Thank you all for your private emails ... they have been a great encouragement to me. I will probably end up sticking with Lilypond for all the reasons you mentioned. It really does seem like the best option ... I just need to hang in there long enough to get a good grip on it and be patient with myself.
A little more specifics. I first tried to use lilypond on my Linux/Ubuntu system and could not figure it out 'to save my life.' I am still learning Linux, but that's a whole other issue. I ended up loading lilypond on to my Windows system and then, through some internet searching, got Frescobaldi and it seems they work together. I'm ignorant as to why really but I do know how to do html and it seems kind of like the same concept in a way? I have a basic template that I am working off of and re-use it each time I start a new one. If I have a hymn that seems like another one, I'll use that other song as a template. Something I found that helps is if I keep notes of songs that are a bit unique. And then if I run into a difficult song, I can look at my notes and see if I've had that 'problem' before. Copying and pasting is good. Some have offered to help with questions, encouraged me to post questions here, and also pointed me to a forum that is for lilypond users who use shape notes. THANK YOU!! These are all such excellent resources and I'm sure if I just keep pressing on I'll get better and better. Thank you again ... I'm so glad I posted this cry for help here! -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Too-complicated-and-time-consuming-...-tp33763582p33763679.html Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
