13.6 Editor support
There is support from different editors for LilyPond.
- Emacs
- Emacs has a lilypond-mode, which provides keyword
autocompletion, indentation, LilyPond specific parenthesis matching
and syntax coloring, handy compile short-cuts and reading LilyPond
manuals using Info. If lilypond-mode is not installed on your
platform, then read the
installation instructions.
- VIM
-
For VIM, a vimrc is supplied, along
with syntax coloring tools. For more information, refer to the
installation instructions.
- LilyPondTool
-
Created as a plugin for the jEdit text
editor, LilyPondTool is 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 http://lilypondtool.organum.hu
All these editors can be made to jump into the input file to the source
of a symbol in the graphical output. See Point and click.