Re: PointAndClick on Windows

[David Kastrup]

"Phil Holmes" <address@hidden> writes:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Francisco Vila" <address@hidden>
> To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
> Cc: "Lilypond bug list" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 6:15 PM
> Subject: Re: PointAndClick on Windows
>
>
>> What I meant is, in case it is not clear, that given that Frescobaldi
>> does the required configuration, links do work regardless of the OS.
>> Which proves that the configuration, not the OS, is what matters.
>> --
>> Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
>> www.paconet.org , www.csmbadajoz.com
>
>
> Point and click is intended to work, whether Frescobaldi is installed
> or not.  It seems to work on Windows when Frescobaldi _is_ installed.
> It _does not_ work on Windows when Frescobaldi is not installed.
> That's a bug.

I find your focus on the operating system fascinating.  Frescobaldi
contains _both_ editor and viewer, and it does not even consult Windows
about the textedit:// links.  With regard to Windows' treatment of
textedit://, it does not likely make a difference whether or not you
have Frescobaldi installed (unless Frescobaldi tries supporting the
links on some external viewers as well, but even then it is unlikely to
use Windows-specific mechanisms).

Trying to pick the wheat from the chaff, it would seem that your
complaint is actually with the LilyPond environment provided by the GUB
Windows installer.  The environment set up by this installer, as far as
I can gather from your complaint, does not contain a working
editor/viewer configuration for Point and Click.

-- 
David Kastrup