Hello Lilypond-Friends, I found a wonderful editor to write and performe Lilypond in Windows-Systems. He is called Context and can be found at: http://www.context.cx/
Context is a relative new programmers editor and freeware. The advantages are 1. You can use the known Windows-Shortcuts to work (not all editors do that) 2. You can write an own highlightersyntax-file to highlight the Lilypond-commands 3. You can launch Lilypond from the editor with function keys, means, you can make your PDF and start the midi-file 4. When launching you have a control window to see mistakes and you can correct them pronto in the named line. If you want to launch your program, go to "Options, Environment" and "Execute Keys". Push "ADD" and write in the popup-entryfield the ending "ly". Then mark a function key (like F9) and write in the entryfield "Execute" your lilypond path and a following "%n". May be this is your entry: D:\music\lilypond\usr\bin\lilypond.exe %n Make a tick in "Capture Console output" to have a compilercontrol in your editorwindow. The percent-entry behind lilypond.exe calls your loaded programm. You don't need to save your last writings (but the filename must exist). With another function key you can call another program. Mark another function key and write in the Execute-Entryfield: %F.pdf (calls your PDF-Reader and loads ) %F.midi (calls your Midi-Player) That's all. If you compile, you push F9. If you want to see your notes, you only push your defined function keys to see and hear your composing results. With ALT+TAB you are back in your editor and you can go on without leaving and new loading your ly-file. I think Context is a wonderful alternative to the complicated editors emacs and vim. And I think of course, lilypond is a wonderful program and has wonderful creative developers! Thanks and greetings from germany! Uli Heller _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user