I hope I'm doing this right...still trying to figure out this mailing list after all these years!
I replied to the message but sent a carbon copy to [email protected]? I used the Gmane Web interface in the past, but it's down, so trying to do it the "normal" way by actually using eMail! Quite a barrier to new users I think! Anyway, I did try doing everything from the root of the drive, with a one-word file name and got the same error message. I also tried it with another text editor (TextPad) and got a similar error message. I just don't think any of the text editors (including LilyPad) are programmed to understand this textedit protocol! Should I be posting in the bug mailing list? Thanks, Thomas > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Holmes [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday December 14, 2016 6:20 a.m. > To: Thomas Wilmot > Subject: Re: PDF-Editor Links in Windows > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Wilmot" <[email protected]> > To: "LilyPond Usergroup!" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 5:15 AM > Subject: PDF-Editor Links in Windows > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I just thought I should once again draw some attention to the PDF > > Document-Text Editor hyperlink bug which exists at least in > Microsoft > > Windows. > > > > There is a post archived here: > > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-lilypond/2013-04/msg00055.html > > in which Phil concludes that this is in fact a bug, as the Windows > > installer does not create a functioning environment. > > > > I posted a while back about the same issue here: > > > http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/PDF-Links-in-Windows-td181761.ht > > ml > > > > I ran into it again today, but seem to have made new progress! > > > > I was again trying to follow the guidelines at this page: > > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914(v=vs.85).aspx > > > > I tried simply making a text file with .REG extension, then > > double-clicking > > to merge with the registry, but it didn't work. When I dug > in with the > > Registry Editor, the Guile scheme was there, presumably > from the initial > > installation. > > > > Anyway, after messing around with the registry for a while, > I finally > > got the [editor] application I requested to open! > > > > This means that all the links in the hyperlink chain are > working but > > the last! > > > > 1. The PDF viewer is recognizing and sending out the URI request > > properly. > > 2. Internet Explorer is translating the URI, as described > on the MSDN > > page. > > 3. The registry is calling the editor application (or whatever > > application > > I tell it to) > > 4. The Editor Application is receiving the message from MSIE and > > appearing > > when called for even though the slashes are the wrong way! > > 5. The last step is the editor actually understanding the URI and > > handling > > it correctly. > > > > All the people who have this working seem to be using Vim, > Emacs, or > > some other crazy editor! I just want any simple text editor > to be able > > to understand the URI. I would > > personally like Frescobaldi to understand it (which is > probably something > > I > > should go contact them about), but given that LilyPad is > the text editor > > which is included with LilyPond, it would make sense for it > to be fully > > functional out of the box, including the hyperlinking > between the original > > and Gold standard PDF reader from the creators of the > format (Acrobat > > Reader) and the LilyPond-included text editor! > > > > It seems that some Unicode support has been gained by > LilyPad since I > > last used it which is great! (hence the lilypad-ascii.exe version), > > though I think this hyperlinking is a much more basic feature! (At > > least for an English speaker :P) > > > > I have attached a screenshot of the error message given by > LilyPad for > > not knowing what to do with the URI. > > > > Thanks, > > Thomas > > > It's possible that it doesn't like the spaces in your > filename's directory > path. Could you try with a file that's on a path with no spaces? > > -- > Phil Holmes > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
