me if i'm wrong) all the links in the pdf are absolute paths pointing to the original source file. Which means that: - if i move my source file, the link doesn't work - if i don't have the source file, the link doesn't do anything useful So when someone sends me a pdf without the source, all links are useless. Even if he sends me the source as well, i would have to place it in the exact same location as his for the links to work, and this doesn't make sense. I have to recompile the file to get links pointing to my source file. So, as i see it, the links are useful only for the person who produced the pdf. Since i believe that the best way to compile and work with LilyPond source files is by using a smart editor with pdf preview and point and click support, such an editor can enable point and click by itself. My point is: - if you don't compile the file yourself, the links are useless anyway - if you compile the file, you should use Frescobaldi or similar editor, which can turn point and click on as needed. best, Janel _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
