Re: error on startup

[Mats Bengtsson]

> Another Q: I run lilypond file.ly, then tex file.tex,
> then xdvi file.dvi.  But the dvi (a format I know very
> little about, btw) doesn't display with line breaks. 
> So after about 2-3 measures I can't see anything on
> the right.  I'd just as soon skip TeX/dvi and go right
> to PS, but it doesn't seem to work right.

This may actually very well be caused by Lilypond if you
did some typing error in the input file. If you're new
to Lilypond, I'd recommend that you first try one of the 
example files included in the distribution. If you 
take them from the WWW page (follow the links for
short or longer examples), you can also view the expected
output and compare to what you get. However, watch out
that you use the same Lilypond version as the one on the
web page, otherwise the examples may not work.

Also, as I've said before, always use ly2dvi. Running
plain Lilypond is only relevant if you have some special
needs. If the tutorial tells you to try plain Lilypond first, 
we should change the tutorial.

If you still have problems, please send us a copy of the
input file you are using.

        /Mats