Thanks for the suggestion. I can't find version 2.8 to download either, but that's quite a ways from 1.4, so I'm not sure if it would work. I think I'll let this thread hang out there for another day or so, and then start from scratch. Thanks again!
Best, LK On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Colin Campbell <c...@shaw.ca> wrote: > On 14-07-17 10:52 AM, Larry Kent wrote: > >> Thanks, James, David, and Hwaen. Convert-ly doesn't handle version 1.4 >> very well, not surprising. The current project I'm working on is a very >> short piece, so I may just start over with this one. Long-term, however, >> it would be nice to find somewhere that a user can grab an old version, >> install it in a separate folder and work on an old edition. >> > > > Would it work if you were to install an intermediate version of LilyPond, > perhaps 2.8.0 and use the convert-ly from that version to get you part > way, then run convert-ly from your current version to finish the job? This > is untested, but may be a more general solution than simply recoding from > scratch. In principle, it's nearly always worth the effort to bring an old > score up to current levels when you are revising it, although as you imply, > it may not be useful for a minor revision or two. > > Cheers, > Colin > > -- > I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on > both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. > -Maya Angelou, poet (1928- ) > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >
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