Re: Lilypond PDF links in TexShop (Mac OS)

[Jacques Menu]

Mike,

How do compile the .ly file from TeXShop? I’ve never done that, always using 
Frescobaldi.

JM



> Le 3 août 2020 à 14:35, Michael Seifert <mseifert@gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
>       Dear Jacques,
> 
>       The attached .ly file produces the attached PDF when typeset on my 
> machine.  Clicking on any one of the note heads then opens the Lilypond 
> editor with the appropriate string highlighted;  I want it to open the file 
> in TeXShop instead.
> 
>       I’ve included the PDF that my system generated in case you or someone 
> might spot a malformed link or something like that.  The links in the 
> attached PDF probably won’t work for you (or anyone else), since they contain 
> explicit reference to my user directory on my local machine.  You’ll have to 
> re-typeset the file on your machine to get the links to point to the 
> appropriate filename.  
> 
>       Thanks for your assistance,
> 
>       Mike
> 
> <Test_code.ly>
> <Test_code.pdf>
>> On Aug 3, 2020, at 4:08 AM, Jacques Menu <imj-muzhic@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Mike,
>> 
>> I’d need a sample file to check the PDF links.
>> 
>> JM
>> 
>>> Le 2 août 2020 à 22:57, Michael Seifert <mseifert@gmail.com> a écrit :
>>> 
>>>     Dear Jacques,
>>> 
>>>     TeXShop is already the default application for .ly files on my system.  
>>> Double-clicking on an .ly file in the finder opens it in TeXShop;  but 
>>> clicking on the link in the PDF within TeXShop opens up LilyPond.  
>>>     Are you saying that the PDF links open TexShop on your system?  If so, 
>>> that gives me hope that this is possible after all.
>>> 
>>>     Take care,
>>> 
>>>     Mike
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 2, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Jacques Menu <imj-muzhic@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello Michaël,
>>>> 
>>>> How about selecting a .ly file in the Finder, Cmd-I to access the file 
>>>> info, and change to TeXShop to open it, as well as all the .ly files?
>>>> 
>>>> Works here.
>>>> 
>>>> JM
>>>> 
>>>>> Le 2 août 2020 à 17:24, Michael Seifert <mseifert@gmail.com> a écrit :
>>>>> 
>>>>>   This is more of a LilyPond-adjacent question, but I figured I’d see if 
>>>>> anyone had any ideas:
>>>>> 
>>>>>   I’m currently using TeXShop 4.44 under Mac OS Catalina to edit & 
>>>>> compile my LilyPond code.  The resulting PDFs contain links of the form 
>>>>> “textedit:///Users/...” which direct back to the appropriate spots in the 
>>>>> source code.  However, clicking on these links opens the source code in 
>>>>> the stand-alone LilyPond app, rather than staying in TeXShop.  
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Is there a way to get these links to open within TeXShop, rather than 
>>>>> in the LilyPond editor app?
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Mike Seifert
>>>>>   Quaker Hill, CT, USA
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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