On Sun, 2026-02-08 at 18:49 +0000, Joe Wilkinson wrote: > Hi Richard. > I have fixed it (?) by loading the stable 2.6 version from denemo.org > I still get this message on opening a previous file that implies tha > the version of Lilypond included in denemo (which I am now using) > is a bit out of date. What the message says is that the score you just opened was last successfully typeset using a newer version of LilyPond than the one Denemo has found. That is just a heads up in case it can't be typeset with the version of LilyPond that it is working with.
> Is this normal. DOes denemo use an olde (stable?) version of > Lilypond. The windows build of Denemo has some version of LilyPond bundled with it, but you can use any version you care to install provided you tell Denemo via the preferences where it is. > I can obviously ignore the message! yes, most incompatibilities just cause warnings - they are listed in a file called ChangeLog which is distributed with the source code: https://gitweb.git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=denemo.git;a=blob;f=ChangeLog;h=e2843fd614c8bd8fe47809827ff40c84c16d4d39;hb=HEAD the snag of ignoring them is you may not notice new errors that you may introduce. You can revert to the older LilyPond syntax by re-running the offending commands (but when you later use a newer version of LilyPond you will get warnings again). But to get back to the Screen flicker, it does seem that recent versions of LilyPond do not have a version that runs without popping up a terminal. I'll ask on the lilypond-devel mailing list about this... There is the command Location: Object Menu ▶ Directives ▶ Markings ▶ Text/Symbol Label: Textual Annotation Name: TextAnnotation Tooltip: Allows placing arbitrary text on the score which can then be dragged in the final typeset view for fine control over positioning. which can be used in many cases. Richard > Best wishes > Joe > > On 08/02/2026 16:26, Joe wrote: > > > > > Thanks. > > > > Joe > > > > On 8 Feb 2026 15:36, Richard Shann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 2026-02-08 at 12:55 +0000, Joe wrote: > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > When I enter text into a multi-line text item, a heading, or a > > > lyric, > > > > Denemo is accepting it very slowly. > > > > A black window, presumably a cmd window, opens ad shuts before > > > each > > > > letter appears in the box. > > > What is happening is that Denemo is typesetting it at each > > > keystroke, > > > which involves invoking lilypond as an external program. There > > > are two > > > ways of compiling lilypond for windows, one which starts a > > > terminal > > > ("cmd window") and one not. It used to be the case that > > > LilyPond created both versions, calling one lilypond-windows.exe > > > or > > > some such, but looking at their latest version there is only > > > one: > > > lilypond.exe > > > I don't know if you are using a version of LilyPond bundled in > > > with > > > Denemo or whether you have it separately downloaded (and pointed > > > to in > > > your preferences), but if neither of these has a version of > > > LilyPond > > > that does not create a terminal then you will need to workaround > > > by > > > writing your text separately (in a text editor) and pasting it > > > in to > > > Denemo. I don't have a windows box to test, but I'll ask > > > around... > > > > > > > It is very tiresome. > > > > Have I put in an incorrect setting? > > > > > > no, there is nothing to turn it off :( > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > >
