CVSROOT: /cvsroot/lilypond
Module name: newweb
Branch:
Changes by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/06/22 10:02:38
Modified files:
. : ChangeLog
site/about : faq.html
Log message:
(href): small updates.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/lilypond/newweb/ChangeLog.diff?tr1=1.262&tr2=1.263&r1=text&r2=text
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/lilypond/newweb/site/about/faq.html.diff?tr1=1.38&tr2=1.39&r1=text&r2=text
Patches:
Index: newweb/ChangeLog
diff -u newweb/ChangeLog:1.262 newweb/ChangeLog:1.263
--- newweb/ChangeLog:1.262 Wed Jun 22 06:21:57 2005
+++ newweb/ChangeLog Wed Jun 22 10:02:37 2005
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-06-22 Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+ * site/about/faq.html (href): small updates.
+
+ * site/about/features.html: edit.
+
2005-06-22 Gauvain Pocentek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* fr/about/features: update
Index: newweb/site/about/faq.html
diff -u newweb/site/about/faq.html:1.38 newweb/site/about/faq.html:1.39
--- newweb/site/about/faq.html:1.38 Tue Apr 5 12:57:13 2005
+++ newweb/site/about/faq.html Wed Jun 22 10:02:38 2005
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
<h3>What is LilyPond?</h3>
<p>
- We like to call LilyPond an "automated engraving system." It will
- format music notation beautifully without requiring typographical
- expertise of its users.
+ LilyPond is an "automated engraving system." It will format music
+ notation beautifully without requiring typographical expertise of
+ its users.
</p>
@@ -38,27 +38,32 @@
<h3>There are other program that do notation. What's so special about
yours?</h3>
-<p>
- Yes, there are many other programs that "do" notation. However,
- anyone who plays both from recent editions and old (pre 1970) can
- attest that modern computer printouts do not look nice: they have a
- bland, mechanical look. By contrast, we try to mimic traditional
- plate engraving in the general impression, layout algorithms, and
- the font design. Consequently, our output often beats our competitors
- when it comes to good looks.
+<p>
+ modern computer printouts do not look nice: they have a bland,
+ mechanical look. By contrast, we try to mimic traditional plate
+ engraving in the general impression, layout algorithms, and the font
+ design. Consequently, our output often beats our competitors when
+ it comes to good looks.
</p>
<h3>What is wrong with other computer printed scores?</h3>
<p>
+<ul>
+<li>
Computer printed scores often lack subtle variations in spacing, which
- results in mechanical appearance. To prevent clashes between different
+ results in mechanical appearance.
+ <li>To prevent clashes between different
symbols, they are spaced very widely, which leads to an "airy"
- look. The heaviness of the layout is matched to that airy look: the
- symbols are usually too light, and the lines are too thin. The wide
- spacing also causes a piece of music to take up more pages. Beams
+ look.
+ <li> The heaviness of the layout is matched to that airy look: the
+ symbols are usually too light, and the lines are too thin.
+ <li>The wide
+ spacing also causes a piece of music to take up more pages.
+ <li>Beams
often do not cover stafflines entirely, while slurs and ties do touch
them, leading to distracting clusters of black and wedges of white
around these places.
+ </ul>
</p>
<p>
@@ -88,14 +93,14 @@
<h3>Why would I care about engraving?</h3>
<p>
- Typography is art, but is foremost a "useful art": good engraving
- helps to read the music, making it is easier to play from. For
- example, if the layout reflects the character of a piece, then it is
- easier to interpret. If it is tightly spaced, it will take less
- pages, reducing the number of page-turns. If a system (a “line&rdquo)
has a
- unique horizontal layout, then it is more easily found back after
- looking away at the conductor. A part which is printed with heavy
- symbols and thick lines will be easier to read from a distance.
+ Good engraving helps to read the music, making it is easier to play
+ from. For example, if the layout reflects the character of a piece,
+ then it is easier to interpret. If it is tightly spaced, it will
+ take less pages, reducing the number of page-turns. If a system (a
+ “line&rdquo) has a unique horizontal layout, then it is more
+ easily found back after looking away at the conductor. A part which
+ is printed with heavy symbols and thick lines will be easier to read
+ from a distance.
</p>
<p>
@@ -103,8 +108,7 @@
it?</h3>
<p>
- No. We give it away for free. Go to the <a
- href="../install">download
page</a>.
+ No. We give it away for free. Go to the <a href="../install">download
page</a>.
</p>
<h3>It's free now, but then you will start charging in the future?</h3>
@@ -119,9 +123,9 @@
</p>
<p>
- In fact we think that this is much more important than cost. It means
- that you have the freedom to fix, modify and extend the program, or
- you can pay someone else to do so. We will not force you to upgrade
+ We think that this is much more important than cost. It means that
+ you have the freedom to fix, modify and extend the program, or you
+ can pay someone else to do so. We will not force you to upgrade
when your system is abandoned, and you are not lost when we abandon
the program.
</p>
@@ -193,18 +197,18 @@
</p>
<p>
- At the time, Jan was dating Roos (Dutch for ‘Rose’ -- she
- also played the cello). I also knew about about a package Rosegarden
- (a GUI MIDI sequencer and notation editor). When I found out that
- ‘Susan’ is Hebrew for ‘lily’, I decided that
- calling the package ‘LilyPond’ would match make the
- nomenclature of the rest of my life perfectly.
+ At the time, Jan was dating Roos (Dutch for ‘Rose’ --
+ she also played the cello). I also knew about about a package
+ Rosegarden (a GUI MIDI sequencer and notation editor). When I found
+ out that ‘Susan’ is Hebrew for ‘lily’, I
+ decided that calling the package ‘LilyPond’ would match
+ the nomenclature of the rest of my life perfectly.
</p>
<p>
- Some things don't last---the two girls, the cellos and the orchestra,
- all have disappeared from our lives. LilyPond however has survived
- over time. It is a big, mature program with a healthy user-base and
+ Some things don't last---the two girls, the cellos and the
+ orchestra, all have disappeared from our lives. LilyPond however,
+ has survived. It is a mature package with a healthy user-base and
good prospects. Best of all is, that we still have a good time
hacking on it
</p>
@@ -217,8 +221,8 @@
<p>
LilyPond is written for Unix, so it should run on any modern Unix
- variant, including Linux/GNU and MacOS X. There is also a MS Windows
- port, which uses the Cygwin environment.
+ variant, including Linux/GNU, MacOS X and the Cygwin environment.
+ There is also a MS Windows port.
</p>
<h3>It's open source, so I should compile it from source?</h3>
@@ -241,8 +245,8 @@
<p>
LilyPond is a compiler: the music is encoded in a <tt>.ly</tt> file.
When LilyPond is run on it, the input is transpormed into music
- notation, which can be written to disk as
- PostScript, PDF, T<sub>E</sub>X or PNG.
+ notation, which is written to disk as PostScript or SVG, and
+ postprocessed to PDF and PNG.
</p>
<h3>What is the input format?</h3>
@@ -295,10 +299,6 @@
context-free grammar. As such, it is less flexible, but it is also
harder to make entry errors.
</p>
-<p>
- LilyPond can dumping the notation as TeX file, to be processed by
- LaTeX.
-</p>
<h3>LilyPond is about music and is related to TeX, so it is
MusicTeX?</h3>
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
idea. If it is only for simple things, you could just as well use
simple existing preprocessors such as CPP or M4.
<p>
- Alternatively, you can use the <tt>\apply</tt> feature. This lets you
+ Alternatively, you can use the <tt>\applyMusic</tt> feature. This lets you
manipulate music expressions in their internal representation using the
built-in Scheme programming language.
</p>
@@ -446,14 +446,15 @@
<li>
NoteWorthy. Mike Wiering's <a
-
href="http://nwc2ly.sourceforge.net/";>nwc2ly</a> will convert NWC
- format to LilyPond.
- </li>
+ href="http://nwc2ly.sourceforge.net/";>nwc2ly</a> will convert NWC
+ format to LilyPond. </li>
<li>Band In A Box. Alain Brenzikofer's <a
-
href="http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~brenzala/builder.php?content=projects_biabconverter&lang=en";>biabconverter</a>
- will convert Band-in-a-box files to LilyPond.
- </li>
+
href="http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~brenzala/builder.php?content=projects_biabconverter&lang=en";>biabconverter</a>
+ will convert Band-in-a-box files to LilyPond.
+
+ </li>
+
</ul>
@@ -493,19 +494,20 @@
<p>
If you have a binary package which does not install correctly, or if
you have trouble while following the instructions, then send a full
- bug-report to <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>.
- Of course you can also write to the <a
-
href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user";>lilypond-user</a>
+ bug-report to <a
+ href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>. Of
+ course you can also write to the <a
+ href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user";>lilypond-user</a>
list for help.
</p>
<h3>Help, I can't get it to do something. Where do I get help?</h3>
<p>
You can write to the lilypond-user mailing list (which is at <a
-
href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user";>http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user</a>).
- It is also a good idea to check the archives of the mailing list,
- which are at <a
-
href="http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/";>http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/</a>.
+href="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user";>http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user</a>).
+It is also a good idea to check the archives of the mailing list,
+which are at <a
+href="http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/";>http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/</a>.
</p>
<a name="bugreport"></a>
@@ -513,28 +515,21 @@
<h3>I found a bug.</h3>
<p>
- If you have input that results in a crash or an erroneous output, then
- that is a bug. We try respond to bug-reports promptly, and fix them as
- soon as possible. For this, we need to replicate and isolate the
- problem. Please help us by sending a good bug-report: an input file
- that will reproduce the problem. Please make it small, so we can
- easily isolate the problem. Don't forget to tell which version you
- use, and on which platform you run it. Send your report to <a
-
href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>.
+ If you have input that results in a crash or erroneous output, then
+ that is a bug. Please help us by sending a good bug-report: an
+ input file that will reproduce the problem. Please make it small,
+ so we can easily isolate the problem. Don't forget to tell which
+ version you use, and on which platform you run it. Send your report
+ to <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>.
</p>
<h3>Could you add this feature for me?</h3>
<p>
- We will definitely read your request and think about it,
- but we set our own priorities for implementing features. If you
- want us to give more attention to your request, it helps to explain
- why you need it, why it is such a good idea.
-</p>
-
-<p>
- If you really need something, you can also hire one of the developers
- to implement it.
+ We will definitely read your request and think about it, but we set
+ our own priorities for implementing features. If you want us to
+ give more attention to your request, <a
+ href="doneet.html">donate</a> to development.
</p>
<h3>But it is very easy, just extend the syntax like this...</h3>
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