Re: Another thought

[Mats Bengtsson]

> > I'd really love to see a few of the more useful items from the full
> > cygwin install become part of the lilypond install. Specifically, an
> > editor. While vim is not my favorite at all, it at least works and could
> > be learned enough to enter music by even a dummy like me in only a week
> > of hard work...
> > 
> > Anyway, I think it'd be a reasonable addition, if it's possible.
> 
> It's possible, but I'd like to keep the install minimal.  You can just
> use the real cygwin installer, and install anything you like.  You'll
> probably want more extras than vim anyway.


Notepad or any other Windows text editor should do the job
as well, right? Personally, I'm an Emacs addict since many
years, so that's one of the first things I installed on
Windows. 
As long as many people still used slow modem lines, I think it's
essential to keep the download size as small as possible.

  /Mats