Re: OOoLilyPond macro installation and use

[Samuel Hartmann]

Hi Gordon,

Gordon Gilbert wrote:
> Hi folks!
>
> I looked at this idea of OOoLilypond, and thought -- what a fabulous 
> idea for how I use Lilypond!  So I installed the latest Lily (2.9.23), 
> and installed and followed slavishly the instructions to download and 
> install the macro.

I don't expect OOoLilyPond to work with LilyPond 2.9.23. Use a stable
version of LilyPond for which the corresponding templates are available
(I recommend the version 2.6 for use with OOoLilyPond) .

> But it won't work!  It seemed to install just fine, although when I went 
> to bind the macro, I had trouble following the instructions.  The 
> biggest thing in that was that you used the word "Append" as part of the 
> menu instructions.  After some cogitation, I figured out that the menu 
> button I should try is "Import".
Maybe the the button is called differently in different versions of
OpenOffice.org. I'm using OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 that comes with Ubuntu
Dapper.

But anyhow. The installation procedure is too complex. The next
development step of OOoLilyPond will be to simplify the installation.

> So now I had the macro installed, and I opened it, and inserted the lily 
> code.  When I clicked Lilypond, it crashed OpenOffice.  OOo was kind 
> enough to "recover" my document upon reopening, but now, when I type 
> <Ctrl>-M, I get a dialog with the following cryptic text in it:
>
> A Scripting Framework error occurred while running the Basic script 
> vnd.sun.star.script:OOoLilyPond.Main/main?language=Basic&location=application. 

This error appears when OpenOffice.org does not find the macro anymore.
Usually it helps to once again assign Ctrl-M to tha macro. It may also
be that you have to repeat the complete Installation procedure.


regards,

Samuel