Re: Transposing pitches in the lilypond file itself?

[David Kastrup]

Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:

> On 1/12/22 11:59, David Kastrup wrote:
>> Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>>
>>> On 1/12/22 11:00, David Kastrup wrote:
>>>> Paul Scott <waterhorse@ultrasw.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/12/22 08:33, David Kastrup wrote:
>>> (snip)
>>>>> Even with the infrequent alignment problem I am quite happy with
>>>>> lilypond-mode.
>>>> Well, I use it.  Just wouldn't call my satisfaction level "quite happy".
>>>> Another frequent nuisance is that you cannot recompile without killing
>>>> the viewer.
>>> That's where I use multiple open windows and alt-tab.  One window for
>>> emacs, one for xTerm for make commands, etc. and more and one or more
>>> for the PDF viewers.
>> That doesn't help at all with LilyPond-mode killing the viewers you
>> started in LilyPond-mode when you recompile in LilyPond-mode.
> Ahh.  I start the viewers (currently Zathura) from the command line. 
> I don't use the lilypond-mode commands for that.

The equivalent of "just don't use LilyPond-mode for this, you dork" is
not exactly a great endorsement of LilyPond-mode.

>   Zathura updates when the files get compiled.

So do most viewers available for GNU/Linux.  But if I have to manage my
project-related executables manually from a separate shell anyway,
I might as well be using vim.

-- 
David Kastrup