Re: Getting LilyPond to wirk on Windows XP

[Paul Scott]

Roger Hurst wrote:
> I downloaded LilyPond 2.8.5 which I could not get to work.  I tried downloading 
> 2.9.12 last nite, which I had the same problems with.  On both I tried to make 
> the instruction file appear on the desktop by saving it as C:\Program 
> Files\Welcome_to_LilyPond.ly.  It did not appear on the desktop (which I assume 
> is because it did not contain an icon).
An icon is never required for a file on the Desktop which is just an 
ordinary folder.  MS Windows will just use some default icon.
>  Besides the LP icon on the desktop, an 
> icon My11249.. appeared.  I tried dragging & dropping this on the LP icon, but 
> only another My11249.. appeared.  I went into the HDD to scare up both LP & 
> this Welcome.. file, & dragged & dropped it onto the LP file (but obviously not 
> the desktop icon).  An Adobe Reader PDF program was created, but I did not see 
> any place where I could do any inputting on there.  Should I get LP up & 
> working, I would be more than glad to sponser LP to the tune of 25 Euros as I 
> have hundreds of ragged manuscripts I would love to put on Data CD's.  
Lilypond has no GUI interface.  (Drag and drop won't work).  It must be 
run from the command line.  (Start/Run/cmd)  It would take a lot more 
than 25 Euros to get a GUI interface written which I don't think the 
authors are willing to do.

There are some Lilypond-friendly editors like Jedit which are GUI-based.

OTOH some of us are willing to help you use Lilypond as it is.  More 
information on running Lilypond on MS Windows can be found by searching 
the lilypond-user list archives.

HTH,

Paul Scott