Steve Sedberry wrote:
> I've been using Finale Notepad, 2000 version, for the past six years
or so and
> am interested in moving from Windows 98 to an open source operating
system. I
> am interested in using Lilypond and am hoping to import my finale
notepad files
> into the Lilypond program for further editing and printing.
>
> Two questions:
>
> Since I am not a programmer and cannot fix bugs should I resist the
urge to try
> Lilypond?
>
> Can finale notepad files be easily imported into Lilypad?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Steve Sedberry
> on the border of Alabama/Georgia, USA
Steve,
Just to give some reassurance, I also
would not call myself a programmer, but I really appreciate all that Lilypond
can do...much more than Finale Notepad.
As for bugs, I know there are some,
but for what I use it for, they're not an issue.
And they seem to get fixed quickly,
so if you do happen to find one, be sure to report it.
Also, from reading the user lists, there
are almost always workarounds.
The Lilypond Snippet Repository, the
documentation (which is good and getting better) and other helpful users
and developers will all help you do anything you could want to do with
Lilypond. Welcome!