HOWTO:Lily Quick Start

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Wherein the timeless "Hello World" is demonstrated in seven simple steps...

  1. Download and install the Lily Firefox addon.
  2. After installation, you should see a Lily menu item in your Firefox "Tools" menu. Select "Open" to browse the examples and demo applications included in the zip archive. (You’ll recognize Lily application files by their “.json” extension.) A good way to begin learning about Lily is by looking at the samples in the "Examples" folders.
  3. To create a new Lily application, select "New" (Tools–>Lily–>New). Two windows will open: one named "Debug" and the other named "Untitled." Double click in the untitled window and type "message hello world" into the box. Click away from the box to complete the process. This will create a message object with the content "hello world."
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  4. Double click somewhere below the message object and type "print" – repeat the same steps to create a print object.
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  5. Click on the message object's outlet (the nubby little thing at the bottom of the message external) and drag downward to print's inlet (the nubby little thing at the top of the print external). When the mouse is over the inlet, release the mouse. Message and print are now connected.
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  6. Click the lock icon in the lower left hand corner of the window. You'll see the appearance of the objects change as the patch locks.
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  7. Click on "hello world" to send the message to the print object. "hello world" will print to the Debug window.
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