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@subheading Where now?
-Still not convinced? Read about some of our users'
-@ref{Productions} and sheet music. If you've already decided to
-try LilyPond, first read about our @ref{Text input}.
-
-FIXME: rewrite for Background.
+Still not convinced? Read our extensive essay about our engraving
+philosophy in @ref{Background}. If you've already decided to try
+LilyPond, first read about our @ref{Text input}.
@divEnd
@subheading Background essay
We have an extensive essay describing computational aesthetics:
-the art of creating beauty with a computer. FIXME blah blah.
-
-FIXME: simplify the verbosity below.
+the art of creating beauty with a computer.
If you just want a quick introduction to LilyPond, the essay might
be too much material to read. If you would like to read it now,
please progress to @ref{Essay}.
-
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@imageFloat{orm-finnendahl,jpg, left}
@subsubheading @uref{http://icem-www.folkwang-hochschule.de/~finnendahl/, Orm Finnendahl}, professor of Composition, Musikhochschule Freiburg
-@qq{Although I don't know [LilyPond] very well yet, I'm *very*
-impressed. I used the program to input a motet of Josquin Desprez
-in mensural notation and there's no doubt that lilypond outscores
-all other notation programs easily concerning speed, ease of use
-and look!}
-@divEnd
+@qq{Although I don't know [LilyPond] very well yet, I'm
+@strong{*very} impressed. I used the program to input a motet of
+Josquin Desprez in mensural notation and there's no doubt that
+lilypond outscores all other notation programs easily concerning
+speed, ease of use and look!} @divEnd
@divClass{testimonial-item}
from Lilypond -- I'm totally confident that my music publishing
needs will be fulfilled beyond my expectations using this great
application. [..] basically untweaked Lilypond output [..] looks
-better than most recent "professional" publications I've compared
+better than most recent @qq{professional} publications I've compared
it to (q.v., just about any Warner Bros. score, and even many of
-the most recent by "the old houses"). [..]}
+the most recent by @qq{the old houses}}). [..]}
@qq{Beat that, Finale/Sibelius/Igor/whatever!!!}
@divEnd
command completion, and pre-made templates. Other programs
actually provide a GUI which allows direct manipulation of a
graphical score. For more information, see our documentation
-about @@ref@{FIXME alternate editing environments@}.
+about @ref{Alternate input}.
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
-You are now ready to @ref{Download, Download LilyPond}.
+You are now ready to @ref{Download, Download LilyPond}. Still not
+convinced? Read about easier editing environments in
+@ref{Alternate input}.
-Still not convinced? Many composers, musicians, and conductors
-have learned how to write music in our input format. Experienced
-users even report that they can enter a full score in LilyPond
-faster than with a piano keyboard or mouse+GUI! Perhaps you would
-like to review the @ref{Features}, @ref{Examples}, or
-@ref{Freedom} that LilyPond provides, or read about users'
-@ref{Productions} and @ref{Testimonials}. In addition, our
-approach to the computational aesthetics of classical engraving is
-explained in our @ref{Background}. FIXME
@divEnd
@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
+Created as a plugin for the
+@uref{http://@/www@/.jedit@/.org@/,jEdit} text editor,
+LilyPondTool is one of the most feature-rich text-based tool for
+editing LilyPond scores. Its features include a Document Wizard
+with lyrics support to set up documents easier, and embedded PDF
+viewer with advanced point-and-click support. For screenshots,
+demos, and installation instructions, visit
+@uref{http://lilypondtool@/.organum@/.hu}
-FIXME: insert text and a graphic
@divEnd
FIXME: insert text and a graphic(s)
+@subsubheading TexShop
+
+@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
+
+The
+@uref{http://@/www@/.uoregon@/.edu/~koch/texshop/index@/.html,TexShop}
+editor for MacOS@tie{}X can be extended to run LilyPond,
+lilypond-book and convert-ly from within the editor, using the
+extensions available at
+@uref{http://@/www@/.dimi@/.uniud@/.it/vitacolo/freesoftware@/.html}.
+
+
+@ignore
+TODO: ask somebody to sponsor/check these. -gp
+
+@subsubheading TextMate
+
+@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
+
+There is a LilyPond bundle for TextMate. It may be installed by
+running:
+
+@example
+mkdir -p /Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles
+cd /Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles
+svn co http://macromates.com/svn/Bundles/trunk/Bundles/Lilypond.tmbundle/
+@end example
+@end ignore
+
+@subsubheading LilyKDE
+
+@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
+@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
+
+@uref{http://lilykde.googlecode.com/,LilyKDE} is a plugin for
+KDE's text editor @uref{http://kate-editor.org/,Kate}. It has a
+powerful Score Wizard to quickly setup a LilyPond document and an
+embedded PDF viewer.
+
+LilyKDE can use @uref{http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/,Rumor},
+so music can entered by playing on a MIDI keyboard.
+
+Other features are lyric hyphenation and running LilyPond on
+multiple files at once from within the KDE file manager.
+
+
@divEnd
+
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
+@subheading Where now?
+
+You are now ready to @ref{Download, Download LilyPond}.
+
+Still not convinced? Many composers, musicians, and conductors
+have learned how to write music in our input format. Experienced
+users even report that they can enter a full score in LilyPond
+faster than with a piano keyboard or mouse+GUI! Perhaps you would
+like to review the @ref{Features}, @ref{Examples}, or the
+@ref{Freedom} that LilyPond provides, or read about users'
+@ref{Productions} and @ref{Testimonials}. In addition, our
+approach to the computational aesthetics of classical engraving is
+explained in our @ref{Background}.
+
+
@subheading Legalese
@divClass{legal}
projects / lilypond.git / blobdiff