[somewhat-OT] tweaking Lilypond PS/PDF output in (e.g.) Illustrator

[Kieren Richard MacMillan]

[Mac OS X 10.4.4 ; Lilypond Version 2.7.35-1 (Build from 30-12-2005  
19:17) ]


Hello, all!

On many (especially time-sensitive) projects, I prefer to do my fine  
tweaks in Illustrator -- I find that fast tweaking directly in  
Lilypond is essentially impossible, given the multiple-try-and- 
compile-cycle process required for almost every tweak. [Fortunately,  
the basic Lilypond output is so great that the tweaks are minor and  
can be done quite quickly in Illustrator.]

Unfortunately, it's no simple job to get Illustrator to recognize my  
Lilypond output as "clean" PostScript! [Likely this is an Adobe  
problem, not you guys -- however, I'm stuck trying to find a  
workaround anyway, and would appreciate any assistance...]

On single-page scores, I can use ps2ps to convert, and that seems to  
leave a useable file (i.e., Illustrator reads it). However, on multi- 
page scores, it only reads the first page. If I pull an arbitrary  
page directly from the PDF output, all of the non-note font  
information goes kablooey, so I have to reenter all scripts, etc.,  
which is far too time-consuming in many cases.

So, I guess my questions are these...

1. Is there a way to have all Lilypond fonts (feta, feta-alphabet,  
etc.) available as PostScript fonts for Illustrator to use  
"natively"? If so, where can I get these fonts, or the information on  
how to convert the existing ones?

2. If #1 cannot be solved, is there a way to use ps2ps (or  
equivalent) to split my Lilypond output file into separate PS pages?  
Or maybe have Lilypond output each page as a separate file?

3. Is there a better solution than those I've suggested, to get what  
I want/need?

Thanks!
Kieren.