All,

I've been thinking about this a lot lately, even going so far as to create
my own "Quick Start" tutorials for new users, but I can only go so far in
my own head. I really have two questions that I keep wondering about:

   1. What is the thing you (especially new users) like the least about
   LilyPond's documentation structure?
   2. If you could have the same documentation structure as found in
   another notation program, which program is it? Or put another way: Is there
   a notation program out there that has a documentation structure you like?

I'm asking this because I'm trying to determine how we in the 'Pond can
make it easier for new users to jump in with both feet instead of dipping a
toe and getting scared of the deep.

I may be over-thinking this, but I keep getting the feeling that people are
scared of using LilyPond partially because the documentation, though deep
and detailed, is a little too deep and technical for new users who are
familiar with a GUI program and less familiar with programming.

Any thoughts? I think I'm mostly interested in comments related to the
*Learning* and *Notation* manuals, but comments about the others are
welcome, too.

I can't say that I'm proposing any massive changes to the documentation,
but I'd like to know if there's something else that would be more new
user-friendly.

- Abraham
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