On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 5:12 AM, James Harkins <[email protected]> wrote:
> First off, I've switched from Emacs LilyPond-mode to Frescobaldi 2. > Amazing, incredible work! SO much easier to write. (And I love the ease of > updating via git.) > > But... I'm not sure if this is the right place to report a small confusing > behavior in Frescobaldi 2. Sometimes, when opening a ly file, the > corresponding PDF (which does exist on disk) is not simultaneously opened > in the Music View. But, sometimes it does open. I haven't been able to > figure out any consistent criterion that would cause one behavior or the > other. My best guess is that the source file might have a later "modified" > timestamp than the PDF, but I don't have solid proof of that. > > I guess the ideal behavior I'd like to see is to open the PDF every time. > If the source file was modified later, an overlay could appear in the music > view saying that the music view might be out of date and the user should > re-render (ctrl-m). It might also make sense to disable clicking on the > notes in that case, since there is no guarantee that the PDF links will > point to the right place in the source file anymore. > > If that isn't feasible, then it would be better to clear the music view > and show some text to explain why the view is empty. > > Here's an example of where the current behavior gets really confusing: > > 1. Open one ly file. The music view shows the PDF corresponding to that > file. > > 2. Open another ly file, but for some reason, the music view doesn't > update. Now you're looking at the source code for one file on the left and > the rendered result for a different file on the right, with no warning in > the interface that there is any discrepancy. ! > > This is picking a nit, I admit, and it's easily worked around by > re-rendering. But it's not ideal behavior, and if it's a very big project > that takes several minutes to render, the annoyance factor would increase. > > This doesn't change my opinion of Frescobaldi as an [expletive deleted] > brilliant editor! Seriously, a real joy to use. > > hjh > > I recall having this problem when using jEdit; perhaps it occurs when the .pdf has been moved from its original folder, or when the .ly and .pdf are in different folders? Gerard
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