Re: Error on First Step

[Graham Percival]

On 21-Feb-06, at 11:20 AM, Wim Looyestijn wrote:
> I installed version lilypond-2.6.5-1.exe on windows XP (home 2002, 
> SP2).
> In Notepad I created  test.ly as per your instuction on 
> tutorial/firststeps.
>
> \version "2.6.5"
> \score {
>   \notes { c'4 e' g' }
> }

This is an old format; please delete the \notes.

\score{
  { c'4 e' g' }
}

Where exactly did you see this \notes?  We should fix this.

> P.S. the reason I am trying to master your great program is because I 
> want to
> make some edits and transposition on existing files created with a 
> previous
> version (1.4.12). Would that cause problems?

It may.  Once you have verified that test.ly works, try updating the 
1.4.12 file using convert-ly.  It might work perfectly, but chances are 
that the updating will not be perfect.  You might need to update the 
file by hand, which requires a fair amount of knowledge of lilypond 
code.  If you have trouble after reading the manual, post questions to 
the lilypond-user mailist.

Cheers,
- Graham